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A mosiac of panoramic images provides a complete, detailed view of a processing facility. A few minutes of imaging can replace hours of more conventional surveying. The precise locations of the photostations (shown as models of the imaging rover) are measured using GNSS or total stations.

Creating Energy From Images

Geospatial information has long played an essential role in the energy industry, but now a new technology is cutting costs while improving the flow of knowledge. Editor’s note: The energy sector, oil and gas in particular, has grown more rapidly in the past half dozen years than in the past half a century. New fields,...

xyHt’s 40 Geospatial Leaders under 40

Join xyHt in Celebrating Young Leadership in Geospatial Professions, Industries, and Sciences!  Who are the current young geo-leaders internationally? And where are they making a difference? There is a maxim:  “We teach children their future, and not our past.” With the exception (in the geospatial realm) of archaeology, forensics, monitoring, and boundary survey (where historical...

xyHt News Links: 6/12/15

USGIF Hosts First GEOINT Hackathon June 12-14 Leica LIDAR Survey Studio 2.2 Provides Color-coded Point Clouds for Advanced Post-processing Teledyne Optech and Orbit GT enter partnership for Mobile Mapping software Topcon announces acquisition of NORAC Sprout by HP Enables Full 3D Scanning with New Capture Application and Accessory

The geospatially aware Jackal robots are configured with different imaging and navigation systems depending on the needs of the autonomous application.

Robot Revolution

Clearpath Robotics CEO Matt Rendall discusses unmanned systems, land survey, and robotic industry trends.   The robot revolution is hitting a big milestone. Robotic use is expanding beyond research activities, aerial applications, and industrial manipulators through a new kind of deployment: the service robot. These robots are autonomous, they’re geospatially aware, and they can manipulate...

Esri UK Marauder's Map

Esri UK User Conference

May 22, QEII Building, London UK With a venue overlooking Westminster Cathedral and a stone’s throw from the Houses of Parliament, Esri couldn’t have picked a more British location for the UK annual conference. Last year (2014), there were a little more than 1,000 delegates; this year Esri UK played host to over 2,000, and...

xyHt News Links: 6/5/15

Leica Geosystems Introduces Water Quality Monitoring Solution CARIS HIPS and SIPS Now Supports EdgeTech’s Quality Control and Filtering Metrics     Topcon announces increased 3D scanning integration with Autodesk solutions AAM Wins Geospatial Solutions Company of the Year Award New Leica Captivate Experience revolutionizes the industry with touch-technology software, world’s first self-learning measurement instruments New Leica Zeno 20...

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