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Lidar Uncovers Massive Ancient City in Amazon
hanks to aerial lidar surveying, a huge ancient city has been uncovered in the Amazon, unseen for thousands of years due to lush vegetation.
xyHt Digital Magazine: March 2024
xyHt magazine’s March 2024 issue is takes a look at construction and the geospatial aspects of the industry, especially artificial intelligence. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the office has snaffled your copy, don’t fret, here is the digital edition. Click here or on the...
Looking Forward: AI and Construction
Artificial intelligence is a thing. It’s creeped into many facets of our lives and businesses, and this month in our annual issue focusing on construction, we look at how it is changing that industry.
The Mission of MAPPS
View from Above MAPPS president Kelly Francis talks about the exciting future of the trade association This article is the first in a series of four focusing on a trade association that recently celebrated its 40th anniversary and continues making meaningful impacts in the geospatial community. The first article is an interview with Kelly Francis,...
Personnel Moves
Questions and Answers How the NSPS is working to tap new sources to expand the surveying labor pool In an interview with xyHt’s Linda Duffy, NSPS president-elect Davey Edwards, shares information about ongoing NSPS initiatives intended to alleviate shortages of qualified workers in the survey profession. Edwards is survey director for Baseline|DCCM, What would...
With friends like these, who needs consumer reviews?
By Matt Kowalski Likely, everyone can agree that we prefer to make informed decisions when spending our hard-earned money. If it is a car, computer, or the pen that I used to write this you can find a consumer report about it. Don’t believe me? Search “pen consumer report.” You will not only find Consumer...