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FLAIR Act Rides Omnibus to Federal Law
By Nicole Smith Legislation to create a current, accurate inventory or “cadastre” of Federal land owned by the Department of the Interior as well as the U.S. Forest Service, known as the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act, was enacted into law as part of the Omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress and signed...
Sydney Fuhrig
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 1 of 23 Name: Sydney FuhrigCompany: Tennessee Department of Transportation Current Position: Planning Specialist Age: 23 Education: Bachelor of Arts in History and Environmental Science from the College of William & Mary Biography: At the Tennessee Department of Transportation Fuhrig trains colleagues in GIS, helps manage Tennessee’s roadway...
xyHt Digital Magazine: January 2023
xyHt’s first issue of 2023 is our annual look at young geospatial professionals who are making a difference in the industry. We selected 23 young professionals for 2023 and offer a brief bio and look at the work they are doing that may be changing the geospatial professions. As always, if you don’t have a...
Looking Forward: One Year to the Next
I’d say that we have flipped another page on another calendar year, but who uses a physical calendar anymore? The calendar on our smartphones just scrolls on and on with no ceremonial change from one year to the next. And maybe that’s a better reflection of reality anyway. We mark the midnight hour between December...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 12/23/2022
Worldwide Demand for Drone Services Anticipated to Reach $25 billion by 2033 USGS Recognizes Sanborn Expertise in AI/ML for Natural Resource Mapping Asia’s Leading Geospatial Event Returns to Singapore March 15-16 Airbus Hits Milestone on European Satellite-based Navigation Augmentation System Market for Commercial Earth Observation Data to Reach $7.9 Billion by 2031 Satellite Demand to...
Rules of Construction
Legal Boundaries What are the Rules of Construction, and why do we need to know about them? The Rules of Construction are court-made rules that have been developed over the centuries for the interpretation of legal documents. The courts use them when the interpretation of a document is confusing, uncertain, ambiguous, or in conflict. The...
