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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 02/25/2022

Register for NSPS Virtual Day on the Hill by March 1 Aero-Graphics Contracted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3D at Depth Receives Patent for Monitoring Underwater Structures Lidar Survey Reveals More than 400 ‘New’ Archaeological Sites in England Airbus to Provide Imagery that Enables Crop Analytics SkyGrid Launches All-in-One Drone App for iOS Globally...

The New Datum and Real-Time GNSS Networks

We asked U.S. RTN what their plans are for the upcoming changes to the National Spatial Reference System. When it comes to geodetic reference frameworks, “shift happens.” Surveyors (and others) have been through this before, like changes from NAD27 to NAD83, NGVD29 to NAVD88, from NAD83(CORS96) to NAD83(NSRS2007), and to the current NAD83(2011). Remember the...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 02/18/2022

Riegl Instruments Used by Projects that Win MAPPS Geospatial Excellence Awards Geo Week Exceeds Expectations Trimble Introduces Catalyst GNSS LAND INFO Announces Updated 10m USA Countrywide Land Use Land Cover Mapping Dataset XMAP Cloud GIS Brings Government Flexible Working Closer to Home  Sonardyne Launch Wireless Seabed Unexploded Ordnance Disposal Capability Fugro Joins UN Ocean Decade...

The New Guy

Tim Burch takes over as executive director of NSPS Before we talk about NSPS moving forward, I think it’s right that we look back on the impact Curt Sumner had on the organization. I know you could write a lengthy paper on this, but in a few paragraphs can you sum up what Curt meant...

Digital Twins Concept in a World Ruled by GIS

Digital twins bring together elements of the geospatial professions, resulting in smart cities of the future The concept of digital twins is not new in manufacturing and mechanical processes that can be monitored and, if necessary, rectified. But what is a digital twin? A digital twin is a computer-generated exact replica of a physical object...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 02/11/2022

SBG Systems Introduces its First Tactical Grade IMU on the Market New Commercial BVLOS Milestone – Longest Distance Allowed by FAA at 12 Miles Phase One Launches iX Suite for Seamless Aerial Mapping Workflow Vexcel Introduces MapControl SDK to Help Developers Integrate Aerial Imagery New Surveying and Mapping Textbook Available for Download Vexcel Announces Image...

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