Category Archives: GNSS/Location Tech
InSAR
How can you monitor broad-area land deformation with high precision? Why, from space, of course. Is it possible for satellites to accurately monitor the motion of landscapes with millimeter levels of precision? What about over wide areas while being frequently updated? If you scoffed in response to either of these questions, you might be surprised....
Fluid Data: GNSS and iPads
Lawrence Spencer puts the Trimble R1 GNSS receiver and iPad to work on the Kissimmee River. Pairing GNSS with iPads opens seamless data flows for a water management district in Florida facing wetlands complexity. Lawrence Spencer first joined the South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) lake and river ecosystems section in 2006 as a...
UAS: It’s Unstoppable and Headed Your Way
From time to time I like to stop and think about the mission of Pangaea and explain that mission to you. My task is exposing you to new, emerging geospatial technologies. But why bother? Here’s a little analogy I thought of to help explain why keeping abreast of new geospatial tech is critical. Imagine emerging...
Advancing GNSS: Full Interview with Jan Van Hees & Bruno Bougard
Jan Van Hees, Septentrio’s Business Development Manager, and R&D Director Bruno Bougard Click here for the truncated version of this interview that appeared in the February 2016 print issue of xyHt. Septentrio was started as a spin-off of IMEC and attracts talent from KULeuven University as well as from around the world. What is the current...
Ongoing Adventure
Mini-hydro surveying is wet, wild, and wonder-filled in the Scottish Highlands. When Scottish surveyor Stuart Ross heads to the Highlands to survey for one of the region’s many small-scale hydro schemes (mini-hydro), he always packs his camera. When the rain stops and the sky clears, he wants to capture the view, not just the data. ...
Keeping Workers Safe in the Field
Above: Users in the field can pair the inReach wirelessly via Bluetooth with a smartphone or tablet to provide a dashboard control panel for the unit and facilitate easier typing and messaging. Credit: DeLorme Satellite communication technology provides a critical lifeline for teams working off the grid. Editor’s note: Cellular coverage is not as ubiquitous...