xyHt magazine’s combined May and June issue focuses on aerial surveying and mapping and takes an in-depth look at topics from tropical glaciers to government advocacy.

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Here are some highlights:  

Digging Deep: UAVs and ground-penetrating radar are helping investigators uncover long-lost and historic African American cemeteries.

Tropical Glaciers: Along the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo border reside the last tropical glaciers. But for how long? Geospatial professionals are trying to figure that out to help save a native culture.

Scanning the Burj Al Arab: Creating a digital model of one of the world’s most iconic hotels presented  problems for accurately capturing the architectural curves without disturbing guests in the seven-star property in Dubai. 

A View from Above: MAPPS is taking the fore in geospatial advocacy in Washington, D.C. 

Also: Maps as Art and Legal Boundaries.