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Unwritten Rights
Surveying, Education

Unwritten Rights

Legal Boundaries Misnomer or Misconception A misnomer is “a wrong name or inappropriate designation,” the “use of a wrong or ...
Ocean Mapping Effort Makes Progress
Hydro/Marine, Surveying

Ocean Mapping Effort Makes Progress

Two new partnerships will advance Seabed 2030’s mission to map the entire ocean floor this decade    Since ancient Egyptians ...
Out of Sight; Not Out of Mind

Out of Sight; Not Out of Mind

Cities are now creating their own subsurface utility maps to manage their underground assets. But the lack of an open-based ...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 6/30/23
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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 6/30/23

Dynamic Map Platform Expands Mapping Operations to South Korea Esri Partners with Databricks to Bring Spatial Analytics Functionality to the ...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 6/23/23
Press Releases

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 6/23/23

New Seafloor Mapping Program Supports Marine Safety and Planning in Two Indigenous Communities   Alameh Selected as Inaugural Executive Director of ...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/16/23
Press Releases

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/16/23

University of Maryland and Virginia Tech Earn USGIF Collegiate Accreditation  Galileo second gen enters full development phase  Large-scale survey of ...
Q&A: 10 Questions with Hydrographer Helen Stewart
Hydro/Marine, Surveying

Q&A: 10 Questions with Hydrographer Helen Stewart

Helen Stewart is a multidisciplinary hydrographer with primary focus and expertise in multibeam sonar data processing, including experience in nautical ...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/09/23
Press Releases

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/09/23

Association for Geographic Information Partners with British Cartographic Society  Bowman Acquires MTX Surveying  Birmingham Creates Interactive Mapping Portal using Bluesky ...
The Responsibility to Map the U.S. Coastline
Hydro/Marine, Surveying

The Responsibility to Map the U.S. Coastline

(And the Inevitability of New Geodetic and Tidal Datums) Since the arrival of the first pilgrims to the North American ...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/02/23
Press Releases

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/02/23

Seabed 2030 and NORBIT Oceans to Accelerate Global Ocean Mapping Phase One Launches iXM-SP150 Space-Hardened Camera at GEOINT CartoVista Unveils ...
How Cool
Enviro/Ag, Spatial IT/GIS

How Cool

Los Angeles uses GIS technologies to help residents find respite during heat waves In late August 2022, a vicious heat dome ...
Looking Forward: The Ocean
Education

Looking Forward: The Ocean

I have been fascinated by the ocean since my parents first planted me on a beach towel along the sandy ...