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Precision or Nothing: The Millimeter-Level Future of Geomatics

Precision or Nothing: The Millimeter-Level Future of Geomatics

By any measure, INTERGEO 2025 marks a turning point for Topcon. But for CEO Ivan Di Federico, the momentum behind ...
Fire Season Preparedness: GIS Powers Southern California Sheriff Departments’ Evacuations

Fire Season Preparedness: GIS Powers Southern California Sheriff Departments’ Evacuations

The deadly Los Angeles wildfires that claimed 30 lives, destroyed 15,000 structures, and burned 37,000 acres in January 2025 forebode ...
GEO-MEASURE: Survey-Grade RTK Precision at a Consumer Price

GEO-MEASURE: Survey-Grade RTK Precision at a Consumer Price

Powering the next wave of accessible GNSS For decades, survey-grade GNSS rovers occupied the top tier of the market—tools of ...
Workflow Innovations at Trimble Dimensions 2025

Workflow Innovations at Trimble Dimensions 2025

How a user-driven rethink of field–office connectivity, training, and cross-industry collaboration is changing the way surveyors, geospatial teams, and builders ...
Jack Dangermond’s Vision for the Future

Jack Dangermond’s Vision for the Future

The geospatial industry is moving through a period of profound transformation. Advances in reality capture, artificial intelligence, and cloud integration ...
Topcon 2.0: Reclaiming the Geomatics Frontier

Topcon 2.0: Reclaiming the Geomatics Frontier

For decades, Topcon has been a trusted name in precision optics, GNSS receivers, and machine control. Its equipment became a ...
The Essential Instrument Gets Smarter

The Essential Instrument Gets Smarter

Just when you thought there was nothing new in the world of Total Stations… Image: Leica/Hexagon Appearances can be deceptive ...
Fixposition’s Vision-RTK Pro + Esri Is a Game Changer

Fixposition’s Vision-RTK Pro + Esri Is a Game Changer

The streets of modern cities are lined with glass and steel, forests close their canopy around remote infrastructure projects, and ...
xyHt Magazine September 2025
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xyHt Magazine September 2025

Read the September 2025 xyHt digital edition. Table of Contents GIS Needs Geodesy - Why accuracy matters more than ever ...
GIS Needs Geodesy

GIS Needs Geodesy

Why Accuracy Matters Now More Than Ever When I entered university to study geodesy in 1976, graduating students had begun ...
How Lidar Is Helping Cattle Farmers Make Smarter Land Use Decisions

How Lidar Is Helping Cattle Farmers Make Smarter Land Use Decisions

In the rolling hills and rugged terrain of Spain, a quiet revolution is underway, one that’s helping cattle farmers make ...
Oriented Imagery in GIS: Unlocking Value From Unstructured Data

Oriented Imagery in GIS: Unlocking Value From Unstructured Data

In an era defined by explosive data growth and rapidly expanding drone-based sensing, the geospatial community faces a new frontier: ...