September/October 2025 Archives
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 immense precision, relied upon by surveyors and engineers, but locked behind prohibitive costs, complex configurations, and subscription models that often strained the budgets of small firms, municipal teams, or independent operators. Parallel to this world, […]
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 Southern California’s year-round risk. Rugged terrain, fierce winds, and prolonged drought have made more intense fire occurrence the new normal—and unified first responder coordination a matter of life and death. At least four million California residents live in […]