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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 01/27/2023

Teledyne Geospatial to exhibit and present at Geo Week 2023 Commercial UAV News Announces Spanish Newsletter: Conexión Hispana UAV Cluster 6 Launched Satellites Aboard Inaugural Rocket Lab Electron Flight from Virginia Hexagon and Ness Provide Digital Maps for Czech Railways HERE Works with AWS To Provide Indoor/Outdoor Device Positioning Services Percepto Approved for Drone Inspection...

Farrah Etcheverry

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 11 of 23 Name: Farrah EtcheverryCompany: Etcheverry Land Surveying LLC. (ELS)              Current position: Co-owner and Survey TechnicianAge: 29                Education: Associates Degree from Yavapai College, currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Land Surveying and Mapping with an emphasis on photogrammetry from East Tennessee State University Working under...

Hannah Peterson

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 8 of 23 Name: Hannah Peterson, Age 28Company: Aero-Graphics, Flight Planner  Education: BS in Geology, Utah Valley University, MS in Geography, University of Utah All her life, Peterson has enjoyed spending time in the outdoors and learning about the earth’s processes. This led to pursuing and graduating...

James Richards

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 7 of 23 Name: James RichardsCompany: Benchmark SurveysCurrent Position: Survey Manager–Land, Utility and Measured Building SurveyorAge: 29 Education: Level 3 Surveying Technologies Theory; Level 3 Utility Mapping and Surveying Biography: Richards came out of school chasing the dream of becoming a professional footballer. He signed a...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 12/23/2022

Worldwide Demand for Drone Services Anticipated to Reach $25 billion by 2033 USGS Recognizes Sanborn Expertise in AI/ML for Natural Resource Mapping Asia’s Leading Geospatial Event Returns to Singapore March 15-16 Airbus Hits Milestone on European Satellite-based Navigation Augmentation System Market for Commercial Earth Observation Data to Reach $7.9 Billion by 2031 Satellite Demand to...

UAS and ALTA Surveys – Part Two

Surveying firms that have been successful in incorporating UAS data in ALTA surveys adopt best practices to ensure precision standards are met. Plan, execute, and check. In Part One of this three-part series in the September xyHt issue, we looked at the time/cost/precision proposition of using UAS for elements of ALTA surveys. Firms interviewed agreed...