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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...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 10/14/2022

New NSRS Modernization Release Timeline: Mid-2025 Geo Week Calls for Nominations for Excellence in the Geospatial Industry Trimble Changes Headquarters to Westminster, Colorado Mapping Site ShowMyMap.com Rebrands to Mapize.com DOE Announces First Cohort of Post-Secondary Programs to Receive New Zero Energy Design Designation Ashley Hitt to Serve as President of URISA SmartGeo Expo 2022 to...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 10/7/2022

NSPS to Participate at WATERS Summit  Iowa Couple Locked in Legal Battle to Halt Survey of Farm for Pipeline  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Surveys Beaches Following Ian  Popularity of Drones for Mapping Creates Lucrative Opportunities for Surveying & Mapping Providers  Intergeo Starts in Less Than Two Weeks  Trimble Dimensions+ Less Than One Month Away ...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 09/30/2022

Teledyne and Seabed 2030 to Study Impacts of Volcanic Eruption in Tonga Greater St. Louis, Inc. Wins Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award Bluesky Takes to the Skies to Capture More Oblique Views of UK Cities Bentley, Genesys to Provide 3D Mapping Capabilities for Cities across India Free Webinar: What’s the Latest in Survey and...

The Wide World of Drone Upstarts

With congested airspace in the U.S. and Europe, to see how drones will integrate with society we have to look at some creative drone upstarts  emerging in less populated nations. In our last article we touched on the ramifications of a clear regulation of uncrewed flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the USA and...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/17/2022

IMAGINiT Develops Additional Time-Saving Utilities for Autodesk Revit Surveying Shallow Water from Space Trimble Introduces OEM GNSS Receiver Module for Industrial Autonomy Applications Geo Connect Asia 2022 Hosts Close to 2,000 Professionals from 36 Countries Drone Nerds Introduces Advanced Mapping and Surveying Solution, the ViDoc RTK Rover Expedition to Deepest Point on Earth Will Collect...