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Upgrading GIS for a Better 911

The complex system of emergency call routing and critical location data delivery is getting a makeover Minutes can make a difference between life and death for 911 callers. A quick response with suitable equipment and knowledgeable personnel is the goal of 911 call centers across the country.  However, managing calls and texts from mobile phones...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/24/2022

Bluesky LiDAR Data Helps Farmers Apply for Carbon Credits NV5 Acquires GEO1, Expands Position in Electrical Utility Geospatial Solutions SimActive Releases Version 9.2 with Phase One IIQ Integration  Satellite Mapping of Shallow Waters of Belize is Largest Caribbean Survey of its Kind Esri Safety and Security Summit to Showcase Building Resilient Communities Commercial UAV Expo...

xyHt News Links: 7/15/16

Sentera launches fixed-wing Phoenix 2 imaging UAV BLM’s new GNSS protocols may set undesirable precedent NEW Nautiz X2: comfortable, compact and rugged Google to provide raw GNSS measurements HYPACK 2017 – Registration Is Now Open NGRAIN Announces New App Enabling Deployment of Industrial 3D Content Creation – Epson Smart Glasses DJI Introduces First Integrated Aerial...

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Why Your Maps Should Get in Touch with Their Feminine Side

Google does it, Apple does it, but do your maps use landmarks to improve users’ familiarity? More to the point, why aren’t popular landmarks a standard GIS dataset? For more than 10 years now we’ve known that the majority of the population use spatial recognition to navigate. When I say “majority.” I mean women and...