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Tracking the Paranormal

Mapping Your World  Ever wonder where Bigfoot hangs out? What about where most UFOs fly by? Explore both with this per capita UFO and Bigfoot sightings map. The map by Kate Berg, which is featured in the 2023 GeoHipster calendar, cross references sightings of both by county.  See what trends or patterns you glean from...

xyHt News Links: 11/25/16

Avenza Maps Pro now available to industry professionals AeroVironment unveils new commercial drone & support system ideal for oil and gas applications

xyHt News Links: 7/1/16

Topcon announces improved efficiency with Autodesk workflow Septentrio Offers Enhanced Georeferencing Solutions for Drone Aerial Surveys Let’s Make the World a Better Place with Maps Trimble Announces Release of TDC100 Handheld GNSS Data Collector DigitalGlobe and Esri Announce New Long-Term Partnership to Expand World Imagery Map Spectra Precision MobileMapper 50 Combines Smartphone Design with Professional...

Model of a Fiery Earth

This copper engraving entitled “Fire Canals” is an early 3D diagram of volcanology; it’s a cross-section of the Earth showing volcanoes on the surface forming from a molten magma core. Note the ships sailing between erupting volcanoes, blown by the four winds. This model was created by the Jesuit scholar and polymath Athanasius Kircher (1620 –...

The Hayden Example

Igor Kidinsky—known on this survey crew as Eager (The Kid)—carried the shovel and pick. Glenny Dale—known as Glutton (The Old Man)—carried the plans and metal detector. They had been looking for block corners and had found a mixture of old and new pins. Now they were looking for interior lot corners and came upon a...