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Cadcorp SIS service release supports latest OS products Trimble and Ordnance Survey Collaborate to Aid Geospatial Industry Innovation Orbit GT and LiDARUSA upgrade Snoopy interoperability UK’s Bluesky Acquires U.S. Aerial Survey Company Col-East IMAGINiT Technologies Acquires PacifiCAD OriginGPS launches ultra-compact GNSS module Trump administration proposes slashing NOAA funding

Storm Surge in Brooklyn

High-res Hurricane Maps

It’s after sunset in Brooklyn, New York. As I open my apartment window, suddenly I sense a strong, ocean aroma. I look outside and am shocked to see a deep surge of seawater flowing up the street quickly from a nearby boat marina. The street lights flicker, and in the water flows large tree limbs,...

Bilby Tower Dedication Honoring Jasper Sherman Bilby

June 14, 2014 was a perfect sunny Saturday in Osgood, Indiana, where many people gathered to dedicate the last known complete survey tower and honor Jasper Bilby, the USC&GS reconnaissance man who had designed it. They included surveyors from more than a dozen states, current and retired employees of the United States Coast and Geodetic...