Tag Archives: surveying

The Cloud, The Edge, and the Beast

How are various platforms for processing and managing reality capture data best leveraged? The answer is a moving target, constantly evolving… for the better. There are sometimes strong views on reality capture (RC) processing approaches, particularly between cloud-based and local approaches. Recently, an acquaintance, a respected practitioner of high-profile RC projects, told me that he...

xyHt Magazine July/August 2025

Read the July/August 2025 xyHt digital edition. Table of Contents LiDAR for Cattle Farming – Airborne lidar is helping ranchers map rangeland, monitor vegetation and plan water resources.  Partnering for Geospatial Impact (Sponsored Content) – NV5 Geospatial’s integrated lidar, imagery and AI approach is driving smarter decisions across industries.  Having a Ball Doing Layout -One...

Join Our Masterclass: Unlocking Peak Precision

We invite GNSS professionals to a specialized webinar designed to help you unlock peak precision by exploring two fundamental pillars: your GNSS technology and the availability of robust correction data. Whether executing surveys for the geospatial and construction fields, guiding autonomous machinery, or ensuring the structural integrity of a new build, the demand for accuracy...

A Conversation With Spatial Storyteller, Pete Kelsey

Geospatial storytelling, geo-evangelism, and how to build the ultimate reality capture kit. By Pete Kelsey and Gavin Schrock, PLS The geospatial sector has a bona fide “geo celebrity”, and that distinction is well deserved. Pete Kelsey has been out there in the geo trenches with the rest of us for decades. Beginning with military service,...

Start with “Why”

Legal Boundaries Several years ago, Simon Sinek gave a TED Talk on marketing—a business, services, products, even ideas and beliefs. He used several real-life examples including the success of Apple, the achievements of the Wright brothers, and the beliefs of Dr. Martin Luther King. The video, now somewhat dated, is still available on TED Talks...