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Weekly News Recap from xyHt – 3/10/17

Orbit GT and GeoCue Group, USA, sign Reseller Agreement Topcon announces next generation concrete paving system Hemisphere GNSS Introduces IronOne Rugged Display & Computer for Machine Control Applications Hemisphere GNSS Introduces GradeMetrix™ Software for Machine Control and Guidance Applications Topcon announces agreement to bundle Bentley reality modeling software with UAS software solutions BIM: A New...

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40 Under 40, 2017: Jonathan Downey

FOUNDER AND CEO OF AIRWARE CALIFORNIA, USA AN UP-AND-COMING YOUNG GEOSPATIAL PROFESSIONAL, Jonathan Downey is also prominent in the UAS industry both nationally and internationally. A graduate in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, Johnathan has served as a commercial pilot, has developed components for motorcycles, and was a software engineer at Boeing, contributing...

xyHt News Links: 12/16/16

SolidCAD partners with leading aerial analytics company, 3DR! LizardTech Unveils Lossless Compression of Harris Geiger-Mode LiDAR Data in GeoExpress 9.5.3 Topcon announces distribution with Intel for both fixed- and rotary-wing UAS solutions

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UAS Crystal Ball 2017

Four things to watch for in the UAS space next year. Regulation: I just made up an acronym—“GBVLOS”—Getting beyond visual line of sight. With the rollout of the FAA’s Rule 107 allowing sUAS into the NAS for commercial work, the profession breathed a sigh of relief. Issues still remain, though: namely exemptions for BVLOS. So...