Gavin Schrock
Gavin Schrock, PLS is a surveyor, technology writer, consulting editor for GoGeomatics, and operator of a cooperative GNSS network (RTN). He has worked in surveying, mapping, data management, GNSS, and GIS for more than three decades in the civil, utility, defense, and mapping disciplines. He has published in these fields and has taught these subjects at local, state, national, and international conferences
Articles by Gavin Schrock
Geo Week 2023 – Cool Stuff!
The Geo Week exhibition and conference, held in Denver Colorado, February 13-15, attracted 3,000 attendees from over 50 countries. And…
Navigating Uncertainty in the Digitization of AEC
What are strategies for digitizing your AEC enterprise during peak times, and slow times? A conversation with Claire Rutkowski, senior…
Why Are Mapping Handhelds Becoming Less Popular?
All-in-one mapping-grade GPS/GNSS handhelds shined in their day, but advances in mobile computing, bring-your-own-device, affordable high precision, and pay-as-you-go options,…
Surveying and Monitoring Shine at the Year in Infrastructure Awards
The winner and finalists in a new award category exemplify advances in the digitalization of AEC and infrastructure 2022 saw…
Preparing Surveyors to Support Smart Digital Realities
How can today’s surveyors prepare to best support the growing demand to create Smart Digital Realities? This is the question…
Sci-Fi-ish Things Ahead for Geomatics
A visit to the Emerging Technologies exhibit at Trimble Dimension+ 2022 had some eye-opening new tech we may see in…
Geo-Coolness at Intergeo 2022
Back as an in-person/hybrid event, this global showcase for geomatics hardware, software, and solutions revealed some interesting trends. The annual…
Going Digital Awards for Innovation in Infrastructure -Finalists
The finalists for the 2022 awards have been announced, and we’d like to highlight a few… The finalists have been…
Avoiding a Pointless-verse
A “metaverse” holds so much potential beyond just social media and marketing platforms. Substantive uses for infrastructure design, construction, and…
AutoPole Test Drive
This innovative prism pole, the first of its kind with tilt compensation, auto-height, and target identification, does not disappoint. Spoiler:…
Easing the Aerial-to-CAD Bottleneck
Data capture is getting easier and faster, but the subsequent step of CAD linework generation is a bottleneck, and even…
The Canadian Firm Accelerating the Creation and Use of 3D Reality Models
Traditional pathways for creating, using, and sharing modeled 3D reality data presents challenges to broader adoption. Montreal-based Prevu3D provides a…
