With so many types of high precision GNSS rovers on the market, what motivated one company to build a new one? While researching an article about the new constellations and signals being incorporated into high […]
Dam Fine Data: Sub-millimetre-resolution UAS Dam Surveys Mapping heat flow beneath Greenland highlights geothermal ‘freak zone’ Stunning First Imagery of Earth From Advanced GOES-18 Satellite Military experiment demonstrates intersatellite laser communications in low Earth orbit […]
An innovative prism pole, the first of its kind, addresses three troublesome sources of error for robotic total station operation. Leica Geosystems (part of Hexagon) has just announced the TP20 AutoPole, a very smart new […]
A unique GNSS hardware and software-as-a-service (SaaS) combination provides very affordable high-precision—on an as-needed basis The Trimble DA2 + Catalyst solution is a welcome update on the original solution, first offered in 2017. I tested […]
The National Geomatics Competition (NGC) is Canada’s student-led geomatics competition. The NGC was created to increase the visibility of the geomatics profession, give students an opportunity to showcase their knowledge and talents while networking with potential […]
Would a universal symbol for surveying be practical and useful? Several candidate symbols may already exist. We see symbols and logos every day, and some have become so ingrained in our minds that we can […]
As awe inspiring as the mountain is, so are the maps. Mount Everest is often considered “a symbol of something impossible”. For mountaineers standing atop Everest, near the Nepal-China border on the huge ice block […]
A long-time surveying program instructor has authored a book on fundamental mathematics that every surveyor should know… and is offering it free to all. Whether you are a recent entrant to geomatics and surveying, or […]