At 43 years of age Alastair Jenkins thought it might be time to retire. After all he had been on quite a roll. In the previous fifteen years he had taken two companies public and had just sold one of them– Mosaic Mapping which had its roots in a garage in Hamilton, Ontario Canada to […]
Feature – LiDAR Supports Post Tornado Response in Mississippi
This article was originally published in LiDARnews, our sister publication devotes to all things LiDAR and Laser Scanning
Making a Difference: Why MAPPS Conferences are a “Can’t Miss”
A special feature via our sister publication at LiDARnews… In today’s economy, partnering with other firms is crucial to business success. Understanding the impact new technologies, the workforce and government policies will have on the market and business is essential for geospatial firm decision makers. MAPPS conferences provide a forum unlike any other in the […]
Innovation and Integration from Hexagon Global Network at HxGNLive
Well, the dust is now settling on this year’s third annual HxGNLive event – think Hexagon AB Global Network). A number of themes and crucial take-aways are worthy a quick mention when recapping this record-setting event. Like many tech conferences, common themes and hot buzz topics that emerged included: The Cloud, the crowd, mobile, […]
Feature – GIS Enhances Safety + Efficiency at Dow Corning’s Midland Plant
The following article first appeared in The American Surveyor Magazine , April 2013
Google Earth Goes Mobile with Earth Survey Mobile (ESMobile) on Android
With the advent of accessible, Internet-connected, hand-held computing devices, the opportunity for using such devices to support fieldwork became a reality. Metzger + Willard, Inc. (MWI) began using smartphones in 2010 to bring construction drawings and survey control data to the field, search record drawing data, and locate utility infrastructure. In 2011, we migrated to […]
Feature – Bringing LiDAR Data to Life with 3D GeoPDF Maps and Imagery
Forward-thinking organizations are increasingly embracing LiDAR data to enhance overall decision-making. From applications in defense and emergency management to natural resources and beyond, LiDAR enables the creation of highly detailed 3D models of terrain, natural and manmade features, vegetation and other structures. As the volume of increasingly high-quality LiDAR and other 3D data increases, so […]
Feature – A Classified Success
This article by Mary Jo Wagner first appeared in The American Surveyor Magazine
Planet Action provides geospatial technology and expertise to orgs working on climate change
A Classified Success – this article first appeared in The American Surveyor Magazine, Feb, 2013
Amerisurv Feature – A GIS Laboratory, Indeed
A good place to get a sense of where the geographic information system (GIS) field is headed is Lattie F. Coor Hall at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz.
