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Precision and Accuracy in Geodetic Surveying Video by NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey and The COMET Program
This brief video, produced in collaboration between NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey and The COMET Program, is aimed at surveying professionals, planners, policy-makers and others who use mapping products. The video emphasizes that survey measurements need to be precise as well as verified as accurate by relating measurements to a known reference system such as the…
Free DatuGram™3D Webinar: Surveying with Small UAVs: A Paradigm Shift
Surveying with Small UAVs: A Paradigm Shift Hi, this is Eric Colburn and for myself, Datumate and Colburn Strategic Partners I invite you to our next free Datumate Live Webinar on Surveying with Small UAVs: Please join us Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 2pm EDT to learn how using a small, camera equipped UAV and close-range photogrammetry software, like DatuGram™3D, will…
Juniper Systems’ New Rugged Handheld Allegro 2 Offers Unparalleled Efficiency for Data-Intensive Applications
Logan, UT – This week at the INTERGEO Conference, Juniper Systems caused a stir of excitement with the announcement of their newest rugged handheld computer—the Allegro 2™. The handheld is the latest in the company’s well-reputed Allegro product line, “with every bit of reliability,” the company says, “but now with some major advancements.” According to…
Bentley Systems Acquires SITEOPS to Advance Site Engineering to Site Optioneering
Global Civil Engineering Software Leader to Integrate Proven and Unique Site Optimization Technology for BIM Advancement LOS ANGELES, Calif., U.S.A. – 2014 ZweigWhite Hot Firm and A/E Industry Awards Conference – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced that it has acquired Charlotte, N.C.-based BLUERIDGE…
Professional Land Surveyor News: Carlson Machine Control Upgrades PDGrade™
Carlson Machine Control’s New 3D Piling Machine Guidance System for Mixed Fleet Piling Applications Provides Greater Efficiency, Increased Safety and Lower Costs MAYSVILLE, Kentucky, U.S.A. (September 16, 2014)— Carlson Machine Control has upgraded PDGrade™, an application-centric 3D positioning system for a variety of piling machines. First introduced in early 2013 and built on top of…
Free DatuGram™3D Webinar: The Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras
The Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras Webinar Hi, this is Eric Colburn and for myself, Datumate and Colburn Strategic Partners I invite you to this free webinar on the Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras. The technology used to survey with a regular camera is sometimes called close-range photogrammetry or you may have heard it called terrestrial…
ConsensusDocs Coalition Releases New Land Survey Standard Agreement
WASHINGTON – Owners and land surveyors will have a standard agreement to guide their contracting now that the ConsensusDocs Coalition is publishing a new Land Survey Agreement. The new agreement is designed to meet the unique characteristics of land surveying, which is an essential part of many road and building projects.
FAA Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational Research in Virginia, New Jersey and Maryland to benefit technology development WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced that the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site program is ready to conduct research vital…
Federal Highway Administration Announces $1.48 Million For Bridge Improvements in Five States
Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia to receive extra funding WASHINGTON – U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today awarded $1.48 million in grants to help five states – Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia – improve bridge construction and repair using cutting-edge technologies. “There are many benefits to advancing new construction and repair…
SAM Opens Full Service Office in St. Louis, Missouri
SAM is one of the largest geospatial firms in North America and St. Louis is the sixth full service office for the company. The firm has experienced exceptional growth recently, being ranked second on The Zweig Letter 2013 Hot Firms list, as well as ranking 97 among the Engineering News Record 2014 Top 500…
Free DatuGram™3D Webinar: Measuring and Drawing Maps Directly on Images of Regular Camera
Measuring and drawing maps directly on images of regular camera When: Thursday June 5 2:00pm – 3:00pm (EDT) 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT) Where: Online Webinar (Register Here) This webinar will introduce DatuGram™3D, Datumate’s new innovative software for making geodetic measurements and drawing maps directly on images taken by regular camera. This cutting-edge technology, used on a daily basis…
Applanix Brings Trimble CenterPoint RTX Correction Service to its Airborne Mapping Products and Solutions
Applanix Brings Trimble CenterPoint RTX Correction Service to its Airborne Mapping Products and Solutions Beijing, CHINA, November 12, 2013 – Applanix, a world leader in products and solutions for mobile mapping and positioning, today announced that the Trimble® CenterPoint™ RTX™ correction service will be available across its entire airborne mapping portfolio. As a Trimble Company…
Smart Mapping SuperSurv Available on App Store and Google Play Now
Supergeo Technologies, a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions, launches SuperSurv, the mobile GIS app, on the App Store and Google Play. Containing comprehensive GIS data collection functions, SuperSurv is now more accessible for global users. Designed for both iOS and Android powered devices, SuperSurv integrates with GIS and GPS technologies to provide…
Datumate Secures $5M in Financing Round Led by Battery Ventures
Datumate Secures $5M in Financing Round Led by Battery Ventures Nazareth, Israel, March 20th 2014 — Datumate Ltd., a market leader of ‘field-to-plan’ technologies for the civil engineering and architecture industries, has secured $5M in financing round led by Battery Ventures. Existing investor Al-Bawader, an Israel-based investment firm, also participated in the round. The new…
Spectra Precision Introduces MobileMapper 20
WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 17, 2014 – Spectra Precision introduced today the MobileMapper® 20 GIS handheld. In the same form factor as the current MobileMapper 10 handheld, MobileMapper 20 offers enhanced capabilities: a new bright VGA color touch screen display, a 5 MP camera for higher resolution images, doubled memory capacity and 3.5G cellular performance. The…
USGS Webinar: Using The National Map Services to Enable your Web and Mobile Mapping Efforts
Are you a developer, firm, or organization using mobile or web applications to enable your users? The USGS has publicly available geospatial services and data to help you! The USGS’ National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) will be hosting a 30 minute Webinar on “Using The National Map services to enable your web and mobile…
Focus on Blurred Lines
Surveyors and Various Geo-Groups are part of Something Bigger – Time to Look Around… Guest Post By: Gavin Schrock, PLS – Associate Editor Professional Surveyor Magazine Blurred Lines The notion that the lines are blurred between the many fields and disciplines driving the geospatial world was particularly evident at the March 2014 CONEXPO, drawing over…
FARO Launches New X Series Laser Scanner: The Focus3D X 130
Lake Mary, FL – FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology, announced the release of the new FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D X 130. The Focus3D X 130, the newest member of Focus3D X Series range of laser scanners, delivers tremendous power, compact design, and the…
DatuGram™3D Field-to-Plan Live Tour Friday, March 28, 2014 from 8am – 4pm
DatuGram™3D Field-to-Plan Live Tour Friday, March 28, 2014 from 8am – 4pm Learn how to survey using a regular camera in the field and then map features right on the images using DatuGram™3D Limited Seating Includes Free Admission, Complimentary Lunch and Special In-Show Pricing* Learn How To Survey Easier, Faster, Safer at High AccuracyDatuGram™3D allows making…
Commercial Drones Legal (For Now)
This news is republished from the Professional Land Surveyor Newsletter, which you can read and subscribe to here »»http://eepurl.com/PUWDP Judge Rules Commercial Drone Use Legal Yesterday, National Transportation Safety Board administrative judge Patrick Geraghty ruled that it is legal to use UAS, or drones. This has not been the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) position for several years. This…