New applications for augmented reality allow users to “see” underground combined with layers of GIS data.

The point of a water well is, of course, to produce water, so the objective is always to place it in a spot where the aquifer is plentiful.

Finding utilities buried in the ground so they can be avoided is normally “job one” before any construction project begins.

Geospatial Corporation has launched its Strategic Service Provider platform, kicking off a national “go-to-market” initiative with proprietary new software and a model similar in many respects to the successful car service provider Uber.

A tremendous amount of effort is focused on collecting data about the Earth’s surface using satellites, airplanes, terrestrial mobile mapping units, total stations and many other devices. Even land areas under water are measurable up to a certain depth. It is reasonable to say that we are at the point where nearly everything above ground is mapped.