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New Mexico State University’s Land Surveying Courses Emphasize the Importance of Real World Experience

The four-year geomatics degree program focuses on the latest technologies used in the field and offers students flexibility in completing their educations. Read More

Surveying Apprenticeship Program Underway in Illinois

Illinois surveying apprenticeship program aims to bring more technicians into the workforce. Read More

Surveyor Photographs Cow in the Field

In Stark County, Ill., John Sweet, PLS, photographs a cow while doing fieldwork. Read More

Bluesky Aerial Maps Help Contaminated Site Clean Up

Aerial mapping company Bluesky recently completed a topographic survey of the old Anchor Color and Gum Works site in Dighton, Mass., ahead of remediation efforts.

New Software Aims to Help Geospatial Survey Companies Grow

A new software product, Kompass BMS, is targeting service-based companies with 20 to 250 employees. The software has been in development for 15 years, leading the growth of one of Europe’s top geospatial survey companies, Murphy Geospatial.

Are Laser Scanners for AEC Evolving into Cobots?

While the instruments and equipment of AEC have not reached the levels of autonomy that we might associate with the term "robot," they are evolving towards becoming more like "cobots."