GIS is rapidly advancing new capabilities that not only problem-solve, but that transform businesses and how GIS professionals, employees and managers make decisions and do their jobs.

Corey Albright, a geomatics student at Utah Valley University, shared the results of his capstone research project with POB. The project is intended to present the difference between RTK GNSS surveying and UAS (drone) surveying.

For AEC firms, laser scanning technology is becoming a way to improve client engagement and drive new business.

Although the majority of Americans do not use nautical charts on a regular basis, they unknowingly reap the benefits of accurate up-to-date maps of waterways, coastal areas, ports, etc.

Increasingly, 3D laser scanning is making the day-to-day job of survey and scanning professionals faster, easier and more productive, but it requires a new way of thinking for the surveying community.

Earl F. Burkholder, PS, PE, F.ASCE, admits to developing an early interest in some of the core topics and concepts that have served him well every day of his professional land surveying career.

POB published an item in our electronic newsletter concerning the GPS Week Number Rollover. One reader contacted us to say he had been affected.

There are several use cases that illustrate how geospatial technology makes new inroads into supply chain accountability and performance.

Scotland is known for harsh weather, and this storm already had been named "The Beast from the East." The storm would hammer the region with high winds, freezing temperatures and driving snow, but Harland could not allow the monstrous weather to deter the work.

Global engineering services provider Wood has adopted the Delair UX11 high-performance UAV for its work in site planning and asset management in mining and quarry projects in the western U.S.