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TECH TALK

What Land Surveyors Need to Know About the Technologies Revolutionizing the Profession

The latest fascinating developments and their potential benefits.

December 16, 2020

Topographical surveying is increasingly high-tech, and many modern innovations help construction professionals save time and money.

TINY BUT MIGHTY

TinySurveyor's Big Impact On Land Surveying

An interview with CEO Jens Peder Kristensen on the future of the technology

Emell Derra Adolphus

December 14, 2020

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TinyMobileRobots is the maker of the TinySurveyor, a mobile robot that land surveyors can use for layouts and road building, equipped with GNSS integration and total station compatible.

REPORTS

Five Reasons Land Survey Firms Invest in Drones

The drone market is projected to grow to $43 billion by 2024 — a compound growth rate of around 20.5 percent

September 15, 2020

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In the 2020 Point of Beginning Aerial & UAV research Report, survey firms share why they are investing in drones.

TOOLBOX

Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys Could Save Transportation Departments Money

The Maine Department of Transportation uses PaveScan RDM ground penetrating radar technology to improve road pavement quality and service life.

Rob Sommerfeldt

August 4, 2020

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The Maine Department of Transportation uses PaveScan ground penetrating radar technology to improve road pavement quality and service life.

RIP

Using Ground Penetrating Radar at Oakwood Cemetery

Oakwood Cemetery in High Point, North Carolina is using ground penetrating radar to reveal scores of unmarked graves in the cemetery's historically Black burial section.

Emell Derra Adolphus

July 22, 2020

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Oakwood Cemetery in High Point, North Carolina is using ground penetrating radar to reveal scores of unmarked graves in the cemetery's historically Black burial section.

UAV

Drones Can Safely Perform Inspections In Dangerous Conditions

Linda Duffy

June 17, 2020

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Equipped with cameras and other sensors, drones can access assets without exposing a person to any of the dangerous conditions found in chimneys, boilers, tanks and tunnels.

GIS

Trimble OBIA Tech Helps Create Regional Vegetation Map in Brittany, France

Mary Jo Wagner

June 15, 2020

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Planners, authorities and biodiversity specialists in Brittany have been pressured to balance this urban sprawl with environmental protection policies, but existing vegetation maps of the region have made that difficult.

LAST POINT

A Surveyor Truck Can Be A Mobile Office

Chief surveyor John T. Donohue Jr. takes us inside his new souped-up surveyor truck.

Emell Derra Adolphus

May 13, 2020

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Chief surveyor John T. Donohue Jr. takes us inside his new souped-up surveyor truck.

MOBILE SCANNING

Mobile Mapping Collects Geospatial Data From A Safe Distance

Mary Jo Wagner

April 30, 2020

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Trimble’s MX9 3D system performs a broad range of mobile mapping applications such as road surveys, topographic mapping, 3D modeling and asset management, using a vehicle-mounted mobile LiDAR system, multi-camera imaging, and field software.