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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.

AUGMENTED REALITY

Trimble’s SiteVision creates a low-cost, augmented reality field solution

Augmented reality has moved past the phase of tantalizing possibility and into real-world applications.

Jodie Hartnell

April 14, 2020

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A Norwegian design firm has put Trimbles 3D Augmented Reality field solution into practice and has seen immediate benefits.

2020 Equipment Report Reveals Newer Tech Taking Hold for Surveyors

Surveying & Mapping Professionals are Adopting More Tech and Newer Tech

Perry Trunick

March 2, 2020

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Spending is increasing and lasers are among tools being added.

Surveyors Support Smart Tech Choices

Perry Trunick

March 1, 2020

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Weighing the cost of new gear with better capabilities and capacities against the actual value it might deliver is tough.

POB Surveying & Mapping Equipment Study preview

Special Report Preview: 2020 Surveying & Mapping Industry Equipment

Feature article will publish in the March 2020 issue of POB

February 10, 2020

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Categories studied include total stations, data collector/controllers, geodetic survey-grade carrier-phase GPS receivers, mapping-grade code-phase receivers, 3D laser scanners, UAVs, and wireless cloud computing.

Partnerships, Automation, Tech Highlighted at Geospatial Show

December 16, 2019

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At times, the geospatial world sounds like it is “throwback Thursday.”

GPR technician using StructureScan Mini XT

Ground penetrating Radar Saves Mistakes

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Peter Masters

September 16, 2019

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Here’s how two professional concrete scanners are using GPR, how they get the most out of it, and their thoughts on accessories designed to make their jobs easier.

2020 June

In the June 2020 issue of POB, Quantum Spatial collects airborne LiDAR data for the MayaARCH Project in Coplan, Honduras, under the direction of the German Archaeological Institute.

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