From LiDARNews.com… Maybe it’s because I’ve spent the last 30 years or so working as a surveyor, or because I’ve spent the last 18 years instructing people in the use of CADD and civil software, to me the biggest issue I see with the expanded use of LiDAR is not the hardware or software, but […]
Feature – Building a Fully Functioning County GIS in Five Years
A special feature article from American Surveyor Magazine… Five years ago Cochise County, Arizona embarked on a comprehensive plan to install a practical Geographical Information System. Today 300 county employees use it regularly.
Alleviating Poverty in the Developing World—Leveraging Property Rights with Geospatial Technology
An interesting feature article via The American Surveyor Magazine – According to renowned economist Hernando de Soto, the inability of persons worldwide to gain formal recognition of their real property rights is a major stumbling block to alleviating poverty. This lack of formal legal recognition of property rights is pronounced in situations where rights are […]
Amerisurv Feature – Pointed Journeys, Exploring Earth, One Degree at a Time
After driving until the road ends and then hiking for hours, you arrive at your goal. Are you atop a mountain peak, at a cave’s entrance, or at a rare fossil dig? No, you’re at a degree confluence point. There is no band, victory tape, not even a marker.
Amerisurv Feature – QUADS USGS Quadrangles in Google Earth
QUADS (http://www.metzgerwillard.us/quads/) is a web-based service for visualizing USGS quadrangles in Google Earth that provides an easy-to-use framework for retrieving georeferenced PDF topo maps from the USGS Store. QUADS also includes USGS, or USGSderived, overlays for grayscale and color shaded relief maps, topographic-bathymetric maps, black-and-white orthophotos, and urban areas color orthoimagery.
Feature – GIS Mapping—Campus Style
When Craig Moore switched from the academic side of Virginia Tech in October 2004 to become an engineer for site development in the campus’ Facilities Department, he inherited a GIS that was not easily updated, and maintaining it was a problem. As a result, "it trailed off to nothing," he said.
Honey, did you put the field out? A look at the construction of the Arizona Cardinals stadium
This article is timeless.. from Amerisurv, it takes a close look at the building of the amazing home of the Arizona Cardinals
Amerisurv Feature – GIS Mapping—Campus Style
When Craig Moore switched from the academic side of Virginia Tech in October 2004 to become an engineer for site development in the campus’ Facilities Department, he inherited a GIS that was not easily updated, and maintaining it was a problem. As a result, "it trailed off to nothing," he said.
Data Spotlight – USGS Quadrangles in Google Earth
The latest in the free, useful tools from Metzger & Willard. — QUADS (http://www.metzgerwillard.us/quads/) is a web-based service for visualizing USGS quadrangles in Google Earth that provides an easy-to-use framework for retrieving georeferenced PDF topo maps from the USGS Store.