Seen & Heard: Bats, buses and cows

September 10, 2019

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and […]

This article is tagged with Africa, autonomous trucks, GPS Cows, GPS tracking, high school, livestock monitoring, New York City, school buses, University of Helsinki, UPS, yellow-winged bat and posted in From the Magazine, Mobile, Transportation

Belize’s Great Blue Hole revealed in expedition survey

September 10, 2019

A sonar survey, camera and sensor data of the world’s largest marine sinkhole is shining light on sea […]

This article is tagged with Aquatica Submarines, Belize, climate change, expedition, GPS, Great Blue Hole, Kongsberg, marine sinkhole, Mark Atherton, sonar and posted in From the Magazine, Latest News, Mapping

Matteo and Sofranec. (Photos: GPS World)

Change + Commitment = Progress

September 9, 2019

As George Bernard Shaw said, “Progress is impossible without change.” Our industry is a great example of that. […]

This article is tagged with Diane Sofranec, GPS World, Matteo Luccio and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

A 3D lidar sensor such as the Velodyne Alpha Puck can deliver information to help enable vehicle autonomy and advanced driver-assistance systems. (Image: Velodyne)

Autonomous vehicles can reduce road fatalities

September 9, 2019

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has partnered with Velodyne Lidar, a provider of real-time 3D perception systems for […]

This article is tagged with 3D lidar, 3D perception system, autonomous vehicles, MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, PNT Roundup, Velodyne Lidar and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Transportation

Editorial Advisory Board PNT Q&A: How mapping improves PNT tech

August 9, 2019

How have improvements in mapping data-collection advanced other PNT technologies? “Real-time positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) benefit from […]

This article is tagged with Editorial Advisory Board, GeoNumerics, Ismael Colomina, mapping, Nearmap, PNT, Tony Agresta and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

Using high-precision aerial imagery to map cities

August 1, 2019

Government agencies are increasingly turning to high-precision aerial imagery to solve city-planning conundrums. Three recent case studies show […]

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, Apex, ArcMap, City of Durham, Durham Public Works, Esri, GIS, mapping, Nearmap, Tracy Cozzens and posted in From the Magazine

GNSS, GIS help small town utilities operate efficiently

August 1, 2019

Small towns and cities face tight budgets for operating and maintaining public utilities. By sharing resources for common […]

This article is tagged with Esri ArcGIS Desktop, GNSS data, New Ulm Public Utilities, public utilities, Trimble, Trimble Positions Desktop, Trimble TerraSync field software and posted in From the Magazine

A straightforward explanation of oblique

August 1, 2019

How are oblique views derived from aerial imagery? Typically, a camera takes a field of view of 120 […]

This article is tagged with 3D, 3D mesh, geospatial analysis, imagery, Oblique imagery, topographic line, William Tewelow and posted in From the Magazine

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