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Flights Into the Past: Archaeological Prospection Using Lidar

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What can we learn from the patterns of past civilizations? Today’s researchers are harnessing the power of lidar to map ancient landscapes—landscapes that can help us design, plan, organize, and maintain systems that are resilient to cultural and ecological change.

lidar webinar series

Title: Flights Into the Past: Archaeological Prospection Using Lidar
Date: Wednesday, October 23rd 2019
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern
Presenter Dr. Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz is Research Assistant Professor at the University of Houston and co-Investigator at NCALM research center.

Presenter Dr. Timothy Murtha is an Associate Professor Center for Latin American Studies and a founding faculty member of FIBER.

Stick around for an interactive Q&A session with panelists after the presentation concludes.

This event is sponsored by Teledyne Optech.

Register HERE

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The 2019 ESRIUC Geo Swag, un-bagging video!

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When you attend the ESRIUC one of the first things you do upon arrival in San Diego at the SDCC is you pay a visit to conference registration, get your badge, and pick up your GeoSwag Bag! Here we share a fun look inside the bag via this casual un-bagging video – enjoy!

How did you like this year’s bag??

Hat tip to Jim Rodgers for assisting with the video!

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Event Tip – 4th GEOINT and Open Source Analytics Summit

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Save the date… September 10-11, 2019, at the American Institute of Architects, Washington D.C.

 
 
 
 
 
 
The 2019 Summit will address the challenges of integrating emerging technology and commercial expertise into the government GEOINT Enterprise. With the exponential growth of technology in recent years in the private sector, Government GEOINT operations have started to lag. To address this deficiency quickly and efficiently government agencies will need to partner with and utilize the expertise these companies offer in order to develop a GEOINT Enterprise capable of providing commanders with the information they need on a 21st century battlefield. Learn more

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Mapping 15 years of land cover change in America

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Recently, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released an update to the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) for the U.S – based on Landsat satellite imagery taken in 2016. The NLCD 2016documents land cover change in the Lower 48 states from 2001 to 2016. During this 15-year period, 7.6 percent of the conterminous U.S. changed land cover at least once.

Land Cover for the Conterminous U.S. Shown as 16 Thematic Classes

This map shows land cover in the conterminous U.S. in 2016. Credit USGS (Public domain.)

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An unexpected discovery helps a Norwegian survey company

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In Norway’s Sogn og Fjordane County, energy companies often use traditional survey methods to adjust the sag of newly constructed power lines. But for a power line in the mountains of Leikanger, the precipitous landscape and long span were too much for traditional techniques. Using advanced total station technology, a Norwegian survey company helped adjust the lines in real time, shortening the project from several days down to one and securing repeat business.

In August 2017, Geomatikk Survey was commissioned to measure and adjust the sag of a new, 450-m-long section of four power lines that their customer, BKK Enotek, had just installed…

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Early access to Touch GIS for iPhone & iPad

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Touch GIS, an all-in-one field data collection app for iPhone & iPad, is currently looking for field professionals to join our beta program. Beta users will get full early access of the apps features, including:
  • Point, Line, & Polygon Drawing
  • Attribute Collection
  • Custom Feature Classes
  • Offline Workflow
  • Import/Export Capabilities
  • And More
We are looking for professionals from a variety of industries, including but not limited to: geology, energy, transportation, agriculture, ecology, real estate, municipal, and more.
 
Beta testers will have the opportunity to share their feedback & feature requests with developers. Beta testers will also be offered significant licensing discounts at the end of the program for themselves and others in their organizations.
 
For more information about the features of Touch GIS and to sign up please visit: http://beta.touchgis.co/ or contact joe@touchgis.app

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