Tag: Geospatial

Certified Photogrammetrist Brings Public and Private Sector Lidar Experience

Drew Knight, CP, has joined Ayres’ Aerial Mapping Group as a lidar professional, bringing six years of geospatial experience in private consulting and public sector transportation markets. He is responsible for designing project approaches, bringing new technology solutions, and ensuring lidar projects meet client standards for quality and accuracy. Knight will be supporting all facets… Read More »

An Update – And Some Advice – On the (Delayed) New Datums That Are Coming

By Richard Kleinmann, PLS Now that we’ve crossed over into the year 2022, many members of the geospatial may feel like they’ve just dodged a collective bullet while the rest of us might be thinking, “What bullet is that?” I’m talking about the proverbial “carpet” under your feet shifting a couple of feet both horizontally and vertically in some areas of… Read More »

Task Force Positions Geospatial Community for Proposed 2022 Datum Changes

By Dick Kleinmann, PLS The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) soon will be replacing the North American Datum (NAD) of 1983 and the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 to improve the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) – the system that defines latitude, longitude, height, and orientation throughout the nation. Read More »