GNSS and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have revolutionized precise mapping in polar regions. For a team from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), UAVs enabled a flexible platform for deploying hyperspectral imaging (HSI) sensors and collecting high-resolution data, enhanced by GNSS…
This column details the potential effects of crustal movement on published heights in various regions of the United States. In my last column (in the April 2021 Survey Scene), I mentioned that the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) announced that it…
Geocaching: GPS treasure hunt on shifting ground as Australia changes coordinatesThe GuardianBut what impact will it have for the 10,000 or so Australians who use coordinates for geocaching? Geocaching began in the early 2000s as a sort of real-world treasure…