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NATURAL RESOURCES ARTICLES
GPS: Saving the World One Elephant at a Time
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Combination GPS/GSM tracking devices are more commonly associated with fleet tracking and asset management, but an elephant conservation group in Kenya is using the same technology to track elephants, and in some cases, save their lives.
LATEST SURVEY & CONSTRUCTION NEWS
Tele Atlas, Survey of India Release Digital Maps
Tele Atlas joint venture Tele Atlas Kalyani India Ltd. has become the first value-added reseller of digital maps of India produced by the country's national surveying and mapping organization, the Survey of India (SOI).
Fujitsu Adds GPS, Garmin Software to UMPC
Fujitsu's latest ultra mobile PC (UMPC) in the North American market boasts a GPS receiver and Garmin Mobile PC software, which features pre-loaded maps of the United States and Canada and turn-by-turn, voice-prompted navigation.
Hemisphere GPS Continues to Reap Financial Harvest
Hemisphere GPS reported a 46 percent increase in revenues in the third quarter (Q3) to $13.2 million, enabling it to narrow its losses to $200,000.
S&C NEWSLETTER: EDITOR'S COLUMN
Survey & Construction Newsletter, Late November
When considering purchasing GPS/GNSS equipment, price isn't the only thing. Local support is an important consideration for most buyers. It means technical support as well as sales support (spare parts, etc.). For some buyers who aren't as technically savvy, it's obviously even more important.
SURVEY ARTICLES
Innovation: Brainy Positioning
Primarily developed for computing applications, such as pattern recognition, neural networks have been adapted for use in several fields of science, including geodesy. Those adaptations are needed because usually the situations and problems encountered in computer science are different from those in other fields. Geodesy is no exception.
MAPPING ARTICLES
Mapping the Underworld: Testing GPS and GSM in Urban Canyons
Beneath the streets lie thousands of kilometers of cables and pipes. Buried decades ago, their exact location remains a mystery. At the University of Nottingham, researchers tested GPS and a system that pairs GPS with Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) algorithms. Their goal: find a solution for mapping buried assets, which in turn will increase the efficiency of streetworks projects.
DEFORMATION ARTICLES
Steep-Slope Monitoring
Although GPS is an efficient tool for deformation monitoring, it also is an expensive one for large projects. The authors developed a remote-controlled monitoring system using an electronic switching device for multiple antennas to monitor steep slopes at the Xiaowan hydropower station in China.
BUILT STRUCTURES ARTICLES
Measuring Mach 8
The Benchmark Survey System, developed for the U.S. Air Force's Holloman High Speed Test Track. replaces legacy NGA conventional survey techniques with a GPS-only system, maintaining sub-millimeter positioning accuracy while increasing throughput by 400 percent, with an 85 percent decrease in manpower. Results agree with recent NGA precise survey data to better than 0.6 mm horizontal and better than 1.0 mm vertical.
AGRICULTURE ARTICLES
Business Outlook — RTK Crops Up in Precision Ag
GPS World
Most precision agriculture users have settled for 1-meter accuracy using GPS, made possible with the reliable and convenient corrections provided by WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System). GPS/GNSS is important to key areas in agriculture, including field mapping, yield mapping, and guidance.
MACHINE CONTROL
Leadership Talks — Seeds of Growth
GPS World
Michael L. Whitehead (MW), chief scientist at Hemisphere GPS, leads a team of engineers designing applications in machine control, guidance, marine, and survey. Managing Editor Tracy Cozzens (TC) spoke with him on June 4.
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