July 20, 1969, 20:17 UTC. “Houston, Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed.” Neil Armstrong calmly communicated these words from the surface of…
Category: Feature
04.19.2019
The Short Story of the Red River, Oklahoma v. Texas, and the Gradient Boundary—1803–1952
Banquo’s Ghost The troubled Red River boundary between Oklahoma and Texas is like Shakespeare’s Banquo’s Ghost, “It Will Not Down.” From a vague…
04.19.2019
Long Beach Virtual Reference Station Network
They say that the largest living organism is an Aspen tree grove in Utah. I don’t think “they” have ever had backstage passes…
03.09.2019
Preppin’ for SPC 2022
The good folks over at the NGS have been hammering out the size and shape of our rock for decades. In the last…
03.09.2019
Eimbeck’s Duplex Bars
A critical aspect of a triangulation network was to establish a baseline that was accurately measured upon the ground. During the late 1800’s,…
03.09.2019
Raising the Bar on Precise Positioning
Technological advances bring new levels of performance to precise GNSS positioning
Since the earliest days of satellite-based positioning, surveyors, mappers and other geospatial professionals have sought the holy grail of geolocation: Achieving centimeter-level accuracy…
02.10.2019
Trends to Watch
Geospatial’s Next Wave of Innovation
There’s no question digital transformation is making geospatial technology increasingly relevant in industries globally, whether adding precision to a position, context to mass…
02.10.2019
U.S. Location Monuments
The growth of nearly every civilization can be linked to the discovery, development, and application of its precious metals and natural resources. Since…
02.10.2019
Unsung Hero: The Texas-New Mexico Border
The Rio Bravo del Norte, or the Rio Grande, meanders its way from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. The Great River of…
01.04.2019
Trimble Dimensions
Nearly twenty-five years ago I had a Trimble 4000 on my back and a compact L1/L2 antenna with a ground plane on a…
