Category Archives: GNSS/Location Tech
Calian Strengthens Precision GNSS Antenna Portfolio with New Survey and Anti-Jamming Antenna Solutions
Calian, a leader in high-precision GNSS antenna technology, today announced the expansion of its precision positioning and resilient PNT portfolio with three innovative antenna solutions: the new Accutenna® 4 (AC4) pole mount antenna (AC4990PXF), the latest pole mount Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) (CR8894PXF+), and the AJ979XF+-MAR full-band anti-jamming antenna. These solutions address the evolving...
INTERGEO 2026: A Field Guide by Role
INTERGEO returns to Munich September 15–17, and depending on who you are, it is effectively several different shows under one roof. Rather than a session-by-session recap, this is a practical guide to which parts of the 32nd edition are actually worth a surveyor’s, a GIS manager’s, or a BIM lead’s limited floor time — organized...
Esri User Conference 2026: What the Sessions Add Up To
More than fifteen thousand people filled the San Diego Convention Center for Esri’s 46th annual User Conference this year, with roughly that many more watching by livestream from 117 countries. Taken session by session, the program is a wide survey of a mapping platform still expanding in every direction. Taken together, it resolves into a...
Topcon and GreenValley International Collaborate on Spatial Intelligence Innovations
Topcon Positioning Systems announced it has entered a strategic agreement with GreenValley International (GVI) to collaborate on technologies for surveying, mapping, construction, forestry and other spatial intelligence related applications. Planned innovations will include integrated hardware and software solutions for handheld, aerial, and mobile LiDAR data collection and processing workflows, with developments extending into robotic systems,...
The Chain That Counts
Four specialists on what actually separates a drone data product from a deliverable a surveyor will stamp The unmanned systems industry has spent a decade getting very good at one thing: flying. The airframes are capable, the sensors are capable, and the regulatory framework, while still evolving, is no longer the primary bottleneck it was...
Teledyne FLIR IIS: The Camera Inside the Stack
When Mike Lee, director of product management for the company’s spherical imaging business, sat down with xyHt at Geo Week 2026, he was not pitching a new workflow platform or a digital twin ecosystem. He was describing a company whose job is to provide a visual sensing layer that other companies’ systems depend on —...