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09/10/2026

From the latest issue of xyHt: a practical guide to making the most of your time at INTERGEO 2026.

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, xyHt’s editors break down 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 by who you are, not by hall number.

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This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series July / August 2026INTERGEO 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 act...

07/09/2026

No lane closures. No overnight crews in reflective vests. No targets bolted to deck surfaces. No personnel standing on live structures. No disruption to the vessels passing underneath or the aircraft taxiing overhead. The infrastructure keeps operating exactly as it did before the survey team arrived and when they leave, the data is survey-grade, validated, and delivered.

Whether roadways, railways or airports, it is increasingly the standard that infrastructure owners demand, and it is driving a quiet but significant shift in how leading survey firms build their workflows. The question is no longer just Can you hit the accuracy spec? It is, Can you hit it without leaving a mark?

Civil engineering and surveying firm McKim & Creed, Inc. has been methodically building toward an answer. Continue reading ➡️

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series May / June 2026There is a version of a great survey that nobody even notices happened. No lane closures. No overnight crews in reflective vests. No targets bolted to deck surfaces. No personnel standing on live structures. No disruption to the vessels passing....

05/06/2026

Join XYHT at XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit for a focused discussion on what it takes to turn drone data into reliable, survey-grade deliverables.

This session brings together leaders from Esri, GEODNET, Phoenix LiDAR Systems, and Trimble Applanix to share real-world insights across the full workflow—from data capture through final deliverables.

Surveying & Mapping End-User Workshop:
Turning Drone Data Into Decisions

📍 Xponential, Detroit, MI | Huntington Place
🗓 Tuesday, May 12
🕐 1 PM | Room 250B/C

We hope to see you there!

04/23/2026

Construction job sites are saturated with radios—and it’s changing GNSS performance. Cellular modems, private LTE networks, GNSS receivers, machine control systems, and industrial radios all operate in close proximity, creating an RF environment that is crowded, dynamic, and often hostile to precision positioning.

When performance degrades, the symptoms are familiar: slow RTK convergence, unstable fixes, and repeated reinitialization. Many of these issues originate much closer to the machine—at the antenna.

As Ken MacLeod of Calian notes, interference on construction sites is “everywhere, and it’s persistent.”

Understanding how to manage that interference—starting at the antenna—has become a critical factor in construction productivity.

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This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Jan/Feb 2026How Antenna-Level Interference Mitigation Improves Machine Control Productivity. Construction job sites have always been challenging environments for positioning. Steel structures, heavy machinery, changing terrain, and partial sky visibility are p...