by Benjamin Houston | Oct 13, 2020 | Drones, GIS
Does anyone remember the old TV add campaign “Is it live, or is it Memorex”? It’s a great reminder that even though we continually strive to make technology reflect reality, it doesn’t always match reality. At least not…exactly. And if you haven’t ever read the quote... 
by Benjamin Houston | Jul 28, 2020 | Drones, GIS, Water
Drones & Environmental Monitoring One of the great values of remote sensing technology is that it not only allows us to see things, but it allows us to MEASURE things that we wouldn’t otherwise be able- either because we just cant get close enough to measure it... 
by Benjamin Houston | May 18, 2020 | Drones, GIS
What’s measured is improved As communities respond to both the need for and the availability of better geospatial data, so does their need to understand HOW that data was created, and its implications for the underlying accuracy. And that doesn’t just mean throwing... 
by Benjamin Houston | May 1, 2020 | Drones, GIS
The Problem: A new VA Cemetery being constructed east of Buffalo, NY in the Town of Pembroke needed validation of the initial cut/fill calculations, which had been based on a topographic survey done several years prior by another team. The prime contractor had...