Posts

Top 5 Skills for a Successful Career in GIS

/in , , /by

Top 5 important GIS skillsWhat are the top 5 important GIS skills that a successful professional in the geomatics sector should have?

According to Wikipedia, GIS is a broad term that can refer to a number of different technologies, processes, and methods. It is attached to many operations and has many applications related to engineering, planning, management, transport/logistics, insurance, telecommunications, and business. Therefore, GIS and location intelligence applications can be the foundation for many location-enabled services that rely on analysis and visualization.

Top 5 important GIS skills for a Successful Career

Joseph Kerski from Esri has created a 3 part video series where he presents new ways of thinking about important GIS skills in your career because  “skills alone will not guarantee success, but are a fundamental part of it … “. 

[Post originally published October 2014]

Top viewed GNSS Receivers

/in /by

Most viewed GNSS Receivers

Top 5 GNSS receivers on Geo-matching .com (based on user views)

Geo-matching provides a variety of the latest geospatial technical equipment used by professionals in the geomatics sector such as GNSS receivers.

This free online comparison service allows users to compare different geomatics equipment that has been peer reviewed from others in the Geospatial sector, and is a great way to help people decide what hardware they should consider purchasing.

Geo-matching is a product comparison style website for geomatics related devices and provides users with good overviews of total stations, UAVs, GNSS receivers, and other hardware used in the industry. K9-T GNSS

The GNSS category offers a variety of hardware including a variety of models such as the ProPak 6 by NovAtel, T300 by ComNav), APS-NR2 by Altus Positioning, UB370 High Precision, GR-5 by Topcon and the LT400HS by CHC Navigation.

If you have any experience with geomatics related GNSS hardware then you should consider visiting the site and sharing your experiences, so others in the geomatics community can benefit from your input.

The top GNSS receivers based on views from the geospatial community on Geo-matching.com were:

  1.  X91 GNSS – CHC Navigation
  2. V30 – Hi-Target
  3. A30 – FOIF
  4. Zenith 25 – Geomax
  5. R10 – Trimble

However we think that you should keep in mind this top 5 list is based on website views and you should really go to Geo-matching.com yourself, read the available material and user reviews; then decide for yourself which total station is best for you.

Check out some more top 5 lists from Geo-matching.com that feature geospatial technical equipment:

Top 5 Total Stations 

Top 5 UAVs for Mapping and 3D Modelling

Gamma Spectrometers

Geomares PublishingGeo-matching.com is part of Geomares Publishing, a publisher of books, magazines, websites, in topics related to Geomatics & Hydrography.

Geomares Publishing, Nieuwedijk 43, 8531 HK Lemmer, The Netherlands, Phone +31 (0)514 561854, email: info@geomares.nl