Welcoming Brand Ambassador Juan Valles who is covering the Southwest region of Arizona, USA:

How did you get into the Geospatial industry? My first drafting position during architecture school was with a land surveying firm, and it was there that I discovered a true passion for the field.

Tell us about what you do: I am currently a Project Manager at a land development firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. Our firm specializes in a wide range of project types, including single-family and multifamily residential developments, as well as commercial, industrial, and renewable energy projects. I oversee the planning, coordination, and execution of development efforts across these sectors, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with regulatory requirements.

What are your plans as a Brand Ambassador? I’m passionate about sharing the love for the land surveying profession with the next generation. Whether through mentorship, outreach, or simply answering questions, I strive to be a resource for young people exploring their career paths. Surveying offers unique opportunities to work outdoors, solve complex problems, and shape the communities around us—and I want others to see how rewarding it can be.

Is there anything else you’d like to mention? Our office is deeply passionate about the surveying profession, and we would be honored to have the opportunity to support and be involved with your organization. We value initiatives that promote the industry and look forward to contributing in any way we can.

Welcoming our latest Brand Ambassador Tuv Boldbaatar from Mongolia! Let’s learn some more about him:

Tell us about what you do? I am a professional surveyor with extensive experience in geospatial, engineering, and mining surveying. I manage a surveying company where we also focus on promoting cutting-edge technology and innovation in the industry. Beyond my technical work, I am passionate about inspiring the next generation to discover the exciting world of surveying, mapping, and geospatial sciences. I believe in making surveying accessible, fun, and full of possibilities for kids.

What are your plans as a Brand Ambassador? As someone deeply passionate about my profession, I have a clear goal to help advance and strengthen the surveying and geospatial industries in my country. I believe that by inspiring and educating young people early, we can build a stronger, more innovative future for our profession. Through school visits, workshops, and community outreach, I plan to share the exciting possibilities that surveying offers and encourage the next generation to become part of this vital industry. I also plan to promote the Get Kids into Survey initiative through my businesses, Best Survey and Geostella, to reach a wider audience and help build lasting awareness of surveying among young people.

Anything else you’d like to add? I am dedicated to showing young people how surveying combines cutting-edge technologies – from drones to satellite mapping – with real-world impact. By linking surveying to these exciting tools, I believe we can capture their imagination and inspire greater interest in our industry.

Welcoming latest Brand Ambassador Deryl Bactad from Riverside, California, USA:

Deryl doesn’t have LinkedIn so please contact GKiS in order to get in touch with him. Let’s learn some more about him:

How did you get into surveying? 15+ years work experience. Started as a rear chainman and worked my way up the ranks.

Tell us about your plans as a Brand Ambassador? To raise awareness of our profession to the youth and to utilize the resource material to spread out the information.

Tell us a bit about what you do: My day to day in the photogrammetry section of our Survey and Mapping consists of drafting and preparing photogrammetric final mapping using compiled data received from photogrammetrist using computer aided softwares such as MicroStation and AutoCAD. Process digital imagery from drone to generate 3D data such as point clouds and orthophotos by using Agisoft Metashape software. Utilize Trimble Realworks software to create, analyze and edit point cloud data

Welcoming our latest Brand Ambassador James Campbell from the Mid West, USA:

How did you get into the geospatial industry? It was 1996, I was working in the construction industry in Arizona in the summer heat and had a friend that worked for an aerial mapping company that was looking for people to train, even if they had zero experience. So, I took the leap of faith and 28ish, 29 years later, I am still doing what I love!!!

Tell us a bit about what you do? I am the Specialty Services Team Lead for Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is responsibility to oversee and direct all of the UAV Mapping and LiDAR projects and development, oversee and direct all of our terrestrial scanning projects for mapping and energy client purposes and to help coordinate all Utility Locating services for mapping and some construction projects with our in-house utility locator.

What are your plans as a Brand Ambassador? The land survey and photogrammetry industry, in my opinion, will not be around the way it is now in the next 50 years. Our industry must have people like us to spread the word about what we do on a daily basis and why it is vital to keep our industry strong. The only way we are going to be able to keep doing the job we do everyday is to highlight the advantages of being a surveyor or photogrammetrist to the younger generations and get them excited about this industry like I am every day that I get to come to work and have a career that I LOVE!! This might be a good time to mention, that I have been able to accomplish everything I have as a high school graduate, I do not have a college degree, I have taken some classes but I think kiddos these days need to know that there are other options for a very fulfilling career even if they have no interest in attending college.

Anything else that you’d like to add? I am a people person, my wife is a kindergarten through 4th grade STEM teacher, I am used to helping her prepare all of the projects she does with her kiddos, I help cut her lamination for the projects, anything I can do to give back to the younger ones so they get excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Welcoming our latest Brand Sponsor, Powell CWM. Let’s learn some more about them:

1.   Company Name: Powell CWM, Inc.

Welcoming our latest Brand Ambassador Nick Jensen who is covering Western parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and eastern Wyoming and Montana! Let’s learn more about him:

How did you get into surveying? A high school teacher introduced surveying as part of his intro to engineering course. I was hooked on our first level loop.

What are your plans as a Brand Ambassador? I’m already part of a couple of initiative’s locally. One being Market Place for Kids, which has multiple locations across the state where employers of any industry can get in front of hundreds of kids at a time.

There are also some local initiatives that schools host themselves that I have participated in as well.

I plan on reaching out to other communities that I frequent to see if they have any similar programs.

Tell us a bit about what you do? I’m the owner of a land surveying company in Western North Dakota. I am licensed in NE,ND,SD,WY. I cover a lot of ground as I grew up in Nebraska, and still get back to see family and pick up work in underserved areas as I can.

Anything else you’d like to add? One of my goals when I started my company two years ago was to give back to an industry that has given me so much. I am just a one man operation for the time being, but hopefully when the right opportunities come along I can grow as a company and have an impact in the geospatial community.

Welcoming TopoDot with their latest character as seen on the Spring Poster! Let’s learn some more about them:

1. Company Name: TopoDOT

Photogrammetry is revolutionizing industries by enabling precise 3D modeling from images. Whether it’s reconstructing crime scenes, preserving historical architecture, enhancing building inspections, or even creating hyper-realistic gaming environments, this technology continues to push boundaries.

In this blog, we explore the many facets of photogrammetry, featuring expert insights, real-world applications, and cutting-edge advancements. From forensic crash scene analysis to drone-based surveys and game development, we’ve gathered some of the most informative resources to help you dive deeper into this fascinating field.

Join us as we uncover the power of photogrammetry—one scan at a time!

Introduction

We have come across this fabulous blog which explains in detail what a photogrammetric survey is, plus the different capturing and processing methods that can be used: https://biblus.accasoftware.com/en/photogrammetric-survey-what-it-is-and-how-to-get-it-in-5-simple-steps/

Crash Scene

When researching some cool ideas for the upcoming Summer Poster, forensics was definitely one of the key players!

In order to appeal to the masses and not make it too crime orientated, we have decided to do a small crash scene investigation. We’ve located a few blogs that talk more in depth about the different technologies used on these crime scenes

1- PIX4D have their own data capture and data processing offering an all-in-one solution. Here they talk through a crash scene scenario where they’ve put their technology to the test: https://www.pix4d.com/blog/crash-scene-analysis-pix4d-forensic/

2-  Hexagon have explained how they create a forensic digital twin, taking you through the process and equipment used, as well as some cool annotations: https://blog.hexagongeosystems.com/3d-solutions-for-crash-scenes-and-collision-documentation/

Surveying a Building using Photogrammetry

Architectural photogrammetry is very popular to assess heritage and old buildings around us. Here this blog takes us through the angles, camera settings and more of how to achieve the best results: https://billboyheritagesurvey.wordpress.com/2021/08/10/shooting-for-architectural-photogrammetry/

If you’ve ever bought a house you will most likely have had a roof inspection. This takes it to the next level by using a drone to complete the survey. These surveys provide the client with detailed insights that were previously unattainable without significant time and financial investment! Read more about this here: https://www.thefuture3d.com/blog-0/2024/2/2/1-the-power-of-drone-photogrammetry-for-building-inspection

Gaming

One of the coolest applications of photogrammetry is in the gaming industry, which Artec 3D explain so well in this blog: https://www.artec3d.com/learning-center/photogrammetry-for-games

Photogrammetry can be used to create characters, vehicles and textures in gaming and TV! Something that might surprise a lot of people… The future is definitely bright, as Bolton University explain: https://www.bolton.ac.uk/blogs/the-future-of-games-art-production-photogrammetry-in-games

Love photogrammetry?

Does your company want to help highlight this career route to the next generation?

Please read more about our Photogrammetry project which desperately need help to produce…