Feature Story
How the City of Oak Hill Mapped Over 630 Manholes in Rural West Virginia While Rehabbing Them for the Future
The City of Oak Hill, West Virginia, Sanitary Board just turned one of its most challenging rural sewer areas into a fully mapped, future‑ready system.
Previously, finding manholes in the rural Arbuckle system could take hours, or days. Location data from legacy surveys were sometimes up to 80 feet off. So when the city launched a physical rehabilitation of all 630+ manholes, they teamed up with their contractors to capture high‑accuracy GIS data. As GIS Coordinator Tyler Bragg, GISP, said: “It adds two minutes at each manhole, but it saves days of work later on.”
See how a the City and Sanitary Board turned this rehab project into a GIS opportunity.
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New Video:
Unboxing the Skadi 100™ GNSS Receiver
What’s Inside the Box?
Get a complete look at the Skadi 100™ GNSS Receiver — the compact, rugged, field‑ready GNSS solution from the Skadi Series™. In this unboxing video, we walk through every accessory included in this submeter receiver — ideal for mapping-grade workflows.
Webinar [U.K. Time Zone]:
Transforming Public Rights of Way Management: Sheffield City Council’s Success with Skadi 100
In this webinar from Eos U.K. partner MGISS, you’ll hear how Sheffield City Council’s Public Rights of Way team transformed their field data collection with the Skadi 100 and ArcGIS QuickCapture. Register today to secure your spot on March 11 at noon GMT (7am ET).
The Skadi Series™
Field Demonstration:
Skadi Smart Handle™ Field Demonstration
Get ready to see the Skadi Smart Handle™ in action. Follow GNSS Expert Tyler Gakstatter as he demonstrates how, and when, to use the Extensible Virtual Range Pole™ mode and Invisible Range Pole™ mode for safer, more efficient field work.
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Customer Spotlight
Dr. Kevin Wilcox Captures Antarctic Bathymetry with Extreme Precision and Passion
As an Assistant Professor in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick and a researcher with the Ocean Mapping Group, Dr. Kevin Wilcox blends scientific precision with adventure. His latest expedition took him to Antarctica. To map bathymetry in one of Earth’s harshest environments, Kevin equipped an un-crewed surface vehicle (USV) with a multi-beam sonar, IMU, and the Arrow Gold+ GNSS receiver with Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS). This setup delivered the high‑frequency, high‑precision positioning needed to map features on the ocean floor. Get to know Kevin and the path that led him from the waters off a small Canadian island to those off Antarctica.
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