Every week here at Geo Week News, we have been highlighting some of our favorite stories from around the internet that cover the geospatial, 3D, and AEC industries. Whether it’s a fascinating case study, insights from an industry thought leader, or deep dives into new tools, there is never any shortage of great writing and storytelling in this industry. So, below you can find links to three stories that we loved this week.
Mentorship, Mortality and the Making of a Professional Land Surveyor
Anthony P. Failla, PS | The American Surveyor
A second-generation land surveyor reflects on the thousands of hours spent riding in a survey truck beside his 80-year-old father, and what that passenger seat quietly taught him about the profession. In a personal essay for The American Surveyor, Anthony Failla traces his unlikely path from Wall Street executive to boundary dispute specialist, crediting his father's exacting mentorship with shaping every courtroom testimony and property line he's drawn since.
Vietnam targets year-end completion of national land database
Staff Writer | GIM International
Vietnam has set a December 2026 deadline to digitalize its entire national land database, a sweeping effort spanning roughly 106 million land parcels that the government calls essential for market transparency and digital transformation. But with nearly 77.5 percent of parcels still requiring data work and funding constraints slowing progress at the local level, the race to the finish line is far from certain.
The Duct Tape Principle
Staff Writer | xyHt
Exyn Technologies COO Ben Williams has a simple rule for finding the next big market opportunity: look for the duct tape, the improvised workarounds and cobbled-together solutions that signal a real problem no one has properly solved yet. In this profile, xyHt explores how that philosophy drove Exyn from underground mining into the broader geospatial market, including a novel partnership tackling one of infrastructure inspection's most stubborn challenges, surveying what lies beneath bridges and below the waterline.
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