In this episode, we talk to Mike Lane, Global Education Manager of Hexagon’s Geospatial division, and Elliott Ferguson, Vice President of Geospatial at Hexagon US Federal, about how they got their start in the geospatial industry and their perspective on Hexagon’s role in the geospatial professional community and its relationship with academic programs.

In this episode of Public Safety Now, Nathan Lee, founder of the Denise Amber Lee Foundation, shares his late wife’s story and discusses the need for modern 911 technology, improved dispatcher training, and financial resources for PSAPs.

Autonomous mining is often cited as a destination to which the industry is heading. Yet the magnitude of investment and the social license to operate – to name but two reasons – mean that fully autonomous mining remains elusive. Will we ever be there?

Noise, distraction, busy traffic and poor visibility will always mean that mining is potentially dangerous but improvements to Hexagon’s collision avoidance system (CAS) continue to minimize those risks. The latest release of MineProtect CAS is the result of customer feedback, focused development and grueling field trials.

The industry is still a long way from achieving "zero harm". Collisions, fatigue, distraction, slope failures and other hazards continue to threaten the health of miners and machines. Technology currently helps many miners get home safely but what will it take to protect everyone?

For 50 years, geologists and engineers worldwide have used Hexagon’s MinePlan Software for design, modelling, scheduling and operations. For more than half that time consultant Neb Žurkić has used MinePlan to help his clients solve their toughest challenges at the surface and below it.

In this episode of Location Intelligence on HxGN Radio, we talk to Dr. Nadine Alameh, CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and Dr. Frank Suykens, CTO of Platforms at Hexagon’s Geospatial division and member on the OGC’s Board of Directors, about the spatial revolution, the evolving mission of the OGC, and why standards are critical to interoperability and usability. We’ll also discuss some of the latest updates from the organisation’s 2019 Q4 Tech Trends Forecast report.

Workforce management is an expansive subject with different aspects ranging from how to best blend and improve the connection between the office and the field, to the tools field workers use in order to perform their jobs more effectively. In this HxGN Radio podcast, Gary LaPointe, director of strategic partnerships for Clevest, explains the nuances of workforce management as well as benefits derived from companies investing in mobile workforce tools to increase both production and savings.

In this episode of Public Safety Now, discover how the Alexandria Department of Emergency Communications is implementing a three-part plan to ensure the safety of their staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to optimally serve the public.

In this episode of Location Intelligence on HxGN Radio, we talk to Christoph de Preter, Chief Sales Officer of Hexagon’s Geospatial division, about how location intelligence and geospatial technologies are being used to better understand, monitor, and navigate the daily changes during the COVID-19 global health crisis.