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The FCC 5G vs GPS Stinkbomb
Op-Ed: No, 5G is not spreading a virus, but one new 5G implementation could harm GPS— and people rely on GPS far more than they realize. Note: This post is NOT anti-5G. There is plenty of room for 5G expansion in other spectrum besides that in which GPS resides. The 5G card has been played in...
Fusing Data on Doomed Ash Trees
By using fused data gathered with lidar and hyperspectral imaging, a geospatial services company helped a large utility to identify 90% of ash trees with the potential to fall into their power lines—in a timeframe that wouldn’t have been possible without the use of remote sensing. By Ian Berdie, Zach Raymer, and Mia Chen Remote-sensing...
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Data Analysis Recovers $2.27M in FSRM Funding at Air Force Base Teledyne Lumenera’s Lt Series USB3 cameras built around Sony’s finest sensors NASA has a video game to map coral reefs around the world Commercial UAV Expo Americas to take place as planned Sep 15-17, 2020 in Las Vegas Leica Geosystems and Geomap cooperate to...
Lidar vs.Wildfires in Southern California
After the 2018 wildfires in Southern California, lidar data was collected to enable risk-mapping assessment and planning, to identify fuel-load reduction programs, and to escalate the emergency assessment of post-fire debris flow hazards. Featured image: This lidar image was taken over Lake Casitas, California. The data are clear: Natural disasters are on the rise, and...
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MAPPS – COVID-19 Impact Webinar Series – REGISTER NOW! Hancock Associates Announces Promotion of Scott Jalbert, P.L.S. to Senior Vice President RIEGL Ultimate LiDAR Webinar Series How Will COVID-19 Impact the Present and Future of the Drone Industry? Esri Publishes The International Geodesign Collaboration Introducing OxTS Georeferencer – Helping You Create Accurate 3D Pointclouds Skytec...
Aerial Surveys Weathering Corporate Consolidations
How Aerial Surveys, an independent aerial photogrammetry company, survived the wave of consolidations and continues to grow. Featured image: An Aerial Surveys International aircraft flies the Colorado River in Utah. Aerial Surveys International (ASI), based in Watkins, Colorado, provides aerial photogrammetry services using digital mapping cameras, film cameras, and lidar devices. It has remained independent...
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