Tag Archives: BVLOS
Behave Like Aviators
The importance of rules and conduct when flying small drones for mapping
A Decade of Uncrewed Photogrammetry
Some might have had a peek at photogrammetry drones before 2013, but for me 2023 marks a decade since I first laid eyes on an uncrewed aircraft that “claimed” to do what I had been doing for years in bigger, more stable airplanes in the joyful company of pilots, copilots, camera operators, and navigators. In...
Safety is Paramount in Aerial Drone Mapping
As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prepares to release its ruling covering uncrewed aircraft flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the National Airspace (NAS) the entire industry is holding its breath preparing for a new era of certainty and expansion. Aerial photogrammetry will be one of the immediate beneficiaries of this new policy...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 11/04/22
RIEGL announces NEW VZ-600i Hexagon to Update Aerial Data of Eight U.S. States at Six-Inch Resolution in 2023 Bracell Wins EU Esri 2022 Award with Geoprocessing Project SuperMap Showcased GIS Technologies and Solutions at INTERGEO 2022 Topcon Invests in the Future of Construction with Donation to TU Dublin VOTIX Software Allows AviSight to Achieve BVLOS...
The Wide World of Drone Upstarts
With congested airspace in the U.S. and Europe, to see how drones will integrate with society we have to look at some creative drone upstarts emerging in less populated nations. In our last article we touched on the ramifications of a clear regulation of uncrewed flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the USA and...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 05/27/2022
New Energy Performance Data in XMAP Helps Tackle Climate Change Trimble Introduces High-Accuracy OEM GNSS Receiver Module Atmos Integrates Topcon Hardware to Create All-in-One Surveying Solution Fugro’s Lidar Geo-Data Supports OPW’s Irish Coastal Resilience Strategies Censys Technologies and American Aviation Regulator Complete BVLOS Emergency Response Project Applications Invited for URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet (URISA) Australian Company...