Tag Archives: mapping
When a Drone Just Can’t Do It
There is a growing ebb in the tide of UAS adoption for aerial surveying, mapping, and remote sensing—finding the right balance between manned and unmanned aerial operations Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), or just plain old “drones”—call them whatever you wish—have had a tremendous impact on geospatial industries. A decade ago,...
Sanborn Relies on Vexcel Osprey Systems
Sanborn Relies on Vexcel Osprey Systems to Meet Growing Demands for Oblique Imagery In response to growing demand for oblique aerial imagery in the vegetation management, tax assessment, and 3D GIS markets, the Sanborn Map Company purchased two Vexcel UltraCam Osprey systems to better serve those applications. The Colorado Springs company replaced its existing oblique...
Mapping the Surface of the Ocean?
It is crucial that we keep accurate maps of the ocean’s shorelines, but when my company got a request to map the ocean’s surface 50 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, my initial reaction was: Why? Isn’t the ocean just the ocean that far out? There aren’t any geographic features or elevation changes. It’s...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 03/18/2022
GEO Business is back on 18-19 May Miller-Wenhold Provides Tips for Planning National Surveyors Week Activities Electric Construction Machines Vital for Cleaner and Greener Construction, Says IDTechEx RapidDeploy brings modern mapping and analytics to emergency response in Minnesota InterGeo 2022 to be Held in Essen, Germany AUVSI Commends Safety Focused UAS BVLOS Rulemaking Committee Report ...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 03/04/2022
Register for the March 30 NSPS Day on the Hill Carlson Go West 2022 Set for April 4-6 ProStar Granted Major Patent for Utility Data Management RIEGL & Deswik: Providing a Fast and Efficient Workflow for Mine Surveying Emesent Hovermap Sets Survey Grade Standard for Autonomous Lidar Mapping NCEES Seeks Professional Surveyors’ and Mapping Scientists’ Expertise...
Can Mapping Bridge Urban Social Divides?
A new book contends mapping and spatial analysis can further the interests of under-resourced communities It sometimes feels as if there’s little that can bridge our society’s divides, but the married co-authors of a new book from Esri Press — one a Republican, the other a Democrat — are optimistic. “In city politics you can...
