Tag Archives: uav

xyHt News Links: 3/11/16

Trimble 4D Control Software Supports IBIS-FM Radar Device for Slope Stability and Structural Monitoring in Mining TerraGo Launches On-Demand Solution for Mobile Forms, Inspections and Surveys Topcon announces new geodetic antenna Maptek modelling and exploration technology on show at PDAC Teledyne Optech Press Release: Innovative solutions for bathymetry at Oceanology International 2016 3DR collaborates with...

An Inside Look

The New FAA UAS Registration Recommendations The UAS Registration Task Force (RTF) Aviation Rulemaking Committee has recently published its recommendations. For an insider’s look, we talked to Altavian’s John Perry, a member of the committee. Unmanned & Unlimited: Could you give us your take on the process? As a representative of MAPPS and as a...

xyHt News Links: 2/12/16

Hybrid concepts as ideal drive technology for commercial UAV use Autodesk’s InfraWorks 360 Offering Simplified Pix4D and Parrot Release Precision Agriculture Solutions Topcon introduces newest data controller for surveying solutions Affordable All-In-One GNSS and RTK Data Collector Verisurf X9 Software Sokkia releases SHC500 field controller an open source street level photo viewer that can be...

xyHt News Links: 1/29/16

SAM Announces Leadership Promotions OGC announces Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure Project Topcon to feature mobile solutions center at World of Concrete Major Update of RIEGL’s Terrestrial Laser Scanning Software Suite Now Available Bluesky Boosts Drone Survey Offering with Cyberhawk Partnership FAA hits 3,000 exemptions, 300,000 registrations for UAVs Advanced Navigation releases GNSS/INS post-processing software Eos...

The geospatially aware Jackal robots are configured with different imaging and navigation systems depending on the needs of the autonomous application.

Robot Revolution

Clearpath Robotics CEO Matt Rendall discusses unmanned systems, land survey, and robotic industry trends.   The robot revolution is hitting a big milestone. Robotic use is expanding beyond research activities, aerial applications, and industrial manipulators through a new kind of deployment: the service robot. These robots are autonomous, they’re geospatially aware, and they can manipulate...

UAS Coalitions

Above: Hybrid multirotors such as the FireFly 6 are offering solutions to common problems, allowing automated takeoff and landing along with waypoint flight control. Credit: Jon Barnes, Bajora Media. What are they doing for the UAS industry?   Being an entrepreneur is a lot like being a surfer. You need a surfboard and access to...