Tag Archives: uav
AI in the Sky
Will artificial intelligence solve the beyond visual line of sight problem for uncrewed aerial vehicles? For more than a decade now we have been moving more and more processes and tasks from crewed aviation to drones in a variety of industries, but the promise of widespread massive deployment of these electrically powered wonders is still...
Is It Really Impossible?
Looking Forward As the saying goes, it’s only impossible until it’s not. In the past when I’ve heard, or used, this bon mot I would think of the moon landing in 1969. I think of all the early astronomers who gazed at and intensely studied heavenly bodies, using them for navigation and location while knowing...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/09/23
Association for Geographic Information Partners with British Cartographic Society Bowman Acquires MTX Surveying Birmingham Creates Interactive Mapping Portal using Bluesky Tree Data Valmont Records Longest BVLOS Drone Flight on the Wings of T-Mobile 5G Applications Invited for URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet Commercial UAV Expo Announces 2023 Conference Program and Speaker Line-Up Commercial UAV Expo Program Released ...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 06/02/23
Seabed 2030 and NORBIT Oceans to Accelerate Global Ocean Mapping Phase One Launches iXM-SP150 Space-Hardened Camera at GEOINT CartoVista Unveils Latest in GIS Web Mapping Platforms USGIF Announces Three New Scholarships Sponsored by St. Louis Organizations NOAA Hires Woolpert for Hydrographic Survey, Bathymetric Data in Nome, Alaska Commercial Drone Alliance and Commercial UAV Expo Announce...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 05/26/2023
Overture Maps Foundation Names Marc Prioleau Executive Director Phase One Announces iXM-SP150 at GEOINT Trimble Advances Reality Capture with the New X9 3D Laser Scanner Maptitude Revolutionizes School Redistricting Process for Nashua School District Esri Opens New St. Louis Office in Emerging GEOINT District USGIF Announces 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Sonardyne upgrade for India’s...
The Advantages of “Built Here”
There are reasons other than policy and security to consider domestically produced drones. Yes, when it comes to the drone market there is an almost “default” choice. Having established dominance, it further benefits from price by volume. And then they can invest more in R&D from the increased profits—if they choose to and do not...
