Category Archives: Aerial/UAS
Drone Operators vs. Land Surveyors
Drone Operators vs. Land Surveyors. Are we headed for a confrontation?
It’s a Small (Sensor) World
The fascinating emerging world of geophysical and geological exploration with drones For the last 10 years we have seen more and more applications adopting uncrewed aircraft or drones and adding them to their workflows to expand businesses and offer more versatility to their customers. But like in every other new technology, adoption is not uniform,...
Drone Processing Services: The Importance of Keeping the Human in the Loop
Using a drone processing service can make firms, large and small, more competitive. AI is working wonders for specific steps, but can’t do it all. Vendors and users are finding out how imprtant the human elements is. Drone-based aerial mapping and surveying has evolved, over this first decade of adoption, to include a significant amount...
Saving Alcatraz (Digitally)
The infamous island is under attack by climate change, rising sea levels, and old age. Can scanning it from the sky and on the ground preserve it? When the first functional photogrammetry uncrewed aviation vehicles (UAVs) became mainstream technology around 2013, geodesists and land surveyors around the world adopted these flying wonders as an innovative...
AI, 5G, and Geospatial Tech Team Up to Predict Wildfire Threat
AI, 5G, and Geospatial Tech Team Up to Predict Wildfire Threat
Behave Like Aviators
The importance of rules and conduct when flying small drones for mapping
