Category Archives: Sponsored
Sponsored: Microdrones goes to new ultra heights
Sponsored by Microdrones The new mdMapper3000DuoG VHR takes ultra-high resolution Photogrammetry from higher altitudes. Microdrones is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems based on the heavy lifting power, resilience and efficiency of the Microdrones md4-3000 aircraft: the mdMapper3000DuoG VHR, the mdMapper3000DuoG and the mdMapper3000 PPK. The company has also updated the mdTector1000CH4 LR with a...
Modernizing Hydrographic Survey Operations with Autonomous Vessel Technology
Nearly every recreational boater and commercial marine operator has benefitted from hydrographic survey data by way of nautical charts, depth guides or maps showing submerged obstacles. Hydrographic data helps to keep vessels safe, but can also guide the strategies of those involved in marine construction, offshore exploration and/or drilling, coastal engineering and zone management, commercial...
How SLAM scanning helps AkitaBox make FM a no-brainer for its customers
Sponsored How handheld 3D scanning enabled one company to capture large assets with unprecedented efficiency Like many new 3D technologies, AkitaBox’s facility management (FM) software was born when someone started asking questions about the accepted way of doing things. When co-founder Josh Lowe explains the genesis of AkitaBox, he talks about how he used to...
How Wood addresses the challenge of large-scale surveying for mines with a fixed-wing drone
Sponsored For large-scale surveying and asset management in remote areas, drone-based data collection is often the only option. Engineering services company Wood realized the advantages of a fixed-wing UAV platform from Delair for efficiently collecting critical data to plan and manage a mining operation in the Western US. Despite little experience with fixed-wing drone use,...
Sponsored: How Crafton Tull surveyed a 9,000 acres pipeline project in less than 45 days with a fixed-wing drone
Crafton Tull deploys Delair’s UX11 drone for oil and gas pipeline planning survey Facing a tight deadline, Crafton Tull turned to Delair’s UX11 drone to survey a 52-mile, 9,000-acre corridor for a new oil and gas pipeline—saving time, money, and producing a detailed survey that met its client’s requirements. Planning an oil and gas pipeline...
Sponsored: GreenValley International Releases Handheld Mobile LiBackpack C50 to Meet Demands for More Sophisticated and Affordable 3D Mapping Systems
GreenValley International, a 3D mapping hardware integrator and software developer for processing point cloud data, announced the release of its latest handheld mobile LiDAR scanner, the LiBackpack C50. The LiBackpack C50 features a 360° panoramic camera along with the LiDAR and SLAM integration mainstays and was developed in response to increasing demand across a variety...