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Topobathymetric Lidar Tackles Great Lakes Coastal Mapping Project 

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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is an effort to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world—the Great Lakes. As a part of this initiative, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has an ongoing effort to update all its bathymetric maps in the Great Lakes region, including advanced maps of the marine environment.  

Drone Processing Services: The Importance of Keeping the Human in the Loop

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This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Heights 2024

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 […]

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