Tag Archives: uas

xyHt Weekly News Links: 9/22/17

Phase One Industrial Introduces 190MP Aerial System Orbit GT to showcase new v18 for Mobile, UAS, Indoor and Aerial Mapping at Intergeo, Berlin Hosting massive geodata made easier by new cloud solution LizardTech Awarded U.S. Patent for LiDAR Point Cloud Compression senseFly to launch industry-specific solutions at INTERGEO 2017 Measure’s First Drone Services Franchise Opens...

xyHt Magazine September 2017 Issue

To view this issue as it appears in full in print, click the cover: Articles from this issue include: Go for the Beer! Recording, Registration, and Cadastres: Comparing systems for real-property management in the Netherlands and the United States. GPR Revisited: Arrays of multiple sensors and advances in processing breathe new life into the field...

xyHt Weekly News Links: 8/4/17

Dewberry Honored for Special Achievement in GIS Reps. Westerman and Moulton Introduce Bipartisan Geospatial Data Act | Congressman Bruce Westerman GeoCue Announces GNSS Direct Geopositioning System for Low Cost DJI Drones Nearmap Provides High-Rez Oblique Imagery and 3D Products in Ready-to-Use Service ILMF Call for Papers Deadline is August 14! Congressman Doug Lamborn Addresses MAPPS...

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xyHt Magazine August 2017 Issue

To view this issue as it appears in full in print, click the cover: Below are featured articles from the issue on our website: Editorial Fire, Ice, and Latitude in Ecuador Nicholls State University Geomatics Program Photogrammetric Engineering at The National Polytechnic Institute Drones and Surveying Flood Zones Controlling the Future with Training Women in...

Weekly xyHt News Links: 6/16/17

RIEGL has received the Sebastian Sizgoric Technical Achievement Award at this year’s JALBTCX conference in Savannah, Georgia.  Record attendance for GEO Business 2017 Identified Technologies Aligns with DJI to Offer Best-in-class Commercial Drone Solution Survey and Mapping Company Partners with Leading Unmanned and Manned Flight Service Experts Aeroscout launches UAV helicopter for high-altitude flight Congress increases funding...

LaserDrone Schematic

Laser-powered UAS

As noted in our latest issue about tethered drones, the ability to power UAS from the ground exponentially increases flight times and allows the use of heavier sensor payloads. Tethering accomplishes this at the cost of range, however: generally 200-400’ with commercially available tethering systems. What if a system had the advantages of tethering and...