February has always been great for mapping analytics firm Esri. Last February, the California-based company released Drone2Map for ArcGIS, a powerful application that captures raw, drone-based image data and creates digital surface models, orthomosaics, 3D-point clouds and 3D Shareable PDFs. GIS users who lack the photogrammetry skills can leverage the software to transform … [Read more...] about Esri Boosts Drone2Map Tool With Upgrade
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DroneDeploy: Enterprise Grade or Not?
DroneDeploy’s new App Market fills a need for commercial drone use, but can the data quality measure up for widespread industrial use? QuickTake THE FACTS: This past week, DroneDeploy introduced its new App Market, a store for drone applications from a range of companies—including Autodesk, Box, John Deere, and 13 others—as well as a variety of industry verticals. … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy: Enterprise Grade or Not?
Is Esri’s Drone2Map a Game Changer?
Features should appeal to Esri users, but will they appeal to non-Esri users? QuickTake THE FACTS: In February 2016, Esri released an application called Drone2Map for ArcGIS. Drone2Map (D2M) takes raw image data from drones and creates digital surface models, orthomosaics, 3D-point clouds and 3D PDFs that can be shared. Data processed by Drone2Map can also be rendered in … [Read more...] about Is Esri’s Drone2Map a Game Changer?
