For more than two decades, SimActive has been a constant presence in the evolution of drone mapping. Long before drones became commonplace in defense, surveying, or emergency response, the company was pushing the boundaries of photogrammetry for military clients with what is now known as Correlator3D, its flagship software platform. Today, as the drone industry accelerates … [Read more...] about Drone Mapping in 2026: What’s Driving the Next Era
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Managing Large Photogrammetry Projects Simultaneously: Can It Be Done?
How scalable workflows, automation, and distributed processing make managing large photogrammetry projects possible. DRONELIFE spoke with Philippe Simard, co-founder and CEO of SimActive, the Canadian company behind the Correlator3D photogrammetry suite, to explore one of the most pressing challenges in the aerial mapping industry: how to efficiently manage and process … [Read more...] about Managing Large Photogrammetry Projects Simultaneously: Can It Be Done?
3D Drone Mapping: Inside Parrot’s “Impossible” Mission Over Positano [VIDEO]
Parrot, Logiroad complete ‘impossible’ drone mapping mission over Positano By Jim Magill The Italian town of Positano, which hugs the cliffs along Italy’s scenic Amalfi Coast, is a delight for tourists and fashion lovers, and a nightmare for mapmakers. The city’s topography, with streets that wind along the hills and canyons that run right up the shore of the sea, … [Read more...] about 3D Drone Mapping: Inside Parrot’s “Impossible” Mission Over Positano [VIDEO]
SimActive’s Philippe Simard on Mapping with Aerial Data: From Entire Countries to One Back Yard
Canada's SimActive is a relative newcomer to the drone industry. They aren't new to aerial mapping, however: the company was founded in 2003 by brothers Philippe and Louis Simard to assist the Canadian army in mapping the entire country of Afghanistan to aid U.S. Troops. Their goal at the time was to make mapping from satellite data easier to use and faster, so that military … [Read more...] about SimActive’s Philippe Simard on Mapping with Aerial Data: From Entire Countries to One Back Yard
Esri Boosts Drone2Map Tool With Upgrade
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
