National mapping agency for Great Britain and leading geospatial data organization Ordnance Survey (OS) has announced plans to launch a solar-powered drone that will fly at high altitude to complement existing satellite mapping systems. The aim of the High Altitude Psuedo Satellite (HAPS) project, called Astigan, is to provide faster, higher quality images of Earth from … [Read more...] about Astigan: Ordnance Survey To Launch High-Altitude, Solar-Powered Mapping Drone
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SimActive expands further into Asia via fast growing South Korea
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announced in a press release today that it enabled the first government drone mapping project in South Korea. Asia Aero Survey (AAS), a SimActive regional partner, used Correlator3D™ for the public survey delivered to the Korean National Geographic Information Institute (NGII) and the Korean Association of … [Read more...] about SimActive expands further into Asia via fast growing South Korea
A Closer Look at senseFly’s New eBee X
Amid the avalanche of product and service launches, partnership announcements and general industry news at Interdrone earlier this month, senseFly, a division of French drone manufacturer Parrot, unveiled a new modular drone for aerial mapping and surveying. On paper, the eBee X looks like a useful fixed-wing aircraft that should provide a rugged and adaptable solution for a … [Read more...] about A Closer Look at senseFly’s New eBee X
Mapping Asia’s Largest Copper Ore Mine, Using Drones
A Czech drone services company, UpVision, has been using UAVs to map the largest copper ore mine in Asia. The mapping mission spanned more than 10km² near the city of Erdenet, Mongolia. In support of Czech geologists investigating the site, the UpVision team deployed a MAVinci Sirius, produced by the German manufacturer acquired by Intel back in 2016. The fixed-wing drone is … [Read more...] about Mapping Asia’s Largest Copper Ore Mine, Using Drones
Drone Analytics: When to Use Ground Control Points
Guest post DroneDeploy How To Decide If Your Drone Mapping Project Needs GCPs Ground control points (GCPs) can be an invaluable tool for aerial mapping. When used correctly, they help ensure a high degree of global accuracy, which is important for most surveying and construction projects. But the fact is, the majority of drone maps don’t require GCPs. Because of … [Read more...] about Drone Analytics: When to Use Ground Control Points
