Aerial data collection

Engineering Firm Uses UAV for Mining and Quarry Data

June 18, 2019

Global engineering services provider Wood has adopted the Delair UX11 high-performance UAV for its work in site planning and asset management in mining and quarry projects in the western U.S.

Delair Introduces Open Payload Version of Long-Range UAV

Open Payload UAV Enables Custom Configuration of Sensing Capabilities

June 5, 2019

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Delair DT26 Open Payload model offers a removable container to house sensors or extra cargo within easy-to-integrate UAV architecture.

Surveyors Ask About Drone Use

Logan Campbell

May 1, 2019

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While the number of surveyors who use drones continues to grow, there are still a handful of questions that keep cropping up at almost every survey conference.

MAPPS 2018 Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards

MAPPS Presents Geospatial Excellence Awards

Perry Trunick

April 19, 2019

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MAPPS honored members with the 2018 Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards as part of their 12th annual awards banquet at the group's winter meeting in Denver in January.

Aerial Mapping Opportunities Abound

At an update for MAPPS, speakers note high interest in aerial mapping programs.

Perry Trunick

March 18, 2019

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It appears the aerial imagery segment is booming. The goal of more data and higher resolutions expressed in government and private sector programs suggests a strong, ongoing demand for geospatial services.

Beating the Drone Line-of-Sight Limitation

Mary E. Shacklett

March 6, 2019

FAA regulations still require drone operators to fly drones within line of sight. This can be a limiting factor for companies; however, there is now a mobile strategy that can overcome the restriction.

Hard-Learned Lessons in Drone Photogrammetry

Logan Campbell

Daniel Katz

February 25, 2019

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Having done data processing for thousands of drone survey projects, we have learned the hard way why photogrammetry is a PhD-level science.

IN-FLIGHT Data Awarded Three Guinness World Records

Beyond Visual-Line-Of-Sight

February 20, 2019

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IN-FLIGHT Data was awarded three world records for flights carried out during the innovative BVLOS Canadian project.

Career Notes: Smart Surveyors Communicate

Alexis Brumm

February 14, 2019

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Surveyors are smart, logical and capable of solving increasingly difficult problems. However, it's also important for surveyors to know and understand how to manage, create and embolden relationships with people.

Delair Announces Interoperability with Trimble Business Center Software

Drone Data

February 11, 2019

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Delair announces interoperability of high-precision PPK drone data from Delair UX11 UAS with Trimble Business Center v 5.0 to streamline photogrammetry workflows for geospatial professionals.