When a Cessna fixed-wing aircraft took off over an Austrian alpine region on an early morning day in August 2016, it ascended carrying two crew, a large-format digital camera, a bit of uncertainty, and a whole lot of risk.

Tony Isaacs of PLW Modelworks uses a unique “fly like a bird” simulator to highlight the company’s 3D models.

Tim Frank of Nearmap demonstrates 3D mapping and imaging tools on the show floor of the 2019 Esri User Conference.

Ryan Bank of the Geospatial Intelligence Center shows off GIC’s 7.5 cm 360-degree oblique view imagery and analytics at the 2019 Esri User Conference.

Steve Lombardi of Vexcel describes the group’s blue sky imagery library which cover the entire U.S. and what it terms “gray sky” catastrophe imagery showing the effects of disasters to aid in recovery operations.

Aerial photography has played a major role in advancing operational precision agriculture applications. As image precision has gotten better, so too has the need for advanced research and powerful geospatial tools to learn best how to harvest such data-rich information into efficient, effective and reliable tools of the precision agriculture trade.

Corey Albright, a geomatics student at Utah Valley University, shared the results of his capstone research project with POB. The project is intended to present the difference between RTK GNSS surveying and UAS (drone) surveying.

Although the majority of Americans do not use nautical charts on a regular basis, they unknowingly reap the benefits of accurate up-to-date maps of waterways, coastal areas, ports, etc.