Corridor Mapping Made Easy with Microdrones – A Webinar Rome, NY – Many surveying, engineering, utility and transportation companies are tasked with surveying along linear structures or locations, such as roads, railways, and power lines to assess an area where new infrastructure needs to be built. This type of Corridor Mapping can be best accomplished through the use of drone […]
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MGISS Mapping Technology Helps Urban Surveyors Achieve Ultimate Accuracy Liverpool, UK, 29 October 2020 – Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) has equipped a team of urban surveyors with new satellite positioning systems to accurately map assets and features such as signage, lighting and landscape features for example flowerbeds. With highly accurate surveying often problematic in urban environments, MGISS worked with Occam’s Razor […]
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Microdrones Invites You to Play the Ultimate Surveying Game Show: SURVEYOR SAYS. Rome, NY – Microdrones is hosting the ultimate Surveying Game Show, SURVEYOR SAYS, intended to test contestants on their surveying and geomatics knowledge, skills, and expertise. This game show will premiere online Tuesday, June 30th at 11am ET, and viewers can register to play along and test their […]
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Aerial Insight Services, a leader in LiDAR imaging, is partnering up with Indiana Drones to help pioneer the use of UAV LiDAR systems in surveying, mapping and inspection to turn out high-quality and business-transforming data. Watch Indiana Drones conduct a LiDAR drone land survey in the Colorado Rockies and learn how he combines aerial LiDAR and industrial drone technology for […]
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JOINT SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE ON LIDAR FOR BATHYMETRY OF VERY SHALLOW WATERS, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF RIEGL, WINS ISPRS BEST PAPER OF 2019! Every year the ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) chooses the Best Paper of the Year from the wide range of publications in the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. For 2019, this award goes to the […]
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RIEGL VMQ-1HA HELPS CREATE A 3D CITY MAP FOR AN INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND “SMART” HONG KONG Editor’s Note:News.gov.hk shared an article in their Infrastructure & Logistics section recently that highlights a comprehensive mapping project underway in Hong Kong. The RIEGL VMQ-1HA is one of the key tools being used on this next generation of Hong Kong city mapping. The Lands Department of […]
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RIEGL, based in Austria, is one of the leading providers of terrestrial, industrial, mobile, bathymetric, airborne, and UAV-based laser scanning systems for surveying. Focusing on pulsed time-of-flight laser radar technology in multiple wavelengths, RIEGL has been active in research, development and commercial production of LiDAR systems since 1978. Worldwide sales, training, support and services are provided by RIEGL’s Austrian headquarters […]
Read more RIEGL ULTIMATE LIDAR WEBINAR SERIES – RIEGL will be hosting a series of FREE webinars in the month of April. April 2020 Schedule Learn more about the latest in LiDAR applications, workflows and new products without ever leaving your office! Click the images below to register for FREE these informative RIEGL webinars. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about […]
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HANDHELD LIDAR IN THE LAND OF ICE AND SNOW (AND COLD) Sooner or later, you are bound to face rain, snow, wind, or another harsh weather condition that will stop you from working on your 3D capture job. But how cold can it get before your scanner stops working and forces you indoors? To answer that question, we talked to WIESO, […]
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STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP – SURVEYING AND GEOMATICS CONFERENCE CLOSING SOON – January 20, 2020 In 2018, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI) established the Student Scholarship Award program to promote outreach and engagement with colleges, universities and students by enabling them to attend ASCE-UESI conferences. This scholarship is intended to provide opportunities for students […]
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With all kinds of lower-cost options out there, the thought of investing more in a drone can be daunting. Yet if you need a professional survey and mapping solution, drone cost is directly linked to the time and money you’ll save on your projects. So what’s the real difference between a 10,000 USD and a 30,000 USD drone? 1. Quality, dependable […]
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Flodraulic Optimizes Autonomous Applications with LeddarTech’s LiDAR Sensors Flodraulic is leveraging LeddarTech’s high-performance, multi-element LiDAR sensors for full machine control and monitoring systems used in industrial applications worldwide. QUEBEC CITY, Aug. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech®, an industry leader in providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform™ in the market, announces that Flodraulic Group is LeddarTech’s premier […]
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The Firm With 40+ offices located throughout the eastern half of the United States, GPI Geospatial, Inc. (GPI) has been providing 3D remote sensing solutions to a wide range of private and government customers for over 50 years. They are an employee-owned organization with a dual focus on employee and customer satisfaction, while delivering quality products and services. GPI purchased […]
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SIASCONSET BLUFF EROSION CASE STUDY Introduction: Siasconset is located on the eastern side of Nantucket, Massachusetts tucked against the Atlantic shoreline. This village includes an 80-foot-high coastal bluff that is of concern due to significant erosion that has threatened residences at the top of the bluff. The focus of this project case study is on the bluff that contains a […]
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WOOD ADOPTS DELAIR UX11 UAV FOR LARGE SCALE SURVEYING AND QUANTITY MEASUREMENT FOR MINES, QUARRIES Global engineering services leader implements fixed-wing aerial data collection program with support from Delair partner Frontier Precision High performance drone provides highly accurate 3D data, covers more ground, reduces costs in mining projects LOS ANGELES – May 7, 2019 – Delair, a leading supplier of […]
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WEBINAR: USING THE RIGHT DRONES FOR THE RIGHT JOB Join Microdrones for their next Wednesday Webinar on April 3, 2019 at 9AM and 6PM EDT and learn how Crafton Tull successfully implemented UAV – based Lidar, condensing their time on site in half and saving over 50% in the process. Crafton Tull is a civil engineering, surveying, architecture, landscape architecture, […]
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As a field technician and Lead Field Surveyor for Quantum Spatial Emily Gottesfeld has accumulated an amazing set of geospatial skills. Please provide a recap of your post high school education and training. Do you have any licenses or certifications? Are you a member of any organizations? I have a BA in Geology from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA […]
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The following is a set of standard questions that were supplied to Stewart Ward for this Younger Geospatial Professional Spotlight interview. Stewart Ward has accomplished a lot in his geospatial career in a short amount of time. 1. Please provide a recap of your post high school education and training. Do you have any licenses or certifications? Are you a […]
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3D laser scanning standards and specifications for Caltrans applications were developed to promote large-scale deployment of this technology into Caltrans day-to-day survey operations. This report documents the AHMCT research project, “Creating Standards and Specifications for the Use of Laser Scanning in Caltrans Projects.” DOTs and private contractors have used laser scanning in highway survey applications and found that it reduces […]
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Calgary, AB July 19, 2018 – Solv3D Inc. is excited to announce that Sam O. Hirota, Inc. has partnered with Solv3D as part of our authorized reseller network. “I am very pleased that Sam O. Hirota has joined our partner network”, states Tammy Peterson, vice president of marketing and sales at Solv3D. “They are a company with a long, credible history […]
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New distribution agreement for the US and Canada market provides easier access to innovative railways surveying solutions and factory-certified service Amberg Technologies, the world’s leading specialist for innovative and user-friendly surveying solutions, today announced that Hexagon’s Geosystems division has been appointed to distribute and support the complete range of Amberg Technologies rail surveying products and services in order to further […]
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Integrated solutions developer Maptek invites African mining professionals to gather at Switch on Innovation to learn ways Maptek technology fulfils their productivity and safety goals. The conference will be held at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg from August 30 to September 1. The dynamic program includes product showcases, software workshops and practical demonstrations of hardware technology. Maptek […]
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Portland, Maine, USA – March 18, 2016 – Commercial UAV Expo has announced a Call for Speakers for its second annual event, to be held October 31 – November 2, 2016 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. More than 1,500 precision measurement professionals in key target industries attended last year’s inaugural event. The deadline for abstract submission is April […]
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Irvine, CA (February 22, 2016): U.S. Institute of Building Documentation (USIBD) founding member Joseph Romano of Langan Engineering & Environmental Services and ACEC Council of Professional Surveyors (COPS) Steering Committee president Ralph W. Guida,of Guida Surveying signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the ACEC winter Conference in Phoenix, AZ. The MOU will provide the members of both organization access […]
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Denver, CO, USA – February 22, 2016 – YellowScan is pleased to announce the global launch of its new LiDAR UAS surveying solution with highest accuracy and most dense geo-referenced point cloud data: 3cm accuracy – 300 000 shots/s – 1.5 kg R&D development for the YellowScan Surveyor solution started in early 2015 with the same philosophy and technology foundation […]
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