2019 NEW YORK UAS SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW – THE LATEST UAS INSIGHT FROM NUAIR I am very excited for the upcoming 2019 New York UAS Symposium and the chance to provide the community with an update on all the exciting work that the NY UAS Test Site and NY State is conducting to advance the UAS Industry. To set the stage […]
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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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Join drone scientist Jason San Souci and utility advisor Kevin Faus for a 30-minute webinar answering the question “how can UAS LiDAR change the way utilities operate?” With the visual and thermal inspection of transmission and distribution assets from UAS becoming more commonplace, LiDAR offers a rare and detailed look at this aging infrastructure that is invaluable for increasing reliability, […]
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Don’t Miss Your Chance to Sponsor or Speak! The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) is excited to be hosting the second Annual New York UAS Symposium, September 16 – 18 at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY. Last year’s symposium brought in over 300 participants and we’re expecting an even bigger turn out this year. The […]
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Bentley Systems Announces the Availability of OpenBuildings Station Designer Uniquely integrates multidisciplinary design and pedestrian simulationfor rail and transit stations EXTON, Pa. – May 13, 2019 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the general availability of OpenBuildings Station Designer, a new multidisciplinary application for the design, […]
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UAS Support for the Transportation Sector From Pre-Construction Surveys to Geohazard Analysis Join geospatial industry veteran Brian Soliday, Juniper Unmanned’s Chief Revenue Officer on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 10:00 AM MDT for a 30-minute webinar focused on how to seamlessly integrate Juniper Unmanned’s UAS technology and processes into your workflows through their enablement services. Juniper Unmanned’s mission is to […]
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The Plainfield Recreation Road project required careful planning and implementation of drone lidar to collect the required 3D map data. INTRODUCTION With the increased need for real-time results in today’s world, on-foot inspection is not always the best approach for collecting site characterization data. This particular project involves a very dense area with lots of aerial cover, making it hard […]
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Sentient Blue Wins GENIUS NY $1 Million Grand Prize; Four Other Finalists Receive $500,000 Investments as Part of $3 Million Awarded to Innovative Companies that will Now Operate in Syracuse $15 Million Invested Over Three Rounds of Competition GENIUS NY Program Builds on Progress of CNY Rising – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy Governor […]
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There are thousands of companies that claim to be in the drone mapping and surveying business, but only a few operate with the level of professionalism that you would expect from a commercial airline. Note – This is the first in a series of articles that make up a white paper by Juniper Unmanned entitled, UAS Market Differentiators. In an […]
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A Raffi Holzer, Founder of AVVIR thought he knew exactly where his career path was going to take him, but then he spent a summer at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Lab where he learned about point clouds, structure from motion, and various civil engineering, construction processes. The groundwork was laid. Background After the summer internship Raffi returned to pursuing his […]
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USING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TO MAP INSTALLATION ASSETS MAXIMIZES EFFICIENCY VICKSBURG, Miss. (Feb. 26, 2018)–Jenny Laird, Thommy Berry, Kenneth Matheson, Elizabeth Lord and Robby Boyd, all of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory, utilized unmanned aircraft systems to conduct an infrastructure inventory and assessment of the ERDC-Vicksburg installation, part of a collaborative effort with ERDC’s Directorate […]
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As you will see, Mark Sheehan is very knowledgeable about the penalties you can incur for flying a commercial drone without a license. You can’t say you weren’t warned! Commercial drone flying is a hot topic in the United States. This technology has quickly penetrated a number of sectors and caused many debates in the process. If you are a […]
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The number one issue holding back the drone industry is the inability, in general to fly beyond visual line of sight – BVLOS. The following is an excerpt from The Economics of BVLOS, a whitepaper—written in partnership with Skylogic Research—that compares traditional inspection methods with VLOS and BVLOS drone operations on the basis of cost, safety, data quality, and time-to-value. […]
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The New York Power Authority – NYPA has received a $125,000 grant from the American Public Power Association (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Development (DEED) program to research and integrate light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology into its existing in‑house Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program for vegetation management inspections along NYPA’s transmission lines. UAS, more commonly referred to as […]
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Jean-Thomas Célette, Managing Director at senseFly provides his insight and vision for this high flying drone mapping company. For a bit of perspective, can you provide a couple of short paragraphs on your education and training and how that lead to your involvement with drone technology? Please include timeframes. I was introduced to the world of surveying when I joined […]
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TOULOUSE, France – January 16, 2019 – Delair, a leading supplier of commercial drone solutions, today announced interoperability of high-precision data acquired from the Delair UX11 drone with version 5.0 of the Trimble Business Center software. The integration enables geospatial professionals to simply drag and drop Delair UX11 PPK ( post-processed kinematic capabilities) data directly into Trimble Business Center projects. […]
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Energy Drone Coalition Releases Inaugural “Drones in the Energy Industry” Benchmark Survey Results This first study precisely details how drones in the energy industry are a powerful tool with massive room for growth still ahead. Houston, Texas, December 17, 2018 – The Energy Drone Coalition, powered by InnovateEnergy, and DRONEII.COM are pleased to announce the release of their joint report, “Drones in the Energy Industry.” This […]
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Mariah Scott, President at Skyward, a Verizon company is leading a team that is focused on helping enterprises realize the enormous potential of drones. Building on its strategy to drive innovation and adoption for IoT (Internet of Things) services in high-growth markets, Verizon purchased Skyward, a private company based in Portland, Oregon in 2017. Skyward brings drone operations management to the Verizon […]
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Registration is officially OPEN for the 2019 Energy Drone and Robotics Summit, taking place June 12-13 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott in The Woodlands, TX. This is the largest event in the world focused on Industrial UAVs, Robotics & AI Technology for Energy & Engineering. The Energy Drone & Robotics Summit is a forum dedicated to launching, growing and scaling enterprise UAV/Robotics […]
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The Unmanned-Autonomous-Systems-Division (UASD) serves the ASPRS members as a resource for mapping standards and industry insights. The UASD includes unmanned autonomous systems (broadly defined, including robotics) and related technologies, including platforms, sensors, communications, algorithms, and derived information, among others. Calling all UAS and Photogrammetry Gurus! The UAS Division (UASD) and Photogrammetric Applications Division are hosting a web meeting on Thursday, […]
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The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting – TRB 2019 will be held January 13–17, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to attract more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world. Autonomous vehicles and lidar are certain to be a major topic of discussion. The meeting program will […]
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As Jeff Fagerman, Founder of LidarUSA recently explained the Quanergy M8 Ultra is making an important contribution in the UAS mapping world, not only because of its light weight, but more importantly because of its 150m range which allows it to collect data efficiently while staying under the FAA 400′ mandated ceiling. Provided by Quanergy The Mapping LiDAR Scanner the […]
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senseFly and IN-FLIGHT Data join forces for groundbreaking urban Beyond Visual-Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) drone project in Calgary As the first BVLOS UAS operation permitted in a major North American city, the goal of the project was to demonstrate that BVLOS RPAS flights can be conducted safely and efficiently. Calgary, Canada / Cheseaux, Switzerland, October 25, 2018 — IN-FLIGHT Data, one of […]
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Meet RIEGL out at Commercial UAV Expo 2018 in Las Vegas! Our team of RIEGL experts will be at Booth 309, ready to meet with you to discuss your business’ unmanned needs! Be sure to stop by throughout the week to learn about RIEGL LiDAR and to see our state-of-the-art unmanned laser scanners, the miniVUX-1UAV and miniVUX-1DL! The miniVUX-1UAV is […]
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Stereo Mapping From Drones – Cardinal Systems’ VR Mapping Software Cardinal Systems has added tools to the Vr Mapping Software for efficient mapping from UAS imagery. Stereo is more versatile for vector extraction than Imagery-Derived Point Clouds (IDPC) or DSM. IDPC miss above-ground features like power lines, signs, and drip lines. They also round break lines and edges like fences, curbs and […]
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