AeroScope addresses safety, security and privacy concerns while protecting drone pilots DJI has unveiled AeroScope, its new solution to identify and monitor airborne drones with existing technology that can address safety, security and privacy concerns. AeroScope uses the existing communications link between a drone and its remote controller to broadcast identification information such as a registration or serial number, as... read more
Using live data from USGS and Waze, a new Esri interactive map visualizes active wildfire locations and traffic alerts for Northern California. The map incorporates a new mapping technique to group traffic alerts at locations where there is a high density of alerts. This method enables faster and more effective visual analysis in areas where there are many alerts that would... read more
Using live data from USGS and Waze, a new Esri interactive map visualizes active wildfire locations and traffic alerts for Northern California. The map incorporates a new mapping technique to group traffic alerts at locations where there is a high density of alerts. This method enables faster and more effective visual analysis in areas where there are many alerts that would... read more
DigitalGlobe has released high-resolution satellite images of the wildfires burning in Northern California. These wildfires have killed at least 21 people, destroyed at least 3,500 structures, and burned more than 115,000 acres. The Oct. 10 images were collected using the Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) sensor on DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite, which is uniquely able to pierce through the wildfire smoke to see... read more
University of Utah scientists have mapped the near-surface geology around Old Faithful. read more
Members of the public often turn to GPS World and Geospatial Solutions for help when their personal device gives them incorrect mapping information. GPS.gov has set up a page that points users to the correct place to report problems, by walking them through a series of steps. As our readers know, the problem isn’t with the satellites, but in the... read more
Riegl’s Susan Licari offers a rundown on the company’s latest products, including the VQ-880-GH airborne laser scanning system, the miniVUX-1DL UAV laser scanner, the VMX-2HA dual scanner mobile mapping system and more, at Intergeo 2017 in Berlin, Germany. read more
Phase One Industrial’s Jeff Bol discusses the company’s latest camera system, which includes the iX Controller Mark III and two 100 megapixel sensors, at Intergeo 2017, which took place Sept. 26-28 in Berlin, Germany. read more
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