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A new angle on mapping cliffs on California’s shore

March 26, 2021

Cliff surveys are traditionally performed with fixed-wing aircraft that collect nadir photos. However, a photogrammetry company accurately triangulated […]

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This article is tagged with California, Highway 1, orthomosaic, Pacific Coast Highway, Paul Reichardt, photogrammetry, Robert Lafica, topographic map, Trimble 5600 total station, Trimble R8 GNSS receiver, UAS, UAV and posted in From the Magazine, Survey, UAV/UGV

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UAV + lidar combination maps mine, tunnel mouth

March 26, 2021

In September 2019, the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography conducted a nine-day project on the Heishan Mining […]

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This article is tagged with CHCNAV, China, unmanned aerial system, Xinjiang Province and posted in From the Magazine, Survey, UAV/UGV

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Altitude Angel launches drone management solution for airports

March 25, 2021

Altitude Angel, a unified traffic management (UTM) technology provider, is bringing to market airspace management solution GuardianUTM Enterprise. […]

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This article is tagged with Altitude Angel, counter-UAS, GuardianUTM Enterprise, UAS, unmanned aerial systems, UTM and posted in Latest News, Product Showcase, UAV/UGV

Side view point cloud of bridge. Data collected using and OxTS xNAV650 INS and Velodyne VLP-16 lidar. Data processed using OxTS Georeferencer. (Image: OxTS)

OxTS offers tiny inertial navigation system for drone surveys

March 24, 2021

Oxford Technical Solutions has released the xNAV650, the latest in its line of inertial navigation systems (INS), suitable […]

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This article is tagged with 3D point clouds, drones, DroneZone, NAVsuite, Oxford Technical Solutions, OxTS, OxTS Georeferencer, UAV, unmanned aerial vehicles, xNAV650 and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Survey, UAV/UGV

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Regulating advanced drone operations

March 24, 2021

Why permissions and regulations are an important part of workflows By Pierre-Alain Marchand Regulatory Compliance Manager, senseFly Now […]

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This article is tagged with BVLOS, Federal Aviation Administration, OOP, Part 107 Waivers, sensefly, UAV permissions, UAV regulations and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Opinions, UAV/UGV

First Fix: Two PNTs are better than one

March 22, 2021

With a very good PNT device already installed for flying the aircraft, why not just tap into that […]

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This article is tagged with drone, First Fix, MEMS, opinion, PNT device, second PNT, UAV, UAV navigation and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions, UAV/UGV

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Phase One announces P3 drone payload for asset inspection

March 22, 2021

Phase One, a developer of digital imaging technologies, has announced the P3 Payload, a versatile solution designed for […]

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This article is tagged with Gimbal, laser rangefinder, UAV camera, UAV payload and posted in Latest News, Mapping, Product Showcase, UAV/UGV

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Search-and-rescue drone debuts, FAA issues remote ID rule

March 17, 2021

It’s hard to pick out an outstanding story or two this month from the dozens of new or […]

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This article is tagged with Boeing, FAA rule, Federal Aviation Administration, Loyal Wingman, NEC Laboratories Europe, remote ID, remote identification, SARDO, search and rescue, USAF Skyborg and posted in Opinions, UAV/UGV, Uncategorized