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Bluesky debuts MetroVista city mapping service for Europe at Intergeo 2019

September 17, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

The Bluesky MetroVista range includes high-resolution imagery combined with high-accuracy, wide-scale 3D models. (Image: Bluesky)

Bluesky International has launched its international MetroVista city mapping service for Europe at Intergeo 2019, which took place Sept. 17-19 in Stuttgart, Germany. The mapping service incorporates the Leica CityMapper hybrid airborne sensor, which can simultaneously capture vertical and oblique aerial photography, as well as lidar. According to the company, the Bluesky MetroVista range includes high-resolution imagery combined with high-accuracy,... read more

This article is tagged with Bluesky, Bluesky International, city mapping service, CityMapper, Intergeo 2019, mapping service, MetroVista, MetroVista city mapping service, Ralph Coleman and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Mapping, More, Technology

Concept3D’s night map feature supports campus security

August 9, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

The night map of the campus of Boise State University. (Image: Concept3D)

A new night map integration feature is available for all Concept3D maps. The toggle-on map overlay is designed to enhance campus safety and security by making it easy to find the best, well-lit routes and critical resources such as emergency phones. The Concept3D interactive mapping platform is used by hundreds of major universities, colleges and schools, as well as convention centers,... read more

This article is tagged with 3DConcept, Boise State University, campus map, colleges, emergency, night map, safety, security, universities and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Mapping, Technology

Ocean mapping, exploration inventions honored with XPRIZE

June 3, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

ODXP Competition Final Round 2 Testing in Kalamata, Greece. (Photo: XPRIZE)

With more than 80 percent of the world’s oceans unmapped, the deep ocean is one of the last unknown areas on Earth. On May 31, teams with unique exploration solutions were honored with the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. XPRIZE is a global competition to advance ocean technologies for rapid, unmanned and high-resolution ocean exploration and discovery. The teams invented new technologies... read more

This article is tagged with bathymetry, Esri, GEBCO-NF Alumni, KUROSHIO, oceanography, Seabed 2030, Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, UGV, XPRIZE and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Mapping, UAS/UAV

Thermal drone designed for efficient solar farm inspections

May 15, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

The new senseFly Solar 360 UAV is designed to enable the automated and efficient inspection of solar farms. SenseFly has introduced its senseFly Solar 360. Created in collaboration with software company Raptor Maps, the offering is an efficient thermal drone solution that enables the automatic assessment of solar plant performance at a sub-module level, the companies said. Created by combining... read more

This article is tagged with drone, Raptor Maps, sensefly, Solar 360, Solar 360 drone, solar farms, thermal drone, UAV and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Mapping, Technology, UAS/UAV

Positioning sensors and geospatial intelligence advance in the 5G landscape

May 13, 2019By GSS Staff

Aerial Imagery reveals signal (green lines) interference (red lines) from buildings — even 30 cm of obstruction can be significant — between microwave towers. (Near map)

Like instant response when we surf the web, consumers have come to expect clear, consistent call connections when using mobile. read more

This article is tagged with 5G, aerial imagery, Fifth-Generation Wireless Systems, Jeff Fagerman, Lidar USA, mapping, nearmap, Tony Agresta and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Mapping, Technology

Trimble launches high-accuracy field device for GIS

April 17, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

The Trimble TDC150 handheld is a new field computer designed for GIS data collection, inspection and management activities. The TDC150 provides users with a rugged device that has the flexibility of a handheld, a modern interface with open Android operating system, and scalable high-accuracy positioning for professional field workflows. The TDC150 provides advanced GNSS capabilities in a durable, ergonomic and lightweight... read more

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WingtraOne offers RedEdge-MX vegetation camera option

April 3, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

The WingtraOne vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing mapping drone now carries the RedEdge-MX multispectral sensor for vegetation mapping. The WingtraOne is a VTOL drone that allows for flexible take-off and landing, with automated vertical take-off and landing even on gravel or in forest isles. The WingtraOne provides wide coverage for comprehensive and high-quality multispectral image gathering, with coverage of... read more

This article is tagged with RedEdge-MX, UAV, vegetation mapping, Wingtra One and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Mapping, Technology

DARPA seeks tools to capture underground worlds in 3D

March 25, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

DARPA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to augment its understanding of state-of-the-art technologies for 3D mapping and surveying. (Photo: DARPA)

Request for Information pursues state-of-the-art technologies for collecting and characterizing 3D mapping and surveying data. DARPA is seeking information on state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies for advanced mapping and surveying in support of the agency’s Subterranean (SubT) Challenge. Georeferenced data — geographic coordinates tied to a map or image — could significantly improve the speed and accuracy of warfighters in time-sensitive... read more

This article is tagged with 3D mapping, DARPA, SubT Challenge, Subterranean Challenge, Timothy Chung and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Mapping, Technology

Peering behind the mapping curtain

February 11, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

Augmented Reality view from the Mapbox Vision SDK. (Image: Mapbox)

Location intelligence powers applications with data and “live maps” updated continuously. According to Forbes, 70 percent of telecommunications companies consider location intelligence critical to their success. The intelligence data is provided by specialists such as Google, Esri, Here and PlaceIQ. In January, Sprint and location intelligence startup Mapbox launched precision mapping technology with the Curiosity IoT network. The 5G network’s... read more

This article is tagged with 5G network, artificial intelligence, Curiosity IoT, Internet of Things, live maps, location intelligence, Mapbox, SDK, Sprint and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Mapping, Technology

Fugro uses airborne RAMMS to acquire land and sea data

January 18, 2019By GSS Staff

Photo: Agile LeVin, Visit Turks and Caicos Islands, via Fugro

Fugro has completed a landmark data acquisition campaign over the Turks and Caicos Islands, marking the first commercial success of its new Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System (RAMMS). Working under contract to the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), the company acquired more than 7,400 square kilometers of integrated, high-resolution bathymetric, topographic and image data. The resulting deliverables will support updated... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, bathymetry, Fugro, RAMMS, Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System, Turks and Caicos, UAV and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Lidar, Mapping, Technology

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