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Nearmap partners with GTG to help local governments

April 23, 2021By Tracy Cozzens

Aerial imagery company Nearmap is partnering with Geographic Technologies Group (GTG), which helps local government agencies throughout the United States and Canada with geographic information systems (GIS). GTG offers local governments with GIS services including strategic planning, consulting, comprehensive data services, mapping services, software development, training and on-call support. GTG also provides ongoing GIS maintenance for villages, towns, cities, counties,... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, city government, geographic information systems, Geographic Technologies Group, GIS, GTG, local government, nearmap and posted in GIS News, Imagery, Technology

SimActive integrates software in lidar solution for drones

December 17, 2020By Tracy Cozzens

SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has integrated its Correlator3D product into lidar systems for drones developed by Lidar USA. Possible configurations include two side-by-side cameras that allow matching the footprint of the lidar sensor, a particularly useful setup for corridor mapping. SimActive’s Correlator3D software is used for automatically registering the imagery with the lidar data. Once a perfect... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, Correlator3D, drones, geospatial data, Lidar USA, photogrammetry, SimActive and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Lidar, Technology

Bluesky awarded lidar contract to map Wales from the air

February 27, 2020By Tracy Cozzens

This image of Wales is color-coded to show the relative height of the land. (Image: Bluesky)

Aerial mapping company Bluesky International has been awarded a contract by Natural Resources Wales, on behalf of Welsh Government, to capture a high-resolution laser mapped aerial survey of the whole of Wales. Working alongside Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh government, Bluesky will capture the data at a resolution of 2 points per metre before processing and delivering lidar data... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, aerial mapping, Bluesky, government contract, lidar, mapping, National Lidar for Wales, Natural Resources Wales, Wales and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Lidar, Technology

Vexcel Imaging to acquire image resources from Verisk

February 7, 2020By Tracy Cozzens

Vexcel Imaging, a provider of aerial imagery data, large-format aerial cameras and photogrammetry software, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the imagery sourcing group from Verisk’s Geomni business. The acquisition will combine Geomni’s imagery surveying and content-related teams and assets into Vexcel. Verisk, a data analytics provider, will be a minority owner in Vexcel with full access to all... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, data analytics, mapping, Verisk, Vexcel Imaginge and posted in GIS News, Imagery, Technology

New Soar platform gives public real-time views of world events

October 25, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

Satellite imagery company Soar is now allowing public access to its satellites that provide near-real time imagery all across Earth at 10-meter resolution per pixel. Both the public and the media will now be able to see high-definition aerial views of anywhere on Earth to observe events as they happen. This includes but is not limited to environmental disasters such as... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, drone imagery, NASA, public access, satellite imagery, Soar and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

SimActive used to determine financial assistance after Hurricane Dorian

October 25, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, announced that its Correlator3D software has been used by Air Data Solutions (ADS) in Florida to determine financial assistance following Hurricane Dorian. Aerial imagery was collected before the storm for pre-hurricane assessment and after for damage analysis. A Phase One 100MP aerial camera owned by ADS was flown to gather high-resolution images of... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, Air Data Solutions, Correlator3D, Florida, Hurricane Dorian, Phase One, property damage, SimActive, SimActive Correlator 3D and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

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. (Image: Nearmap)

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

Durham public works uses Nearmap to manage massive city growth

February 6, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

Nearmap high-resolution aerial image of Durham, North Carolina, photographed Jan. 15. (Photo: Nearmap)

Location content provider Nearmap has partnered with the city of Durham, North Carolina, to help it manage infrastructure projects. The city’s Public Works Department uses Nearmap’s high-resolution imagery to aid in managing all infrastructure data for the city, including the city’s $16 million a year Stormwater Utility Fund. “Having access to imagery back to 2014, we’re able to go back... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, Durham, GIS, high-resolution imagery, infrastructure, nearmap, North Carolina, public works and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

Fugro uses airborne RAMMS to acquire land and sea data

January 18, 2019By GSS Staff

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

Bluesky with CityMapper captures cities in 3D

January 9, 2019By Tracy Cozzens

St. Paul’s Cathedral in London captured in lidar point-cloud data. (Image: Bluesky)

Aerial survey company Bluesky International Ltd. is using the Leica CityMapper to capture major cities throughout the United Kingdom. read more

This article is tagged with 3D laser scanning, 3D model, aerial imagery, Bluesky, CityMapper, HxGN Content Program, Leica Geosystems, UK, United Kingdom and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

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