Elders of the indigenous Cree First Nation of Waswanipi people of Broadback Valley in Quebec, Ontario, Canada, have been fighting to protect their land from logging so it can remain in place for future generations.
Fugro's lidar Geo-data supports OPW's Irish coastal resilience strategies
The Office of Public Works (OPW) has awarded Fugro a contract to acquire, process and publish high-resolution lidar Geo-data of Ireland’s west and north coasts. This baseline survey will deliver a 3D elevation model to support Ireland’s coastal resilience strategy...
CompassDrone to Demo Integration of DJI Video with ArcGIS at Esri Mapping Forum
Full motion video (FMV) captured by the best-selling drones in the world can now be viewed, queried and used for professional mapping projects in Esri ArcGIS. CompassDroneâ„¢ will introduce DJI2FMV, a beta script soon to be rolled out as a web-accessible application,...
Dronegenuity Launches Online Drone Training Platform
Dronegenuity, a nationwide leader in commercial drone services, announced on Monday the launch of a new online course designed to help aspiring drone pilots become certified to fly drones commercially. The Part 107 Test Prep course will become available to the...
2nd International Drone Show Competition Winners Announced
Riga, Latvia - The 2nd International Drone Show Competition, initiated by SPH Engineering’s Drone Show Software (DSS) team, announces its results. 214 registered participants from 104 countries competed in one or more of six categories. Entries were evaluated by a...
Insitu Announces High Accuracy Photogrammetry Payload for Broad Aerial Survey
COSTA MESA, Calif. -Â Insitu today announced the successful integration of a 50-megapixel camera into its ScanEagleâ„¢ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for delivering High Accuracy Photogrammetric (HAP) aerial imagery. This new capability is part of Insitu's INEXAâ„¢...
Cardno UAS Fleet Achieves New Levels of Industry-leading Performance & Accuracy
Lone Tree, CO – July 20, 2016 - Cardno, Inc. announced that the newest platform in its industry-leading unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet is the Pulse Aerospace Vapor 55 on which the Riegl VUX-1 LiDAR sensor will be mounted. It will be deployed primarily for...
Orbit GT to Showcase New UAS Mapping Product at UAS Expo, Las Vegas
Lokeren, Belgium, October 7, 2015 — Orbit GT will be showcasing its new UAS Mapping product at the UAS Expo in Las Vegas, this week. “We’ve been in the UAV business for over 8 years now, and we’ve seen it grown from scratch.â€, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit...
Avineon Completes Acquisition of Two Springs Consulting
McLean, Virginia – May 5, 2020 – Anand Subramani, President of Commercial Systems at Avineon®, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Two Springs Consulting LLC (Two Springs). As a provider of professional GIS services for more than a decade, Two Springs...
Boundless Education Program Expands Support to Promote Geo-Education Everywhere
NEW YORK – Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today announced that it has extended the Boundless Education Program to provide open source GIS software and support for free to educators and students across the globe. "We believe open source software offers...
