Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) manufacturer senseFly was the first to bring RTK survey-grade mapping to a UAS platform with its fixed-wing senseFly eBee RTK in June 2014. This platform is capable of three-centimeter accuracy without the need for ground-control points,...
Specim Releases First Professional Quality Hyperspectral Sensor Range AisaKESTREL for UAV’s
September 15, 2015 — Specim releases first professional quality hyperspectral sensor range, intended for UAV's and other platforms of limited payload size, at InterGEO 2015. AisaKESTREL pushbrooming hyperspectral sensor systems are built to the same strictest data...
SBG SYSTEMS Joins VIAMETRIS to Present the New Generation of 3D Indoor Scanning System Aided by the Ellipse-A AHRS
Rueil-Malmaison, France, September 8, 2015 – SBG SYSTEMS joins VIAMETRIS to present at the INTERGEO trade show, the new generation of the “iMMSâ€, called now “iMS 3Dâ€, a mobile 3D indoor scanner generating continuous 3D point clouds. For this brand new model,...
New, Ultrathin Optical Sensors Shape Light in Exotic Ways
Researchers have developed innovative flat, optical lenses as part of a collaboration between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology. These optical components are capable of manipulating light in ways that are difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional optical devices.
Geo-matching.com Adds Thermal, Multi- and Hyperspectral Imaging
Augus 12, 2015 — Geo-matching.com has recently added thermal, multi- and hyperspectral imaging to its broad spectrum of product categories. Teledyne Optech is the first supplier in this category with the CS-MS 1920. In addition to general specifications, detailed...
FireWatch Uses Space-Age Cameras
The German forest-fire detection effort has a new and more-effective input after installing a series of FireWatch cameras developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). More than 150 such cameras, based on technology used on space missions, have been installed in five German states.
Munich-Based Sensor Startup KONUX Announces Line of Optoelectronic Torque Sensors
MUNICH, July 21, 2015 -—Sensor startup KONUX announces optoelectronic sensors that set new industry standards of precision and robustness, enabling faster production and maximum asset utilization. In the field of collaborative robots, KONUX torque sensors ensure...
DLR and NASA Team for 3D Measurements of Forests
July 15, 2015—A tangle of treetops and branches, through which just the occasional clear area provides glimpses of the trunks and roots growing below. Whether it is woodland with German spruces or a tropical rainforest, very few sensors are able to see through this...
Teledyne Optech Showing New Tools for Collecting GIS Data at Esri 2015 UC
July 13, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that it will be showcasing some of its latest sensors at the Esri 2015 User Conference in San Diego on July 20-24, highlighting the game changing Optech Galaxy and innovative Optech ILRIS and UAV...
UTC Aerospace Systems Launches Low Cost, 320-MicroSWIR Camera, Making Sensors Unlimited SWIR More Affordable and More Exportable
PARIS AIR SHOW, Paris, June 17, 2015 — UTC Aerospace Systems introduces the Sensors Unlimited 320CSX, the latest in its line of MicroSWIR™ high performance short wave infrared (SWIR) video cameras. The low-noise, rugged SWIR camera provides customers with an...
