UAVs in the Mining Industry

UAVs in the Mining Industry

A growing number of mining companies are employing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Equipped with digital cameras, such remote-controlled small aircraft generate high-resolution ae...

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Christ the Redeemer Reconstructed in 3D

Christ the Redeemer Reconstructed in 3D

The famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro has been reconstructed in 3D using a UAV. Challenging weather conditions and the sheer size of the monument meant that ca...

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UAVs vs MAVs

UAVs vs MAVs

James Eddy, technical director of Bluesky International and Industrial Associate at the University of Leicester explores the growing phenomena of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the UK...

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UAS in the Andes

UAS in the Andes

In mining, the determination of volume changes over time is an important surveying task. However, harsh environments can make gathering precise and up-to-date geodata challenging....

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UAS Campus Survey Project

UAS Campus Survey Project

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, home to the largest geomatics undergraduate programme in Texas, USA, is currently undergoing a major university expansion. Both the main Is...

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Deformation Analysis of a Test Dike

Deformation Analysis of a Test Dike

Dikes play a vital role in preventing floods around the world. Typically, dikes are made of clay or marl, but these soil materials are becoming scarce in some regions. In Germany,...

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Robots in Surveillance

Robots in Surveillance

Unmanned airborne systems operating in tandem with ground-based mobile platforms to capture an area autonomously support and improve the work of surveillance staff, repair servicem...

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Experimenting with Low-cost UAVs

Experimenting with Low-cost UAVs

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as serious remote sensing platforms is a growing trend. They are already used in fields such as archaeology, construction, disaster relie...

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The Rapid Rise of UAS in Geomatics

The Rapid Rise of UAS in Geomatics

Peter Cosyn co-founded Gatewing in 2012. The start-up company’s X100 fixed-wing UAS soon attracted interest from Trimble, which acquired the company in 2012. In this intervie...

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Monitoring Vulcanoes with UAS

Monitoring Vulcanoes with UAS

Insight into signs that prelude volcanic eruptions is key for protecting the lives, livestock and property of those living in the vicinity of a volcano. One key indicator is temper...

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UAS for Mapping

UAS for Mapping

In recent years, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have attracted tremendous attention from surveyors and other geodata collectors all around the world. Nowadays, UAS equipped with GNS...

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UAS in Farming

UAS in Farming

The popularity of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) is on the rise in many countries for a multitude of applications. In one such development, the UAS is rapidly becoming a tool for cr...

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Low-speed and Low-altitude UAS

Low-speed and Low-altitude UAS

With today’s operational unmanned aerial systems (UAS), photogrammetry has entered a new era. However, not every unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is suited for aerial mapping. The abi...

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