Extending UAS Use in Science

Having signed a five-year sponsorship with BYU University of Utah, USA, Pix4uav has recently been used to create the first ever detailed map of the Ad Deir Plateau in Petra, Jordan, which was made of pictures taken by a Gatewing X100 system. This has led to the discovery of an extensive complex of structures, including what is likely a Byzantine-era church and two large stone circles known as the 'Great Circle'.

To promote more varied use of this technology also in nature conservation, humanitarian, cultural and search & rescue domains, Pix4D has signed a partnership with a recently launched association called Drone Adventures.

Developing new innovations is the goal of the recently signed partnership with Visual Intelligence LP, a US‐based sensor technology company. By teaming up, the two companies will push the existing two‐dimensional representation of geographic information towards a real three-dimensional description of the environment.

Image: Ad Deir Monument, Petra, Jordan