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Harxon Introduces 4-in-1 X-Survey Antenna for RTK Applications

Normal RTK integration is based on the installation of separate antennas, which easily leads to reduced efficiency because of electromagnetic interference (EM).... (read more)

FIG Working Week 2019 Call for Papers

Few countries in the world have had such a rapid development as Vietnam over recent decades. Hanoi, the city where the FIG Working Week 2019 will be held,... (read more)

Sentinel-1 Radar Satellites Map Hurricane Florence Flood

Since making landfall in the US state of North Carolina on 14 September, Hurricane Florence has caused widespread damage and flooding. The Copernicus Sentinel-1... (read more)

SimActive Enables South Korean Government's First Drone Mapping Project

SimActive, a leading developer of photogrammetry software, has announced it has enabled the first government UAV mapping project in South Korea. Asia Aero Surve... (read more)

Fugro Helps Strengthen Network Asset Management in Australia

Western Power has awarded Fugro a contract valued at over AUD5 million to capture data and undertake modelling of its electricity assets. The company is a Weste... (read more)

Delair Receives Funding from Intel for Data-driven Drone Software Solutions

Delair, a leading global supplier of commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or 'drone') solutions, has recently closed its expansion round with an investment f... (read more)

Airbus and Orbital Insight Announce Geospatial Analytics Partnership

Airbus Defence and Space has entered into a partnership with Orbital Insight, a US-based geospatial analytics company, to build a suite of geospatial analytics... (read more)

Xsens Presents Upgraded Versions of MTi 1-series Modules

Xsens has released the upgraded versions of the successful MTi 1-series of motion-sensing inertial measurement unit (IMU) modules, offering improved roll, pitch... (read more)

UAV & UAS News

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Insitu ScanEagle UAS Helps Suppress Wildfires

Next-generation Mapping UAV Raises Capital for Further Expansion

YellowScan Crosses the Ocean with UAV-Lidar Solutions

Leica Geosystems Combines New UAV Technology with DJI Aerial Platform

Sphere Drones and Delair Sign Australia-first Distribution Partnership

Teaming up for Canada's Largest BVLOS Drone Trial

Mapping News

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senseFly Launches eBee X Fixed-wing Drone

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