Eos Positioning Systems (Eos), the global manufacturer of Arrow Series GNSS receivers, has announced the release of two new GNSS receiver models: the Arrow Gold+ and Arrow 100+. These plus...

The mission: capturing 21 quarries in 60 days. Squeezed into that timeframe were planning and performing the UAV photogrammetry flights, editing the RAW images, processing the data, extracting the topography using Virtual Surveyor, and production of the orthophotos, Digital Surface Model (DSM), Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and contour maps for each site. The main client, a government institute, needed highly precise and reliable 3D models and maps fast, as well as data their engineers could work with in a CAD environment. “There was a lot of pressure because of the short timeline”, said Nuno Santos, owner and CEO of Aerisurvey, a Mangualde, Portugal-based company specialized in high-precision UAV surveying. Mapping 21 Quarries in 60 Days The mission was to capture 21 quarries in 60 days. Squeezed into that timeframe were planning and performing the UAV photogrammetry flights, editing the...

Time issues associated with processing point clouds are hugely frustrating, but they are nothing new. And the shifting boundaries mean that we’re destined to forever play the waiting game, according...

In orthophoto projects of dense urban areas, true orthophotos are preferred over traditional orthophotos because they put building roofs into the correct horizontal position. However, there is still a widespread...

In view of the ongoing pandemic situation, ISPRS is organizing an extended digital edition of the XXIV Congress from 5-9 July this year, with all the features of an ISPRS...

RIEGL tested the performance of its topobathymetric airborne laser scanning system in a transition zone context along the French Mediterranean coast. Initially planned as a UAV survey, tests were conducted...

XOCEAN has completed 35 cable inspection surveys using a combination of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) between the Scottish mainland and Western Isles. There was a...

Pix4D has announced commercialization and worldwide exclusive distribution of the viDoc RTK rover, enabling ground-based RTK-grade 3D scanning with iOS mobile phones and tablets through the Pix4Dcatch app. Pix4D is...

GeoFly has taken delivery of its new DA62 SurveyStar aerial survey aircraft and the Special Mission Aircraft is now ready for deployment from GeoFly's base at Magdeburg Business Airport, Germany....

Hansa Luftbild has purchased a new UltraCam Eagle Mark 3 system to continue to meet customer requirements. “The UltraCam Eagle Mark 3 is our flagship and the perfected version of...