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Preserving history in the high Arctic

Nestled in the high Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, the Sveagruva coal mine and mining settlement once buzzed with activity until its closure in 2016. An extraordinary project is now underway...

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Using AI for good

Humanitarian organizations turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a comprehensive map of sub-Saharan Africa at scale and also keep it updated to reflect real-world changes. Geospatial analysis is a...

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Colourized point clouds from photogrammetry

Since the explosion of Lidar over the past two decades, the use of point clouds in aerial mapping applications has become common these days. However, Lidar is not without its challenges. This article explores how colourized point clouds from photogrammetry can offer a value-adding alternative. Since the explosion of Lidar over the past two decades, the use of point clouds in aerial mapping applications has become common these days. However, Lidar is not without its...

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Ordnance Survey partners with OxTS

Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain, was in need of a faster and more cost-effective way to collect georeferenced point cloud data, because the existing method was not sustainable in the long term. The Ordnance Survey team turned to Datron Technology and OxTS to help them develop a convenient, low-cost, ‘off-the-shelf’ mobile mapping system. Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain, was in need of a faster and more cost-effective way to collect georeferenced point cloud data, because the existing method was...

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EvoLogics Sonobot 5 demonstrates efficiency and effectiveness for underwater mapping

The EvoLogics Multibeam, a new multibeam echosounder option for the Sonobot 5 platform, was released at Ocean Business in Southampton, UK, in April this year. In May, EvoLogics conducted its final trials at one of the company’s regular testing sites the Plessower Lake in Brandenburg, Germany. The company is now taking the Sonobot 5 on a summer demonstration tour for partners and clients so that they can see its efficiency and effectiveness for underwater mapping for themselves. The EvoLogics Multibeam, a new multibeam echosounder option for the Sonobot 5 platform, was released at Ocean Business in Southampton, UK, in April this year. In May, EvoLogics conducted its...

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