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Bluesky and University of Leicester Partner in Lidar for Detailed Tree Analysis

Bluesky International is co-funding research into the use of Lidar, machine learning and artificial intelligence to create citywide maps of trees enriched with... (read more)

Digital Intergeo 2020 Starts This Tuesday

From 13 to 15 October, the virtual doors to Intergeo 2020 will be open on www.intergeo.digital. This year, all the familiar ingredients of the annual Intergeo e... (read more)

Exploring New Ways of Delivering Satellite Navigation for the UK

The British government will explore new options for a UK satellite navigation and timing capability programme to support the nation’s critical infrastruct... (read more)

IHO Releases New Standards for Hydrographic Surveys

Earlier this month, the IHO released a new edition of the Standards for Hydrographic Surveys (S-44). In addition to surveys to support the safety of navigation,... (read more)

Bluesky Creates National Tree Map for Ireland

Aerial mapping company Bluesky International has started production of a new map of the Republic of Ireland, detailing an estimated 200 million trees. The Natio... (read more)

5G Wireless Network Design Relies on 3D Aerial Data

The development of fifth-generation wireless technology (5G) is spreading rapidly around the world. The initial improvement of up to 10x in speed and 400x in la... (read more)

London Solar Opportunity Map Launched by Greater London Authority

The London Solar Opportunity Map, created by UCL Energy Institute, has been launched by the Greater London Authority (GLA), showing the energy potentially avail... (read more)

Pix4D Launches Software for Large-scale UAV Mapping

Switzerland-based photogrammetric leader Pix4D has announced the commercial release of Pix4Dmatic: digital photogrammetry software for accurate and fast corrido... (read more)

Lidar News

Bluesky Laser Maps Quantock Hills to Reveal Archaeological Past

Lidar Reveals Oldest and Largest Maya Monument

Adding a New Level of Reality Capture to 3D Point Clouds

UAV Lidar to Monitor Landslides Safely

Apple Unveils New iPad Pro with Lidar Scanner

Latest Lidar Technology to Provide 3D Models of New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay Landscapes

Mapping News

“More Mapping for Less” Following launch of OS’ Geospatial Data Platform

Microdrones Enters the Third Dimension with New Mapping and Drone Lidar Surveying Equipment

John Kimmance Appointed as New MD of Ordnance Survey National Mapping Services

This Is How a Dual Mapping Survey Vessel Is Used for Bathymetric Surveying Services

Digimap for Schools Free to All for Remainder of School Year

Fugro Wins NOAA Contract for Shoreline Mapping Services

GPS & GNSS News

Tallysman Introduces New Embedded Full-band and Triple-band VeroStar GNSS Antennas

Emesent Launches Autonomy for Beyond-Line-of-Sight Underground UAV Flight

Qinertia PPK Software Now Supports Third-party IMUs

New GNSS Receiver Module Opens Door for Ultra-precise Positioning for High-volume Applications

Septentrio Speeds up Survey Workflow with Key Upgrade

CHC Navigation Introduces New GNSS RTK Tablet

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