Mapping & GIS News & Articles

Long-Range AUV Developed for Oil Spill Mapping

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it has developed a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to...

Dec 31, 2018
Microdrones Announces New LiDAR UAV and Mapping Systems

Microdrones has announced the launch of its new mdLiDAR3000, a LiDAR system that combines the heavy lifting power of the...

Oct 01, 2018
Parrot Announces New Mapping and 4K Video Drone Solutions

Parrot has announced the release of two new drone platforms, the senseFly eBee X and the Parrot ANAFI Work. “The...

Sep 06, 2018
First Sanctioned UAV Mapping Missions Conducted over a Canadian City

Global UAV Technologies Ltd., along with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) consulting firm InDro Robotics Inc. and High Eye Aerial Imaging...

Jul 10, 2018
Whitepaper: Geometric Accuracy Assessment of Mapping UAVs

Microdrones, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based surveying, mapping and monitoring platforms, has released a whitepaper assessing the geometric...

Jul 10, 2018
VectorNav INS Selected for UAV LiDAR Mapping System

VectorNav has confirmed that its VN-300 Dual-Antenna Inertial Navigation System (INS) has been selected by LiDAR USA for its ScanLook...

Jun 24, 2018
Leica Geosystems Launches New 3D Mapping UAS

Leica Geosystems has announced the launch of the new Leica Aibot, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system based on DJI’s...

Jun 14, 2018
DroneDeploy Develops Real-Time Thermal Mapping Solution for UAVs

DroneDeploy, a developer of drone software, has announced the launch of Thermal Live Map, a real-time mobile mapping solution which...

Jun 12, 2018
New Hybrid VTOL Drone Mapping System Undergoes Flight Trials

Wingcopter and UAVenture have announced that they have completed training and run mapping trials with the Wingcopter drone Mapping Package...

Mar 09, 2018
Septentrio GNSS Technology Selected for VTOL Mapping Drone

Septentrio, a manufacturer of GNSS receiver technologies, has announced that it has been selected by Swiss drone manufacturer Wingtra to...

Mar 07, 2018
DroneDeploy Announces Real-Time Mapping Capabilities

DroneDeploy has announced the release of Live Map — a new feature that allows any UAS (unmanned aerial system) operator...

Feb 17, 2018
RIEGL Miniaturized LiDAR Wins MAPPS Geospatial Excellence Award

The RIEGL miniVUX-1UAV miniaturized LiDAR sensor for unmanned laser scanning, has won the 2017 MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence...

Feb 01, 2018
Seafloor-Mapping USV Competes for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE

Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has supported the GEBCO-NF (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans-Nippon Foundation) Alumni Team, one...

Nov 28, 2017
DroneDeploy Updates Enterprise Drone Mapping Software

DroneDeploy has announced that it has made major updates to its enterprise drone mapping solution — allowing companies of all...

Oct 31, 2017
Cepton Technologies Introduces 3D LiDAR Sensor for UAV Mapping

Cepton Technologies, a developer of 3D LiDAR sensing solutions, has announced the launch of SORA 200, its new lightweight 3D...

Oct 25, 2017
New Delair Large-Area Mapping Drone Features 3G/4G and Onboard Processing

Delair has announced the introduction of its next-generation professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for survey-grade photogrammetric mapping, the UX11, at...

Oct 25, 2017
New Geospatial Solution Turns Drones into Accurate Mapping Systems

Verity has announced the release of Verity Mapper, a complete drone mapping solution that combines professional geospatial products to enable...

Oct 10, 2017
Pix4D Launches Drone Mapping Software Certification Program

Pix4D has announced that it has launched a certification program for its Pix4dmapper drone mapping photogrammetry software, which will allow...

Sep 30, 2017
Trimble Announces New Base Station for UAV Mapping

Trimble has announced the release of its new GNSS Smart Target Base Station for high-accuracy mapping from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles...

Sep 28, 2017
New Mapping Drone Features 3G/4G Communications and Onboard Processing

Delair has announced that it will introduce its next-generation professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for survey-grade photogrammetric mapping, the UX11,...

Sep 26, 2017
Icaros and Agrowing Launch Agricultural Drone Multispectral Mapping Solution

Icaros, a provider of aerial imaging software, and Agrowing, a supplier of multispectral sensors and analytics software, have announced an...

Sep 07, 2017
New Drone-Based Mapping Program Designed for Public Safety Applications

CompassDrone, a developer of unmanned aerial solutions for high-quality data collection, has announced a new comprehensive drone-based mapping program designed...

Aug 14, 2017
3DR Integrates Site Scan Mapping Software With DJI Drones

3DR has announced that it has integrated its Site Scan aerial data capture software platform with DJI to make it...

Aug 04, 2017
New Underwater Dynamic Laser Mapping Solution Will Speed Up Surveys

2G Robotics and Sonardyne International have announced that the two companies have entered into a formal collaboration agreement. The two...

Jun 24, 2017
Atmos UAV Unveils Data Gathering UAS for Mapping Applications

Atmos UAV, a start-up originating from the Technical University of Delft, has announced the launch of Marlyn, a lightweight data-gathering...

May 24, 2017
Drone Mapping Supports Search & Rescue Operations During Colombia Landslide

Pix4D has announced that its drone mapping technology has been used to support search & rescue operations in Mocoa, in...

May 22, 2017
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