Tag: UAV

  • Busting Myth #3 About The FAA and Unmanned Aircraft

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a list Busting Myths about the FAA and Unmanned Aircraft to discuss misconceptions and misinformation about Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) regulations. As UAS, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drones, if you will, become ever more popular for recreational and eventual commercial use, I thought it would be helpful to share…

  • Busting Myth #2 About The FAA and Unmanned Aircraft

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a list Busting Myths about the FAA and Unmanned Aircraft to discuss misconceptions and misinformation about Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) regulations. As UAS, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drones, if you will, become ever more popular for recreational and eventual commercial use, I thought it would be helpful to share…

  • Busting Myth #1 About The FAA and Unmanned Aircraft

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a list Busting Myths about the FAA and Unmanned Aircraft to discuss misconceptions and misinformation about Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) regulations. As UAS, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drones, if you will, become ever more popular for recreational and eventual commercial use, I thought it would be helpful to share…

  • Commercial Drones Legal (For Now)

    This news is republished from the Professional Land Surveyor Newsletter, which you can read and subscribe to here »»http://eepurl.com/PUWDP Judge Rules Commercial Drone Use Legal Yesterday, National Transportation Safety Board administrative judge Patrick Geraghty ruled that it is legal to use UAS, or drones. This has not been the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) position for several years. This…

  • The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 15

    Online Session on UAS Test Site Privacy Policy – FAA UAS Online Listening Session Audio. The FAA held an online public engagement session to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the agency’s proposed privacy policy for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The FAA provided a brief overview of the UAS test site program…

  • Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Mini-UAV-Based Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning Video

    Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Mini-UAV-Based Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning Video

    A wee bit of Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity with a Mini-UAV-Based Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning Video. I love this technology, which could become an industry game-changer, allowing entry into the aerial mapping market to land surveying and geomatic companies. Watch the Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Mini-UAV-Based Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning Video

  • FAA Announces Request for Proposals For Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites

    FAA Announces Request for Proposals For Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites

    WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today solicited proposals from state and local governments, eligible universities and other public entities to develop six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test sites around the country. Through the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Congress directed the FAA to establish this program to conduct critical…

  • PCI Geomatics-Geomatica 2013 Beta Software Released

    PCI Geomatics-Geomatica 2013 Beta Software Released

    Geomatica 2013 Beta Software Released RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—July 10, 2012: PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of geoimaging software and systems, announced today that it has successfully launched the beta version of its desktop software, Geomatica 2013. The commercial release of Geomatica 2013 will build upon PCI’s successful Geomatica 2012 product, which was launched last…

  • Trimble Acquires Gatewing to Expand its Survey Solutions to Include Aerial Mapping

    Trimble Acquires Gatewing to Expand its Survey Solutions to Include Aerial Mapping

    Trimble Acquires Gatewing to Expand its Survey Solutions to Include Aerial Mapping SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 6, 2012—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Gatewing of Gent, Belgium, a provider of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for photogrammetry and rapid terrain mapping applications. The acquisition broadens Trimble’s industry-leading platforms for surveying solutions. Financial terms…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 18, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 18, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: LightSquared Video Claims Independent Tests Validate Coexistence with GPS Third Win for Kappa Mapping at National Geospatial Excellence Awards Program NSPS Announces the Latest Certified Survey Technicians (CST) from Cycle III 2011 Gatewing Introduces Stretchout UAV Desktop Processing Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 11, 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Archive…

  • Gatewing Introduces Stretchout UAV Desktop Processing

    Gatewing Introduces Stretchout UAV Desktop Processing

    Gatewing Introduces Stretchout UAV Desktop Processing Ghent, Belgium – December 15, 2011 – Gatewing®, manufacturer of the revolutionary X100 unmanned aerial system (UAS) for mapping and surveying, introduces Gatewing Stretchout™, a breakthrough image processing solution which automatically converts your X100 image data to accurate orthophotos and DSMs. “With Gatewing Stretchout™ we’ve challenged the accepted way…

  • Trimble’s New 80 Megapixel Aerial Camera Extends the Medium-Format Application Range

    STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 6, 2011 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today its 80 megapixel Trimble Aerial Camera (TAC 80MP), extending the range of applications for today’s medium-format aerial cameras. The announcement was made at Photogrammetric Week. With advanced features such as Trimble’s forward motion compensation (FMC) technology, the TAC 80MP allows aerial service providers to…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: First China-Made Unmanned Aerial Photography Systems Delivered

    Professional Land Surveyor News: First China-Made Unmanned Aerial Photography Systems Delivered People’s Daily Online reports that on April 15 the first batch of 17 light, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerial photography systems was delivered in Beijing, China to the surveying and mapping departments of 16 provinces and municipalities. Chinese surveying and mapping departments have…