In this article, we will present some methods for analyzing data from various acquisition scenarios to validate if the collection matches the intended flight plan. Read more...

New regulations for commercial small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS or “drones”) will take effect in the United States on August 27, 2016. These new rules, referred to as Part 107, contain a real gem that not many folks are discussing. In fact, I think it may be the most important rule of the entire Part 107. Read more...

The following workflow and accompanying video describes the suggested workflow for digitizing breaklines around islands within LP360. Read more...

This video from NOAA’s video library covers best practices for reducing errors in the areas of: 1. location and environment, 2. equipment setup and 3. observation times and accuracy checks. Read more...

In this video from NOAA’s video library they explain the basic concepts behind geodetic datums, where they are used, and why it is important to know about and use the correct datums. Read more...

One of the great features in Lp360 for sUAS are tools to automatically create the footprint (“toe”) of a stockpile and to optionally classify overhead points so that they are excluded from subsequent processing (such as cross sections or volumetric computations). Read more...

Using drone (sUAS) collected photogrammetry which are then turned into a point cloud for assessment in LP360 Ignacio Zapico Alonso (Departamento de Geodinámica, UCM, e Instituto de Geociencias, CSIC-UCM), Anonio Molina Jurado (Universidad de Alcalá) and David Gutiérrez Torres (DGDrone) discuss Topographic monitoring at the restoration of the Somolinos quarry. Read more...

There is a GPS Time Converter Utility in GeoCue that can be used to convert between different times. The utility can be used independent of GeoCue or it can be added directly into the program. Read more...

Learn how RMSE and the minimum Contour Interval are related. Read more...

This article provides a description of the Coordinate System Utility in LP360 that allows you to define horizontal and vertical coordinate systems and output PRJ files. Read more...

Our President/ CTO discusses the latest happenings with AirGon, LLC, our sUAS subsidiary, as of May 2016 in this article. Read more...

In the LIDAR industry the generally accepted definition for Nominal Pulse Spacing (NPS) is the one detailed in the USGS base LIDAR Specification. That is the spacing between points in the collection when in reference to single instrument, single swath, first return only LIDAR point data. Read more...

In this article, our President/ CTO discusses drone mapping business models and our plan to seek the business model that makes the most sense for the customers, not for us. Read more...

This article compares control points and check points. Read more...

We provide a checklist in this article to help you select a qualified company to outsource your drone mapping services to. Read more...

ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) LAS Specification defines the attributed that can be stored in each point data record format (0 through 10). This article provides a summary as to which attributes can be stored in which format. Read more...

A borrow pit is an area where soil and/or rock is removed, added or both for use at some other location (for example, in obtaining fill dirt for highway construction projects). Learn how to monitor the amount of material change in the pit (volumetric change). Read more...

Updates from our President, Lewis Graham, for January 2016. Read more...

Updates from our President/ CTO, Lewis Graham, as of December 2015. Read more...

A portion of the QA/QC process should be to determine what the Coordinate Reference System (CRS) or Spatial Reference System (SRS) is for the LIDAR data. Both horizontal and vertical CRS should be determined as part of the QA/QC process. This check ensures that the data has the correct information assigned within the header of the LAS files. Read more...