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Nearmap high-resolution aerial image of downtown Carmel, IN - photographed Feb. 7, 2018

What Imagery Source is Best for Your Business?

August 24, 2018By GIS ContributorGIS Data

Erin Jepperson, Technical Sales Engineer at Nearmap, outlines how to weigh the pros and cons of aerial imagery and drone imagery.

The Use of Drones in Human and Physical Geography

March 20, 2018By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

With the widespread use of drones, methods are likely to be further refined to improve not only the use of UAVs in physical measurements in geography but even expanded to areas of the social sciences.

Figure: Baluja et al., 2012.

UAVs, GIS, and Ecology

November 12, 2017By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

With the relatively cheap price and increasing effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), often called drones, we are seeing much more accurate estimates and understanding of ecological change.

NASA Exploring Using Mini-drones

December 1, 2016By Elizabeth BornemanGIS Industry

NASA has gotten in on the drone action themselves, testing unique mini-drones that are manufactured in Sweden.

UAV thermal scanning of pipelines. Concept video from Animatechnika.

Using UAVs to Map and Monitor Pipelines

November 14, 2016By GIS ContributorGIS Industry

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are currently being used to not only speed up the pipeline routing process but also to make it both safer and more economical.

Free Guide for Commercial Drone Operation

August 30, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Industry

The details of new Small UAS Rule, aka Part 107, were released back in June and have been distilled into a more user friendly summary by Commercial UAV News.

Free Trial of Drone2Map: Turn Drone Imagery into GIS Ready Data

February 24, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Esri has released its beta version of Drone2Map will enables user to quickly develop GIS ready data from drone imagery.

Benjamin Heumann, a professor with Central Michigan University uses a drone to map threatened plant species

Drones and GIS: A Look at the Legal and Ethical Issues

September 10, 2015By Caitlin DempseyGIS Industry

The ethical and legal issues about gathering geographic data using drones can be divided into four main areas: regulations, privacy, safety, and noise.

Figure (i) Spatial Law and Policy links from around the Globe - BatchGeo

Spatial Law, Policy, and Geospatial Technologies: A Comprehensive Overview

September 9, 2015By Sangeeta DeogawankaGIS Industry

The current GIS regulatory environment is insufficient to deal with potential fallouts where spatial technology or application transgresses security and safety of the nation, its citizens and businesses.

Figure (v) Aerial photograph of a property used for real estate sales, (Swarm AUV)

Spatial Law and Geospatial Technologies

September 9, 2015By Sangeeta DeogawankaGIS Industry

Taking a look at spatial and and geospatial technologies, this is the second of a three-article series on Spatial Law that focuses on the issues surrounding spatial technologies, the responsibilities and legalities thereon.

Using Satellite Imagery to Track Volcanic Ash Clouds

Researchers have developed an algorithm that can distinguish between volcanic and non-volcanic clouds using high-resolution satellite imagery.

Using Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery for Street Address Generation

Researchers from Facebook and MIT Labs have proposed a new methodology that uses machine learning and satellite imagery to generate street addresses in areas of the world where individual buildings don’t have a unique address.

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