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Where is it? Relative Vs. Absolute Coordinate Systems
You’re running late for the big field meeting with a new client to conduct a UAV LiDAR survey. The directions they gave you list the site on Hot Creek Hatchery Rd, 3.4 miles off U.S. 395 in Northern California. The GPS gives it as 37...
10 UAS Integration Pilot Program Sites Revealed
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced its choices for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program Locations
LiDAR Positional Accuracy
With the cost of Lidar sensors decreasing, people believe all they need to do is buy the lidar sensor to get results. In this short post we will look at 3 GPS accuracy augmentations Lidar users should consider when buying a LiDAR GNSS mobile system,
5 Drone Aerial Lidar Collection Best Practices to Achieve Results
Plan for Success Few job design actions are vitally important as planning data acquisition. As procurements increase in size and sophistication so does the involvement of the numbers of stakeholders and their requirements. It is essential to guarantee the acquisition...
3 Data Requirements Critical to Good LiDAR Data
New applications for LiDAR technology appear every day. Regardless of the process or technological innovation, every application needs to be specific about ……
Businesses Being Urged to Ensure They Hire a Civil Aviation Certified Drone Operator
This article comes from the March 2017 issue of Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine. Businesses are being urged to ensure they hire a Civil Aviation Authority certified drone operator when looking into perform tasks with a drone. UAVAir is a CAA approved drone...
21st Century Sampling of Earth’s Atmosphere With The Small Atmospheric Sensing Aircraft
It is no secret that technology across many disparate engineering and scientific disciplines continue to advance very rapidly. Perhaps nowhere is this more observable in the public eye than in the field of small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly referred to as “drones”.
NASA Development of Small UAS (sUAS) Technologies
Modus Robotics recently submitted a technical, Phase I proposal to NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program office. The SBIR program targets small businesses that are seeking federal funding to develop and mature emerging technology innovations. Our...
Know the Rules of the Sky
When the FAA released CFR Part 107 in June of 2016, it opened the door for limited commercial drone operations development. This means that companies can operate their drones within visual line of sight.
The LiDAR vs Photogrammetry Debate
Which is better? Of course, the answer is, “It depends.” A good drone service provider knows when to use each to provide the best product at the right price.