Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have revolutionized spatial data collection in recent years by offering flexible, low-cost platforms for aerial imagery and remote sensing.

For the first time in Turkey, after Van Earthquake, a disaster area has been captured in ‘360 degree’ with special cameras. Images are digitized with Netcad software in the scope of ABIS (Disaster ...

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The updated World Geocoding Service improves how addresses are matched to physical locations by using refined, authoritative datasets. This includes better handling of complex address formats, ...

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Most industries recognize nowadays the value of correctly geocoded addresses and use geographic coordinates in their every day operations to assess risk, comply with governmental regulations or just ...

No dedicated mapping runs were scheduled. Yet Europe’s streets are beginning to generate more visual intelligence than ever before. The shift comes from an unexpected place: parcel delivery. Through a ...

Traditional inertial navigation systems calculate position by continuously integrating motion data. Over time, even microscopic measurement errors accumulate, gradually pushing position estimates off ...

Instead of assuming constant access to GPS, the company has focused its latest development cycle on enabling drones to function in environments where positioning data is blocked, jammed, or ...

Keeping continuous watch over objects on Earth from orbit has long been more aspiration than reality. Now, a new research contract suggests the U.S. defense community wants to turn that idea into an ...

According to HawkEye 360 leadership, the acquisition represents a significant milestone in the company’s long-term platform strategy. Integrating ISA’s technical depth strengthens the foundation of ...

Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) has published the final version of its high-value pan-European geospatial data prototype, significantly broadening the scope and usability of authoritative mapping data ...