Everything new in drone-based mapping, surveying, geodesy and terrain engineering. Professional coverage of LiDAR sensors, advanced photogrammetry, digital twins for construction and infrastructure projects, and fixed-wing VTOLs and payloads for precision surveying.
Canadian drone company ZenaTech has acquired another surveying firm, this time in Ohio, expanding its footprint to 12 US states as revenue jumps 640% year over year on the back of an aggressive acquisition strategy.
CHC Navigation has introduced the AlphaAir 6, an airborne LiDAR sensor built for survey drones operating in mountainous terrain, offering a scanning range of up to 2,100 meters and flight altitudes far above the industry norm.
Point density, vegetation penetration, cost and accuracy: an in-depth guide to the differences between photogrammetry and LiDAR in drone mapping, and when to choose each one.
How do you achieve single-centimeter accuracy in drone mapping, when is RTK better than PPK (and vice versa), and how many ground control points do you really need? An in-depth guide for mapping and surveying professionals.
ืจืืคื ืืกืงืจ Fixed-Wing VTOL ืฉื ืืืืจื ืืฉืืืืืฆืจืืช ืืืฉืื ืืฆืืืจ ื ืคื: ืคืืืืื ืืืฉ ืฉืืฆืืฆื ืขืื ืืืชืจ ืืช ืืืื ืืฉืื, ืืฉืช"ืค ืืจื ืขื ืงืืืฆืช ANA ืืืคื ืืช ืืืืื ืช ืฉืืจืืชื ืืืคืื ืืคืืงืื ืืจืืื ืืคื.
ืฉืชื ืืืืจืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืขื ืฉืืชืืฃ ืคืขืืื ืืกืืจืืื ืืฉืืืื ืคืืืืื ื-ORUS L ืฉื Gremsy ืืชืื ืืขืจื ืจืืคื ืื ืืืืกืก 5G ืฉื Nokia, ืืืืจื ืืืคืฉืจ ืฉืืืื ืืจืืืง ืืืื ืืืช ืืืจืืื ืคืืงืื.
AI-driven cloud processing is cutting survey data costs by up to 80%, compressing turnaround times from weeks to just a few hours. The technology is no longer a novelty, it's now a baseline requirement for competitiveness in the industrial mapping market.
ืืืืจื ืืืืฉื ื LiDAR ืฉืฆืื ืืื ืืืืืืืช ืขืืืื ื ืชืื ืื ืืฉืืคืจืืช ืคืืชืืื ืืช ืืฉืืง ืืืืจืืช ืื ืืกื, ืืขืจื ืืช ืืชืฉืชืืืช ืืื ืื ืืืช ืฉืคืขื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืฉืืช ืืขืฆืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืืืื.
The FAA has published a 700-page legislative memo to regulate beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flights, but a 43-day government shutdown has already pushed the final rule to around March 2026.
Swiss company Wingtra today unveiled the WingtraRAY, successor to its flagship WingtraOne, featuring a 61-megapixel camera and a 22-meter-per-second flight speed aimed at cutting costly field survey time.
DJI has revealed a new Matrice 4 drone series for the commercial market, featuring a camera that shoots every 0.5 seconds and an RTK module built in by default at no extra cost.
French sensor maker YellowScan and American drone manufacturer Freefly Systems have announced a partnership pairing airborne LiDAR sensors with heavy-lift drones, offering survey customers a pre-verified hardware package instead of DIY integration.
