In collaboration with Quantum Systems and Trimble, Phase One has developed a 128-megapixel medium-format camera tailored for survey-grade applications. The Phase One P5 Survey Payload, designed for compact drones, weighs less than 700 grams. It features an electronic global shutter…
ROCK Robotic, a Denver-based LiDAR Drone Mapping and surveying technology company, has unveiled its latest 3D mapping solutions, the R3 and R3 PRO systems, designed for land surveyors and commercial mapping professionals. These cutting-edge systems offer advanced hardware components in…
So part of my self-improvement plan is to start writing again (with How to be a successful commercial drone pilot – Part 107 as my first article on DroneXL), sometimes just for myself and sometime to share. I saw yet…
Check out this project in which Topodrone used a DJI M300 drone to perform a LiDAR and bathymetric survey of a 109-acre lake and surrounding area in Switzerland. The Swiss lake, Lac de Bret was mapped using a DJI Matrice…
TacBrowse is a new situational awareness technology that has been launched by SkyeBrowse. This tool is meant to give tactical teams real-time intelligence that they can use while they are on tactical missions. SkyeBrowse is the drone reality capture platform…
Today, the world’s largest drone manufacturer released a new firmware update for the DJI P4 Multispectral quadcopter. The firmware version is v00.00.0159. The DJI Phantom 4 Series has long been dead as far as DJI is concerned. However, for many…
In this latest episode of our PIXL Drone Show, we talk to John McLean, the Owner of the New York Drone Survey about how he got started, new technology, the benefits of sUAS, LiDAR, photogrammetry, and regulations. Be sure to…
3D models from drones were used during a recent study that concluded that Europe‘s southernmost glaciers will probably be reduced to ice patches in the next twenty years owing to climate change. The loss of ice mass on the Pyrenees…
DJI is anticipated to unveil the Mavic 3 later this autumn. According to Jasper Ellens’ leaked specs, the Mavic 3 camera will feature both a mechanical and an electronic shutter. Hat tip to Mr. D. for the heads up and…
The historic Koppelpoort in Amersfoort (The Netherlands) can now also be admired virtually in three dimensions thanks to the efforts of Dutch drone pilot and VR developer Sjoerd Renkers. Using a DJI Mini 2, he took hundreds of photos of…
Today, Pix4D introduces the latest update for Pix4Dsurvey 1.10 which brings you Smart grid, road marking, and the next round of features that make vectorizing point clouds easier and faster, at least that is what they promise. Pix4Dsurvey 1.10 introduces…
Archaeologists use drones to create a 3D model of the Tepsei archaeological site in the southern part of Siberia, Russia. The team of researchers from the Kemerovo State University has made the model as part of ongoing studies of the…
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