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Accuracy with a Phone?
September 27, 2019

Photogrammetry is now possible using consumer devices, and the applications are vast. Continuing improvement in digital...


NASA’s Eyes on Mars
September 27, 2019

An old imaging technology is outdated for use on Earth, but it’s the perfect fit for today’s remote-sensing needs on Mars. Since...


UAV Stakes Out New Ground
September 27, 2019

A flying/staking robot has taken a huge step forward in automation for site layout, including road, rail, utilities, and energy...


RFID Crazy: RFID-enabled infrastructure marking could become a cornerstone for a connected infrastructure management world.
March 19, 2019

Imagine if all public works engineers and utility company crew chiefs were equipped with a mobile device that could easily...


Aerial Self-sufficiency
March 5, 2019

A large risk-assessment and data-analytics company created its own internal system to collect imagery, write software, and develop...


Standalone UAV Lidar
March 5, 2019

A surveying company developed a self-contained UAV lidar system so teams could gather data without a lidar specialist. Some...


Street Views of the Water
November 6, 2018

Mapping rivers above and below the surface creates great opportunity for engineers and stewards. The way maps are produced...


After the Storm
November 6, 2018

Post-hurricane coastal mapping is a complex process made easier with airborne bathymetry. Lately, large storms such as hurricanes,...


Not Everything Requires High Accuracies
November 6, 2018

How feature inspection, assessment, and reporting are now available to non-experts (and experts alike). In the early 2000s,...


Where the Data Comes From
November 6, 2018

Members of Esri’s Living Atlas unit detail the company’s wide variety of data sources. For nearly 50 years, Esri has been...