Trimble has announced the ZX5 Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), a new aerial imaging and workflow solution that captures and processes geo-referenced photo and video data for mapping, agriculture and inspection applications. Continue reading
Category Archives: Geology
Drones Survey Mount Hakone Amid Volcanic Alert
The prefectural government of Kanagawa has used drones to survey a no-go zone in the Owakudani hot spring district on Mount Hakone, where a level 2 volcanic alert has been in place. Continue reading
UAS to Map Compromised Texas Dam
UAS Map Ice Floe in Antarctic
Scientists have successfully piloted drones over Antarctic ice floe from aboard a ship in a world-first operation they say has the potential to change the face of Antarctic science. Continue reading
Colorado Survey Company Teams with UAS Operator
Civil engineering and surveying company Merrick & Company’s Geospatial Solutions (GSS) team has entered into a business partnership with Juniper Unmanned, a full-service provider of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) solutions. The purpose of this new business relationship is to provide professional services and products to organizations that value growth opportunities in the rapidly emerging UAS worldwide marketplace.
UAV to Scan the Amazon Rainforest for Hidden Civilizations
A new international project led by the University of Exeter will investigate the Amazon’s sustainable future by studying the way that ancient societies used and transformed the environment. The study is pioneering a remote sensing data device that will be attached to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to scan beneath the canopy of the forest.
Chile’s Sirol UAS Mapping Tests in Atacama Desert
The new Sirol-110 v2015 small unmanned aerial system designed and produced by IDETEC Unmanned System has been successfully used during a mapping campaign in Atacama’s desert a week ago. The new system achieved a series of flights in desert conditions, handling heavy winds, dust and extreme temperature conditions.
UH-Hilo Researchers Map Lava Flow with UAS
Predicting where the June 27 lava flow in Hawaii will go next is a fluid undertaking. In addition to the original topography of the landscape impacted by lava flows, workers with Hawaii County Civil Defense must take into account the changes made to the topography by the hardened lava left on the surface and how that will affect future flows. Continue reading