Survey & Inspection News & Articles

VOTIX Software Selected for Remote Inspection of US Construction Sites

VOTIX’s drone orchestration platform has been selected by Conconcreto to enable remote inspection and monitoring of multiple construction sites in the United States

Nov 18, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Becomes Official Atmos Drones Distributor in Canada

Volatus Aerospace will be responsible for the distribution of Atmos’ Marlyn Cobalt survey drones in Canada, and will provide assistance and maintenance services to local UAV operators

Oct 28, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Acquires British Thermography & Drone Solution Provider

Volatus believes the acquisition of iRed Limited will provide a foundation for continued growth in the region and reinforce the company’s overall thermographic capabilities

Oct 20, 2022
Boxfish Introduces Autonomous ROV Capability

The capability to upgrade the Boxfish ROV platform to perform autonomous and semi-autonomous tasks aims to deliver better data, enhanced survey repetition and increased efficiency in underwater operations

Oct 19, 2022
TOPODRONE Launches Drone-Based Solution for Bathymetric Surveying

Launched at INTERGEO 2022, AQUAMAPPER is developed in-house by TOPODRONE and contributes to a complete set of photogrammetry, LiDAR and bathymetry surveying solutions

Oct 19, 2022
New LiDAR Solution Delivers Survey-Grade Data from UAV Platforms

Teledyne Geospatial’s new Optech CLS-A integrates the CL-360XR LiDAR scanner with 0.3-mrad beam divergence, 360-deg field of view, and survey-grade precision and accuracy

Oct 17, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Acquires Canadian Pipeline Inspection Company

Synergy's pipeline surveillance expertise and Volatus' technology will put the company in a position to introduce efficient, green, remotely operated drone solutions to fulfill regulatory and asset monitoring requirements

Oct 14, 2022
Teledyne Geospatial Aids Study of Submarine Impacts of Tongan Volcanic Eruption

Software provided by Teledyne CARIS was used to monitor data quality and coverage, with new data being compared to previous maps to assess the effects of the eruption on marine life and seafloor composition

Oct 13, 2022
Turnkey Solution Launched for Aerial Mapping & Inspection

The turnkey bundle with Acecore Technologies’s Zoe drone and the Phase One P3 payload offers a plug and play solution designed for aerial mapping and inspection.

Oct 12, 2022
Autonomous BVLOS Drone Operation 6000 m Above Sea Level

The FIXAR 007 unmanned aerial solution (UAS) has successfully completed a one-day mission flying in mountainous regions over 6000 meters above sea level

Sep 26, 2022
New Modular Electric VTOL UAV Released

DeltaQuad has launched the Evo eVTOL UAV, a modular dual payload drone with up to 4.5 hours flight time

Sep 22, 2022
Monitoring Deep Earthquake Rupture Sites with USVs

Princeton University has selected the SeaTrac SP-48 Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to monitor deep seafloor tectonic plate movement with an innovative seafloor geodesy system

Sep 19, 2022
Unmanned Helicopter for High-Precision Aerial LiDAR Mapping

TOPODRONE has announced the new LiDAR PRIME + aOrion Heli-E system, which incorporates Velodyne Lidar's long-range Alpha Prime sensor for high-precision, large area aerial mapping

Sep 15, 2022
Voyis Delivers Recon LS AUV Payload to NOAA 

The self-contained laser and camera module can seamlessly integrate within a Remus 600 AUV to capture detailed 3D data collected using the laser system and crisp, even illuminated stills obtained from the imaging solution

Sep 14, 2022
Freefly Systems & Phase One Offer New Aerial Imaging Solution

Freefly's Alta X UAV and the Phase One P3 camera plug and play solution will enable customers to integrate real-time, best-in-class inspection data into their preferred applications and workflows

Sep 08, 2022
Teledyne FLIR Unveils Industrial Inspection & Public Safety Drone

Teledyne FLIR’s SIRAS drone pairs a radiometric thermal and visible camera payload featuring MSX with a flexible and easy-to-operate airframe

Sep 07, 2022
BNSF Railway Tests Nordic Unmanned Railway Inspection Drone

The Staaker Railway Drone is a flexible data acquisition platform, and one of the aims of the first-phase contract with BNSF Railway is to further develop the solution and its use cases

Sep 07, 2022
CAMCOPTER S-100 Supports Environmental & Wildlife Protection Activities 

Equipped with a Trakka TC-300 Electro-Optical / Infra-Red camera gimbal and an AIS receiver, the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 is currently deployed onboard the Earthrace Conservation vessel M/Y MODOC

Aug 30, 2022
ComNav Launches Dealership Program for GNSS Surveying & GIS Professionals

The program is designed to provide the resources needed to develop business opportunities, including marketing, internal training and maintenance, technical support, quantity discount, and more

Aug 25, 2022
Industrial Unmanned Helicopter Receives Payload Capacity Boost

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd used the automatic navigation version of the FAZER R G2 model to bolster its response to the expansion of transportation and delivery requirements in the sector

Aug 23, 2022
New Communication Technology for Underwater Robots

Water Linked has developed a custom acoustic modem platform to provide underwater communications for fish cage cleaning autonomous robot

Aug 22, 2022
Industrial Drone with Interchangeable Power Modules Launched

Arcsky’s X55 is a multi-role utility UAV with up to 3 hour flight time and interchangeable power modules

Aug 22, 2022
Smart Focus Features for P3 Camera Increase Robustness & Productivity

Phase One’s P3 Smart Focus is purpose-built for the inspection of complex high volume industrial assets such as wind turbines or power towers

Aug 18, 2022
Inspection ROV Launched for Commercial Diving Operations

The Boxfish Alpha from Boxfish Research is designed for regular inspections, search and rescue, and recovery missions

Aug 16, 2022
Onboard AI Launched at DOD Field Exercise

SFL Scientific’s OptoAI identified visual, thermal, and chemical threats in real-time, on board a small UAV, displaying markers in an augmented reality (AR) sandtable for command & control

Aug 16, 2022
UXV Technologies Delivers Tailored Technology Solutions for Spot Robot

UXV Technologies aims to make operations with Spot more efficient and reliable by delivering its custom ground control stations

Aug 10, 2022
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