Drivers Snap Street-Level Imagery with Capture Projects from Mapillary

Mapillary^[1], the street-level imagery platform that uses computer vision to work with and manage the world’s maps, this week announced a new tool that allows cities and mapmakers to take control over their map data collection in order to build better maps at scale. Capture Projects consists of a combination of a web and a mobile app, named Mapillary for Drivers^[2], that gives cities and mapmakers the ability to task and manage an unlimited number of drivers to capture street-level imagery at any given point, increasing how quickly map data can be generated just using cameras.

According to company materials, map data is increasingly in demand as rapid advances in autonomous driving and urban development is escalating the need for a new way of mapping the world. Research shows that the global geospatial analytics market is set to surge by 357% between 2017 and 2027, growing from $38.6 billion to $174.6 billion^[3] as fresh map data is becoming increasingly important for industries ranging from transportation and automotive to GIS and maps.

In January, Mapillary announced another 42 object classes to the set of map features that we...

Lokeren, Belgium, February 15^th, 2019 

Orbit GT supports all types of UAV imagery in its desktop products and SaaS product 3dmapping.cloud. 

“It’s great to announce that our latest releases support the various image content produced by UAVs”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “while mapping projects produce Nadir images, other projects like pole inspection produce front-facing or oblique imagery.  All of these are now seamlessly integrated in our desktop and online portfolio.”

Whichever job you need to to, your drone data can be digested by all Orbit GT products.  Use the Nadir imagery to go for mapping.  Use forward-facing images or oblique images for inspection and observation projects.  In both cases you can opt for dense matching to generate a point cloud or textured mesh.  In every situation, details can be viewed, measured and extraction with the same ease of use.

When using 3dmapping.cloud, you can share with a customer or contractor in a single click!

Checkout www.3dmapping.cloud^[1]

Example Cell Tower with measured length © Michael Baker Int’l, USA.

 

 

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4 February, 2019, Bologna, Italy –  SITECO Infomatica SRL^[1], in collaboration with the  Engineering Department of the University of Messina^[2] , carried out the high-precision survey for the technical and economic feasibility planning of the first tramway (red line) in Bologna (IT).

The project was realized in the context of the assignment to Siteco by the Temporary Association of Companies including Systra SA, Systra-Sotecni SpA, Architecna Engineering Srl, STUDIO MATTIOLI Srl, AEGIS Srl and CANTERELLI & PARTNERS LEONARDO Srl., and the University of Messina.

The realization of the project, born from a  European tender issued last July, required technical verification of feasibility which the team successfully performed with the implementation of the  Mobile Mapping System  Road-Scanner4^[3].

The planned railway route will develop for about 15 kilometers with two terminus stations: the first northeast of the city near  FICO Eataly World^[4], the well-known Italian agricultural-food park of the national farming tradition, and the second one, northwest, in the Borgo Panigale area, beyond the   Ducati Motor Holding SpA ^[5]headquarters. The tram route also includes stops in the historical center.

Approximately 30 km of roads have been surveyed with the  Road-Scanne^[6] r4. The system ...

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2019 - PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today the release of Service Pack 1 for Geomatica and GXL 2018, the company’s flagship software for complete and integrated desktop and enterprise geoimage processing. Geomatica features tools for remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, geospatial analysis, mosaicking, and more that can be deployed through the Geomatica desktop, Python workflows, or through large-volume-production GXL systems.

The service pack provides new capabilities and enhancements that further strengthen the key development areas for the Geomatica 2018 software release:...

• Analysis Ready Data Tools (ARD) which addresses critical requirements for performing authoritative and scientifically accurate single-image analysis and multitemporal analytics. ARD Tools enable customers to perform radiometric normalization and geometric alignment of large stacks of images through scalable and automated workflows.
• Advanced photogrammetric capabilities which streamline and speed up aerial production projects with digital-frame and push broom cameras. Techniques for extracting digital surface models (DSM), based on semiglobal matching (SGM) and multiview stereo extraction provide high-quality capabilities to extract digital elevation models (DEM). Projects with collections of highly-overlapping data can benefit from DSM merging to produce DSM true ortho images.
• We continue to add improved and rigorous sensor support with every release. In this service pack improved support has been

The Portrayal DWG is being established to maintain consistency in the portrayal of geospatial data across a host of new technologies, including 3D, gaming & simulation, and augmented reality

14 February 2019: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the draft Charter for a proposed Portrayal Domain Working Group (DWG).

The Portrayal DWG is being established to address a gap in the OGC standards baseline with regards to the portrayal of geospatial data, including the standardization of portrayal rules, registry data, styles, and encoding formats. Portrayal concerns the way that information, in this case geospatial data, is presented to humans. Cartography, one form of map portrayal, is one of the oldest of human graphical portrayal skills.

Traditionally, conveying spatial information involved the use of maps. However, as the types and complexity of geospatial information has changed in-step with technological advances, so have the requirements for the portrayal of this information. For example, it is now common for geospatial data to be portrayed (visualized) in areas such as 3D, augmented reality, and gaming & simulation. Additionally, multi-dimensional portrayal is rapidly expanding as advances in information technology and computer graphics make more visualization alternatives available. 

Many of these technology advances are...

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  Organizers of the third annual Commercial UAV Expo Europe^[1], an international trade fair and conference focused on commercial drone integration and operation for large enterprise end-users and asset owners, have announced that a two-part session on SESAR-JU Demonstrations Projects^[2] will take place 9-10 April 2019 during the event, and is free to attend.

As the technological pillar of Europe's ambitious Single European Sky (SES) initiative, SESAR^[3] is the mechanism which coordinates and concentrates all EU research and development (R&D) activities in ATM, pooling together a wealth of experts to develop the new generation of ATM. In 2007, the SESAR Joint Undertaking was set up in order to manage this large scale and truly international public-private partnership.

"We are very excited to provide a platform for demos that illustrate that Europe is on course with its implementation of U-space. We look forward to welcoming the 8 SESAR-JU project presenters to share their initial experiences towards safe and secure drone traffic management," stated Elly Kreijkes, Conference Chair, Diversified Communications. "The projects will demonstrate different possibilities of automation, as well as seamless information exchange between multiple...

Richmond, VA, Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RICHMOND, VA - The Virginia General Assembly unanimously approved Senate Joint Resolution 347^[1] commending The Center for Innovative Technology’s Center for Unmanned Systems and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, and the entire team of corporate and local government partners on successfully submitting a proposal and winning the U.S. Department of Transportation Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration Pilot Program approval.

The Integration Pilot Program (IPP) is an exclusive group of only 9 states, including Virginia, that have successfully established unmanned system protocols and designated testing facilities that meet the approval standards of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The IPP designation assures Virginia’s participation in the development of unmanned technologies and the necessary safety protocols for the National Airspace System.

“The celebration of our National approval and endorsement in the Unmanned System Industry helps us assure technologies, businesses and the entrepreneurs who will develop, build, support them right here in Commonwealth of Virginia are empowered to be competitive. CIT and The Center for Unmanned Systems are grateful for the General Assembly’s support and proclamation.”
Tracy Tynan, Director, The Virginia Center for Unmanned Systems, Center for Innovative Technology (CIT)

“Some of the most advanced drone operations in the history of the...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recently became the only university to acquire the Penguin C – one of the most sophisticated long-endurance, long-range professional unmanned aircraft systems on the market today – specifically for flight training.

The arrival of three Penguin C aircraft earlier this year instantly transformed Embry-Riddle, already the world's largest unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) educator, serving some 1,500 students university-wide, into an unmatched powerhouse provider of both UAS flight- and simulation-based training.

Embry-Riddle's acquisition of the Penguin C's also opened the door for missions controlled from multiple ground-based stations, called "remote-split operations," as well as flight beyond the operator's visual line of sight. The aircraft have applications for fighting wildfires, border patrol, search and rescue, oil pipeline and utility inspections, environmental assessments and military surveillance.

All those applications suggest an array of career paths for Embry-Riddle graduates trained to fly Penguin C's. The burgeoning commercial drone industry is projected to generate more than $82 billion for the U.S. economy and, by...

Seasoned executive bench to accelerate access to reliable Earth observation data on demand as company prepares for second launch

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2019 — (PRNewswire) — Capella Space^[1] today announced it has added senior business and engineering leaders to the team. Scott Soenen, joins as vice president of product engineering; Matt Wood joins as vice president of go-to-market and business strategy, and Dan Brophy as vice president of U.S. government services. This is in addition to Christian Lenz, who joined as vice president of engineering in July 2018. Off the heels of the successful launch of its first smallsat, Denali, in December of 2018, these hires add significant domain expertise and market experience as the company progresses toward the launch of Sequoia, a commercial imaging satellite set to deploy mid-2019.

"We are building Capella because problems of tomorrow require solutions with a new perspective that didn't exist yesterday. It is critical for us to attract experienced, out of box thinkers in our industry," said Payam Banazadeh, CEO and founder of Capella Space. "The expertise these new executives bring will be crucial as we grow our constellation and prove the value of high revisit, high resolution SAR products and services to government and early adopters...