Vertical assets such as communications, tall buildings, or water towers are difficult and dangerous to inspect. For this reason, UAV technology is quickly becoming the preferred method of vertical asset inspection. Three primary reasons UAV inspections are becoming prominent are safety, time savings, and superior documentation; these are just some of the immediate benefits we […]
Tag: 3D
2D, 3D, 4D: Spatiotemporal Visualization in ArcGIS Pro
Finding the correct balance of logic and appeal with data is often a struggle. Data can be bland, confusing, full of acronyms and numbers unknown to users. Finding a way to make this accurately representational with the WOW factor can be a challenge. The more complex the data becomes, the more difficult it can be […]
2020 Vision
What will the World Be like by 2040 for GIS Professionals? In 2020 we have seen how GIS has become absolutely ingrained in how the modern world works and operates. In another 20 years, what will GIS technology or the world for GIS professionals be like for them? We asked members of our team at […]
The UAV Approach – A Valuable Tool Supporting Accurate Data Collection for the Construction Industry
The GEO Jobe UAV team has been busy collecting data for clients in a number of industries, including projects for clients in utilities, local government, facilities, campus planning, and construction. Some of these projects involve working up 3D and point cloud data to perform analysis in 3D to create accurate, high resolution models and conduct […]
UAV Aerial Data Capture for Highly Accurate 3D Models and Volume Calculations
If you follow our activities then you may have noticed recently that our UAV Services Group has been making great strides in delivering UAV-based data collection solutions to a variety of clients in several industries.
UAV Technology Supporting Affordable, Accurate, 3D Volume Measurements
According to UAV software creator, Pix4D, an estimated half of the mining companies have enlisted the use of UAV technology to provide fast, accurate measurements. This from the company, “Nearly half of the biggest mining companies include Pix4Dmapper in their workflow, providing 2~5% of accuracy for their stockpile volume measurement.” Indeed more validation for our […]
Urban Planning Sees Greater Situational Awareness with UAV Data and 3D Design Models
There’s no disputing the technological advances and the seemingly endless uses and benefits of UAV / Drone technology. Case in point, Facebook has a plan to map every building on earth, China is measuring air pollution readings, and countless industries (think Amazon) are seriously looking at drone delivery – extend that use case to emergency […]
Maps, UAV Data Collection Are at the Heart of the GIS to Support Campus Planning
College, University, and even Medical Campus facilities are the ideal “pet” project or poster child of how GIS is integral in planning and managing a facility. A campus is made up of infrastructure that ranges from buildings, equipment, parking, underground assets, trees, transportation systems, security and much more. Managing a campus facility is akin to […]
Data Tip – White House Arctic initiative and elevation data via the ArcticDEM project
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Science Foundation publicly released new 3-D topographic maps of Alaska Sept. 1 in support of a White House Arctic initiative to inform better decision-making in the Arctic. The 3-D digital elevation models, or DEMs, are the first to come from the ArcticDEM project, which was created after a January 2015 […]