The AirGon Sensor Package (ASP) software suite is part of the AirGon software workflow and is used to process Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) information from the AV-900 ASP hardware for Post-Processed Kinematic (PPK) direct geopositioning (wow, that is truly a mouthful!!). Last year we introduced the Bring Your Own Drone (BYOD) Mapping Kit to…
In the last quarter of 2016, we introduced (under our AirGon brand) the Bring Your Own Drone (BYOD) Mapping Kit. This kit contains all the software one needs to turn a low-cost drone such as a Phantom 4 Pro or an Inspire 2 with x4s camera into a serious mapping platform. Our presales technical team…
Reckon has been deprecated and replaced by LP360 Online, including the LP360 Portal and LP360 Cloud. This workflow explains how to create a redline in Reckon. Redlining provides the ability to create, edit and publish geometries with attributes. Redlines can be used to communicate work to be done with a service provider (i.e. defining stockpiles…
When using imagery as a source of metric measurement, an up-front task that must be accomplished is determining the exact position (X, Y, Z) and orientation (Pitch, Yaw and Roll) of the camera at the precise time of each image exposure. This seven tuple of data is termed the dynamic exterior orientation (DEO or often…
Reckon has been deprecated and replaced by LP360 Online, including the LP360 Portal and LP360 Cloud. AirGon Reckon (“Reckon”) is our cloud hosted collaboration portal for small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) or “drone” mapping. It has been designed from the ground up for scalability in the cloud. Hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS), it provides…
The GeoCue Group Knowledge Base is a one stop shop for information and support for all GeoCue Group products (Figure 1). Product information is available for AirGon, GeoCue, LP360 and Terrasolid. This searchable site makes finding information easy and fast. Search for product specific workflows, installation and licensing information, case studies or investigate the Frequently…
We have been doing a lot of experimenting with various airplane and camera configurations for small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). We are very interested in the effect of camera quality on metric analysis. For example, does a better lens yield a more accurate surface model when extracting a dense image matching point cloud using an…
An important aspect of planning and executing a small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) mapping project is planning and collecting ground control and check points. We are a software and systems company, not a services company so we have limited tools (and knowledge, for that matter) for carrying out this part of a mission. Nevertheless, we…
Several of us in the company are avid model airplane enthusiasts, actively flying various types of models. We have been debating the merits of fixed wing “flying wings” versus gliders. Which of these is the better mapping platform? In fact, I covered this topic from a stability point of view in a recent “Random Points”…
As most of you are aware, the United States has one of the world’s most restrictive policies for the operation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Rather than partition UAS into various categories based on the potential hazards to the National Air Space (NAS) and to persons/property, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has decided that government…
