Tag Archives: Maps and Surveys
Apple Drone Fleet to Gather Maps Data
Apple has assembled a group of robotics and data-collection experts who will use unmanned aerial vehicles — that is, drones — to obtain data for updates to its Maps app, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Apple, Google and others in the cartography … Continue reading
Carson City using drone for data collection, aerial imagery
Carson City Public Works is getting a bird’s-eye view of its projects and property thanks to a small drone. In September, the department purchased for about $1,000 a DJI Phantom 4, the most popular recreational unmanned aerial vehicle, as well … Continue reading
Tech would use drones and insect biobots to map disaster areas
Researchers have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to map large, unfamiliar areas — such as collapsed buildings after a disaster … https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161117104402.htm Science … Continue reading
This Drone Company Just Got $20 Million to Make Maps Way Better
DroneDeploy, a startup that provides cloud-based software that converts drone data into detailed aerial maps and 3D images for business use, now has $20 million in Series B funding from Scale Venture Partners with High Alpha Capital, the venture capital … Continue reading
