At South Korea’s main GIS and mapping present, Good Geo Expo: new software program, new drone choices.
Drones and mapping functions are really world, and DRONELIFE has been visiting reveals on 3 continents this fall to search out new options from each nook of the world. On the ground of Good GEO Expo this week, DRONELIFE met with Korean software program and companies firm 4S Mapper.
Drone-based surveying is a sooner, safer, and higher methodology than conventional survey strategies in lots of instances. For surveys of street and freeway infrastructure, drone-based mapping supplies vital insights for city planning, upkeep, and extra. In populous city areas like Seoul, nonetheless, the roads are used 24 hours a day, three hundred and sixty five days a 12 months: it’s virtually unattainable to get a picture of a street with out a car.
4S Mapper has many functions. One on show at SmartGeo is CfSM, or car-free floor mapping. With 4S Mapper, CEO Stephano Lee explains, customers can take uncooked photos of a roadway: the software program makes use of AI-powered algorithms to take away any undesirable components: automobiles, bikes, or manholes. This enables customers to get a greater total view of the situation of the roadway, making the map extra helpful as a device for inspection or restore orders.
4S Mapper is drone and sensor agnostic: however displayed within the sales space was a cheap fastened wing mapping drone. Produced in Latvia, the Fixar 007 fastened wing drone affords a flight endurance of as much as 60 minutes relying on the payload. Plug in payload choices and a brief arrange time (Fixar says lower than two minutes) make it a superb throughout business possibility for mapping, images, or surveillance functions.
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