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Can I Fly My Own UAV/Drone?
To fly a UAV for “any form of work or research” you are legally required to have a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) through Transport Canada. The SFOC enables Transport Canada to verify that operators use their UAV safely and reliably. SFOCs include information such as: SFOCs require a significant amount of time and care to fill out completely and…
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Mapping Takes Flight – UAV Services with GeoOptic
GeoOptic utilizes drone-based aerial mapping on many of our clients’ sites, offering rapid, highly accurate, full-property topographic data to be captured and incorporated into the analysis of the site. The on-board camera of the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) is checked and programmed to take shots of the terrain below at regular intervals. Next, the UAV…
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Case Study: Landfill Capacity Reporting
Our client’s landfill was nearing closure date, and an estimate of the remaining capacity was required
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Case Study: New Construction
Problem: Newly constructed site. Our client desired imaging for planning, documentation and site approval, as well as elevations for future construction approaches. Our approach: Fly the site with the UAV to collect the most up-to-date, high resolution imagery and elevation. Solution: Using the resulting imagery, custom map products were created for the client to use…
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How do UAVs Work?
An additional input to our GIS solution is the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to collect both high resolution imagery and create digital elevation models (DEMs). This imagery, with a pixel size as fine as 5 cm, provides the most clear, up-to-date visual survey of a site possible. The imagery can be used to…
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How does GIS work?
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a toolset that allows for the digital representation of real-world features and the analysis of trends and patterns within that data. In layman’s terms: computerized cartography.