Practical Insights into Surveying with a Drone

During our surveying and mapping sessions at Commercial UAV Expo Americas and Commercial UAV Expo Europe, we often talk about data collection, validation, and accuracy. In order for a surveying deliverable to be valuable and actionable, a lot has to go into it to ensure data accuracy and integrity. Every step of the process introduces potential for error from how the data is collected and processed to how it is ultimately compiled into the final deliverable. Any holes or inaccuracies in positioning, location, or measurements within the data collected can make a deliverable useless at best and could end up being disastrous if gone undetected.

Commercial UAV News has often talked about the emerging drone surveying technology, sensors, software, and strategies out there helping surveyors get the best deliverable possible with their drone. But having survey-grade tools is only half of the puzzle; understanding the best way to use them and which tool to use can be just as important.

This is why we hosted the webinar panel, “5 Things You Need to Know About Surveying with a Drone,” on July 15^th to help inform surveying professionals about how to best use what is out there. During the discussion, industry leaders from GeoCue Group, Applanix Co., Pix4D, and Hitech Commercial Solutions, LLC outlined practical knowledge from picking the right drone and sensor for the job, scaling your operations, and validating your data, to producing a high-quality deliverable and how automation and machine learning can (and sometimes, can’t) help.

If you missed the webinar, it is available on-demand here.

And if you are interested in learning more about surveying and mapping, we have compiled our most recent coverage on the topic:

Pix4D's New Software Tools Enable Projects to Scale and Make Data More Actionable

GeoCue Expands into the Canadian Market with Sumac Geomatics Incorporated Distribution Partnership

GeoCue unveils LiDAR-imagery fusion sensors with True View line

Predicting the Future of Surveying & Mapping for the Drone Industry in 2020 with Lewis Graham

Virtual Surveyor newest features deliver improved insights and worker’s safety

WingtraOne and Trimble Business Center Join Forces to Deliver Survey-Grade, Drone Mapping Products

MakeItAccurate Achieves Centimeter-Level Accuracy without Base Stations, RTK Links or CORS Data

Septentrio’s AIM+ Protects Your Data from Interference and Spoofing

Danielle Gagne

Danielle Gagne was the Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News. She continues to be dedicated to providing commercial drone professionals with exclusive insights and content from experts in the field, keeping the industry informed and up to date on everything related to drones.

Danielle originally came to Commercial UAV News from an editorial background in higher education publishing where she edited books on every topic from financial risk management to nanotechnology and morphing wing technology. During that time, she reported and conveyed the business needs and expectations between all points of her organization and the technology team, working closely with IT development. She found these aspects of her previous career invaluable to understanding and conveying the convergence of technology, business, public perception, and regulation in the drone industry as editorial analyst.