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Spatial Technologies Spring 2019 UAV Newsletter

Spatial Technologies Newsletter April 2019

senseFly Drones Fully Comply With New Transport Canada Requirements

senseFly Drones Fully Comply With New Transport Canada Requirements For Advanced RPAS Operations Use of senseFly Drones in Controlled Airspace Can Continue Without Interruption As the leader in fixed-wing drones, senseFly is pleased to announce that its entire platform of professional drone solutions—eBee Classic, eBee SQ and eBee X—complies with the latest Transport Canada regulations…

Spatial Technologies Fall 2018 Newsletter

Spatial Technologies Fall UAV 2018 Newsletter

Spatial Technologies UAV Update Newsletter

We have some changes with our Technical Representatives. Peter Willis, whom many of you have worked with, has moved on to other opportunities. We wish Peter all the best in his endeavors and appreciate the time he spent representing Spatial Technologies. Kyle Canning has assumed the role of UAV Account…

What’s New? – GPS 70 & MCP80

Leica iCON gps 70 Series – Ultimate performance for your construction site Ultimate GNSS Rover and field solution for maximum efficiency. Speed up – anytime, anywhere. Leica Geosystems introduces the most efficient construction GNSS rovers, the Leica iCON gps 70 Series. Combining the latest GNSS technology and inertial measurement unit…

Spatial Technologies Winter Newsletter 2017

Spatial Technologies UAV Newsletter, Fall 2017

Power Up – A Drone Battery Management Guide

A drone’s battery is truly a crucial component. Care for it well and you will both prolong its life and optimise the coverage of every UAV mission you fly. But treat it poorly and, one way or another, your operation’s performance is likely to suffer. Waypoint spoke with senseFly’s expert team…

Watch the Leica GS18 T

Introducing the world’s fastest and easiest-to-use GNSS RTK rover, the Leica GS18 T. Now you can measure any point faster and easier without the need to hold the pole vertical. This latest innovation combines GNSS and inertial micro units (IMUs) being the first true tilt compensation solu-tion that is immune…

Leica GS18 T: World’s Fastest GNSS RTK Rover – No Need to Level!

Introducing the new Leica GS18 T, the fastest and easiest-to-use GNSS smart antenna and RTK rover. You no longer need to hold the pole vertical to level the bubble. This latest innovation, with industry-leading technology, combines GNSS and inertial measurement units (IMUs) to be the first true tilt compensation solution…

Reserve Your BLK360 Now!

Curious about the Leica BLK360? Call us today to set up a demonstration, or to reserve your Leica BLK360 laser scanner now.

Glacier Surveying

A customer of ours recently sent us these beautiful shots of the Leica GS14 GNSS in action. The GS14 is being used to complete a non-profit study of the receding Wedgemount Glacier, near Whistler, BC. If you have any shots of your gear in the field, send them to us…

Spatial Technologies Newsletter, Summer 2017

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senseFly: Always On

This summer, senseFly announced Always On, a new service package designed to keep professional drone operators flying. How can eBee Plus drone operators benefit from this service? senseFly’s blog, Waypoint, spoke with the company’s Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Jean-Thomas Celette, to find out. Hi Jean-Thomas. Can you please start off by…

Transport Canada adds multiple senseFly drones to list of compliant systems

Great news for Canadian users of senseFly UAV solutions. Transport Canada adds eBee Plus, eBee SQ and albris to list of compliant systems Read the following press release: Transport Canada adds multiple senseFly drones to list of compliant systems Canadian eBee Plus, eBee SQ and albris drone users are now…

Predator Bay Water Ski Club

Predator Bay Waterski Club, recently rented some equipment from Spatial Technologies to validate their water ski course. What a beautiful scene to survey. We would like to wish them all good luck on their season!

Real World Case Study: Choosing senseFly eBees to Quickly Build up a Drone Fleet

senseFly recently published a real world case study of Aerial Applications, a company based in Pennsylvania, who had been awarded a large, time-sensitive post-hurricane contract and needed to ensure data consistency across its network of independent drone pilots. The Challenge They wanted to ensure that the drone technology platform they…

Leica Cyclone: A Smarter Way to View the World

In a world of fast changing technologies and visualisation there has never been a better way to interact, measure and share environments than with Leica Cyclone, a smarter way to view the world. Combining flexibility and integration with productivity, analysis and collaboration, the new Leica Cyclone family enables you to…

GNSS on Top of the World

One of our customers recently sent in this amazing shot of a Leica GNSS at work. The gear was set up on the side of a mountain on a rather windy day, in the stunning Yukon Territory. We were happy to hear that they found working with the Leica to…

Check & Adjust Calibration for Leica Captivate

With the Check & Adjust tool every Leica total station and MultiStation can be easily calibrated by the user. Why is Check & Adjust Necessary? High precision total stations require precise alignment of the rotational axis Even the most precise assembly process will result in small deviations which can lead…

Getting to Know senseFly Corridor: Interview about the New Linear Mapping Release

Waypoint, senseFly’s blog, recently interviewed the company’s product lead, Francois Gervaix, to discuss how senseFly Corridor addresses the challenges of documenting linear assets. What do we mean when we talk about corridor mapping and what types of linear sites are professionals looking to document? Well, by corridor mapping we’re simply…

Spatial Technologies Recognized for Best Support from senseFly

Spatial Technologies was honored to receive this special bell and award from senseFly in recognition of our continued dedication to providing the best in class distributor support worldwide for the senseFly UAV solutions. This award was presented at the senseFly Partner Conference in March 2017. Spatial Technologies is proud of…

senseFly Corridor: Linear Drone Mapping Made Simple

Introducing the senseFly Corridor, this platform enhancement combines hardware and software to create a solution that simplifies drone mapping of linear infrastructure and sites. The senseFly Corridor includes: a camera integration kit, which houses the senseFly S.O.D.A. in a longitudinal (portrait) position, and a new corridor mapping ‘mission block’ within senseFly’s eMotion 3 ground…

Spec Sheets Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Selecting the best laser scanner takes time. You take the time to read all the spec sheets and compare every option side-by-side, but spec sheets don’t tell you the whole story. Leica Geosystems has created a free guide called “Beyond the Spec Sheet: 8 Critical Laser Scanner Considerations that Defy…

Spatial Technologies UAV Newsletter, April 2017

Click the image or the link to read our UAV Newsletter for April 2017 in your web browser. Don’t forget to opt-in to receive future newsletters using the form in the bottom right of the newsletter, or subscribe to our newsletter through our contact form here.

Top 1% of Certified Leica Service Centers Worldwide

The Spatial Technologies Calgary office recently passed a service audit with zero deficiencies! This stellar result, puts the Spatial Technologies Calgary office in the top 1% of Certified Leica Service Centers worldwide! Congratulations to our Calgary service team for their continued hard work and succeeding in reaching such an amazing…

UAV Information Session, April 6, 2017

Join us in our Calgary office for a UAV information session on April 6, 2017. During the session, our team will discuss the opportunities you can create using UAV for your existing and new surveying projects. Date: April 6, 2017 Start time: 9am Location: Calgary Office. #2-21 Highfield Circle SE…

When Birds Attack! — Experienced Drone Operators Discuss This (Surprisingly Common) Mission Threat

A quick summary of options .. Top Bird Avoidance tips Pimp your drone—to see it better from afar Tire out the attacker—create your flight plan with enough battery time remaining for several plunges and climbs Use a VuFine HDMI monocular—to retain visual line of sight while viewing your ground station’s…

We have just released 4 new training videos for the Leica ScanStation P40

Q. What are the videos about? A. This set of 4 how-to videos explains the first steps of the Leica ScanStation P40 basic workflow – typical steps and settings that every user encounters after taking the ScanStation P40 out of the box for the first time and using it in…

Drone Surveying 101, Q&A

senseFly recently held a webinar, Drone Surveying 101, where they dedicated some time for Q&A with two client presenters: Marc Cañas of Jacobs and Aidan O’Connor of ASM Ireland. (You can watch the entire webinar for free on the senseFly blog.) Some questions they responded to are: What’s the best overlap…

Leica Geosystems is a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree for BLK360

Leica Geosystems is a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Digital Imaging category for the Leica BLK360. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products…

Spatial Technologies UAV Newsletter Winter 2016

Click the image or the link to read our UAV Winter 2016 Newsletter in your web browser. Don’t forget to opt-in to receive future newsletters using the form in the bottom right of the newsletter, or subscribe to our newsletter through our contact form here.

Spatial Technologies Newsletter Winter 2016

Click the image or the link to read our Winter 2016 Newsletter in your web browser. Don’t forget to opt-in to receive future newsletters using the form in the bottom right of the newsletter, or subscribe to our newsletter through our contact form here.

Four new Galileo GNSS satellites bring added benefits to Leica Geosystems GNSS

Four new Galileo GNSS satellites bring added benefits to Leica Geosystems GNSS Contributed by Bernhard Richter – Leica Geosystems Business Director GNSS At 13:06 UTC 17 November, Ariane 5 flight VA233 successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Europe can be proud of this historic launch – for…

Preparing for Leap Second Part III: Q&A with Markus Roland

a Leap Second 2016 series, we have covered what a leap second is and how exactly you can prepare your Leica Geosystems instruments for this event. Today, we sit down with Markus Roland, Leica Geosystems product manager GNSS Networks and Reference Stations, to discuss Leap Second 2016. Q1. What is…

Leica iCON Piling Rig in the News

Piling Industry Canada Magazine has an article featuring the Leica iCON Piling Rig in their most recent issue. Click the image to open the article.

Fixed wing vs Rotary UAV Solutions

Wondering if a fixed wing UAV solution or a rotary based solution is better for you, check out this video to help you decide Some additional thoughts. When looking to purchase a professional drone, one of the key buying decisions you’ll need to make is whether to go for a fixed…

Preparing for Leap Second: Part II How does Leap Second affect your Leica Geosystems instrument?

This is part 2 of a 3 part series about Leap Second 2016, scheduled to take place 31 December 2016. In our last Leap Second 2016 post, we discussed what a leap second is and how it affects you. In this post, we’ll provide all the information you need to…

National Music Centre’s New Home Arises in Calgary

“Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music”—Goethe’s aphorism comes easily to mind when contemplating the National Music Centre (NMC) and its new building, recently named Studio Bell, which was designed by superstar architect Brad Cloepfil and is set to open in the summer of 2016. It’s a big building—160,000…

Doing dataflow with Autodesk Revit

Recently a new video called “Dataflow with Autodesk Revit” was released. This covers how to transfer data between Autodesk Revit and Leica Captivate using a Leica Building Link… Richard Ostridge, senior applications engineer at Leica Geosystems, answers questions about the process… Richard, can you explain why a video on the…

Preparing for Leap Second: Part I What is a Leap Second?

This is part 1 of a 3 part series about Leap Second 2016, scheduled to take place 31 December, 2016. You’ve probably heard of a Leap Year. Those unique years when there is a 29 February. A Leap Year was introduced to the Gregorian calendar back in 45 BC by…

Good Practices for an Efficient Dataflow between Field and Office

This video takes you through six steps of a typical surveying workflow – from the initial capturing of reality to the final as-built check and reporting. Original presentation given by Gorka Santamaria (Leica Geosystems) at Hexagon Live 2016.

Pleiades RTK Network Transition to SmartNet

If you missed the webinar about the transition process of the Pleiades RTK Network to SmartNet North America, this is everything you need to know. Be sure to take a look at the step-by-step instructions below the video to ensure that your transition is complete and access will remain unobstructed….

Important Information About Your Pleiades RTK GNSS Network Service

*Please Note: This is a copy of a support message that also appears on the SmartNet America site about the recent changes to the Pleiades RTK GNSS Network Service. As Spatial Technologies is also involved in this transition, we are reposting it here.* It started as an idea. The idea, provide…

Leica Captivate Experience continues with self-learning GNSS, Dynamic Lock for MultiStations

Leica Geosystems, industry leader of measurement technology, announced today the Leica Viva GS16 and updated Leica Captivate and SmartWorx Viva software. The GS16 is a truly self-learning GNSS receiver, able to automatically select the optimal combination of GNSS signals and stay connected with or without reference links. This new release…

Leica ScanStation C10: Doing in Minutes What Used to Take Hours

The Leica ScanStation C10 was able to capture all of the needed data in a quick 10 minute period – something that would have taken a couple of hours to accomplish using traditional methods.

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