{"id":5382,"date":"2018-03-08T11:56:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T11:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=5382"},"modified":"2018-03-08T11:56:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T11:56:10","slug":"surveying-solution-with-drone-using-high-performance-positioning-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/surveying-solution-with-drone-using-high-performance-positioning-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Surveying solution with drone using high performance positioning technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.u\u2011blox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">u-blox<\/a><\/span> announces that Japan-based Aerosense Inc has commercialised its AEROBO Marker solution for drone surveying using the <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/u-blox-revamped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">u-blox<\/a><\/span> NEO\u2011M8T timing module.<\/p>\n<p>Conceived to compute absolute time to within 20 nanoseconds using incoming GNSS signals, the NEO-M8T lets users access RAW GNSS data output, making it attractive for positioning applications that rely on post-processing GNSS data to enhance location accuracy.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nAerosense\u2019s surveying solution is designed to reduce the time spent surveying construction sites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/UB135Fig2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5384\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/UB135Fig2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/UB135Fig2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/UB135Fig2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/UB135Fig2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/UB135Fig2-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By combining ground markers equipped with a GNSS receiver with surveying drones and cloud-based data processing, they have converted huge workloads into a user friendly application for anyone.<\/p>\n<p>The surveying operation on the site involves setting up ground markers fitted with u\u2011blox NEO\u2011M8T high performance GNSS receivers.<\/p>\n<p>The smart ground markers send the GNSS data they receive to the cloud, where it is post-processed using a static surveying algorithm to achieve high accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>AEROBO\u2019s solution can transform high-resolution drone images into a survey-accurate map by using the absolute geographic coordinates of specific points on the surveyed terrain.<\/p>\n<p>Images gathered by overflying the terrain with the drones are combined to create centimetre-precise outputs, including orthomap views, 3D models, and point clouds.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge that engineers at Aerosense faced while developing their solution was achieving sufficiently high position accuracy. \u201cWe found a robust solution to the accuracy challenge by using the <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/u-blox-nb-iot-module-for-sale-on-china-telecom-tianyigou-purchasing-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">u-blox<\/a><\/span> NEO\u2011M8T high performance positioning module,\u201d says Satoru Shimizu, Project Leader of AEROBO Marker, Technology Development Dept. at Aerosense Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>u-blox announces that Japan-based Aerosense Inc has commercialised its AEROBO Marker solution for drone surveying using the u-blox NEO\u2011M8T timing module. 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