How AI and imagery keep speed limits on Google Maps updated
Learn how we use AI and imagery to identify speed limits, and how we use speed limit information to build more helpful products. Maps
Bluesky, SkyFi collaborate to broaden aerial imagery access
Image: Bluesky Bluesky International and SkyFi have collaborated to provide access to Earth observation assets and multi-perspective imagery to users globally. Bluesky is providing its high-resolution aerial imagery, taken by aircraft-mounted cameras, to SkyFi to make available for businesses,…
Launchpad: Rescue beacon, satellite imagery, z-axis positioning
A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the November 2022 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM GNSS Module For UAV, precision agriculture and autonomous machines Photo: Unicore Communications The UM982 GNSS module is a high-precision,…
13 surprising ways we’ve collected Street View imagery around the world
You’ve heard of Street View, but have you heard of Sheep View? As un-bahh-lievable as it may sound, these wooly creatures have helped us collect truly ewe-nique Street View imagery. That’s just one of the unexpected ways we’ve added imagery…
How AI and imagery build a self-updating map
Building a map is complex, and keeping it up-to-date is even more challenging. Think about how often your city, town or neighborhood changes on a day-to-day basis. Businesses and shops open and close, stretches of highway are added, and roadways…
Geospatial imagery shows activity at Iranian nuclear facility
A team with Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) used BlackSky’s geospatial imagery and burst collection technology to track and monitor activity at a secretive Iranian nuclear facility in a new intelligence study. The study tracks and monitors…
How aerial imagery helps protect natural resources
Photo: Lake County Forest Preserves An upcoming GPS World webinar shows how high-definition aerial imagery can help protect and maintain natural resources. In Transforming Land and Asset Management with HD Aerial Imagery, four mapping experts discuss how Lake County Forest Preserves…
Royal Gardens get precise imagery with Spectra Precision
Photo: Spectra Precision Verified photomontages for UNESCO World Heritage sites achieves accuracy with Spectra Geospatial SP80 Verified photomontage is an important planning tool to envision how proposed surrounding development plans would affect UNESCO World Heritage sites. Verified photomontage demands the…