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Sunday, July 21st, 2024
In the rapidly evolving field of location intelligence, Nearmap stands out as a pioneering force, reshaping how aerial imagery is captured, processed, and delivered to its diverse clientele. At the recent 2024 Esri User Conference in San Diego, I had the opportunity to sit down with Steve Santovasi, Director of Product ; Dan Maurer, EVP of Strategy & Operations; and Scott Townsend, SVP of Global Marketing at Nearmap. Our conversation illuminated Nearmap’s innovative journey, its strategic goals, and the remarkable technological advancements they have achieved.
The Nearmap Journey
Nearmap, founded 17 years ago, has revolutionized the aerial imagery sector. From its inception, the company has focused on bridging the gap between image capture and delivery, employing proprietary camera systems to collect high-resolution imagery across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. These camera systems, now in their fourth iteration, are installed on aircraft such as the Cessna 310, Piper Navajo, and Chieftain, and are managed by a survey operations team.
Dan Maurer explains, “We started by re-engineering the link between the capture of imagery and its delivery to customers. Our end-to-end process ensures that imagery is processed and delivered efficiently, whether through our web-based interface, MapBrowser, or via APIs.”
Initially focused on orthogonal 2D imagery, Nearmap has since expanded its offerings to include oblique 3D images and AI-driven insights, providing users with comprehensive tools to solve their specific challenges. Maurer adds, “We’ve moved from just delivering imagery to providing insights and answers, integrating this data directly into the workflows of GIS users across various industries.”
Expanding Capabilities and Humanitarian Efforts
Nearmap’s advanced imaging capabilities include near-infrared captures through their latest HyperCamera 3 systems, adding a valuable layer of data for environmental and urban analysis. “We are rolling out the HyperCamera 3, which captures four-band imagery, enhancing our ability to provide detailed and nuanced insights,” says Santovasi.
In addition to their regular data collection, Nearmap plays a crucial role in disaster response. They conduct post-disaster capture flights known as their ImpactResponse imagery, which provides critical data to aid recovery efforts for those that need it most. “Our humanitarian flights after disasters are part of our commitment to supporting communities in need,” notes Townsend.
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Thursday, March 14th, 2024
In the realm of desktop computing, speed and power are the twin pillars upon which the ultimate user experience rests. Today, Intel has once again affirmed its commitment to these principles with the announcement of its Intel® Core™ 14th Gen i9-14900KS processors, heralding a new epoch in desktop processor speeds.
Intel’s latest marvel, the i9-14900KS, bursts through previous boundaries by offering a staggering 6.2 gigahertz (GHz) max turbo frequency straight out of the box. This isn’t just another incremental step forward; it’s a giant leap that cements Intel’s status as the purveyor of the world’s fastest desktop processor. For the legion of PC enthusiasts, gamers, and content creators, this represents not just an upgrade but a transformation in what they can expect from their desktop systems.
 Intel Core 14th Gen i9-14900KS Special Edition Unlocked Desktop Processor Provides Record-Breaking 6.2GHz frequency right out of the box – giving high-end PC enthusiasts the cutting edge power they look for in their desktops. (Credit: Intel Corporation) “The Intel Core i9-14900KS showcases the full power and performance potential of the Intel Core 14th Gen desktop processor family and its performance hybrid architecture,” says Roger Chandler, Intel’s vice president and general manager of the Enthusiast PC and Workstation Segment. His words underscore a fundamental truth about today’s computing demands: they are evolving, and Intel is leading the charge in meeting these demands head-on.
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Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
European Space Imaging (EUSI) partner Maxar collected satellite images over Gaza on Sunday, 26 November. The imagery provides a look at new efforts to bring in food and supplies into Gaza while the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in place. In the link provided below, the image gallery focuses on a number of areas of interest including: humanitarian aid trucks approaching the Egyptian border with Gaza; crowds of people gathered near gas and propane storage stations; people walking along the Salah al Din road in Gaza; several of the key hospitals in Gaza City and additional aid supplies for Gaza being brought into El Arish airport in Egypt. Please let us know if you have any questions about the images or associated information.
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 Egypt Ian Military And Trucks Approaching Gaza Border Egypt 26 Nov 2023
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Thursday, November 9th, 2023
European Space Imaging (EUSI) partner, Maxar collected new imagery yesterday (7 November) of Gaza that spotlights the following:
- New cross-border activity between Gaza and Egypt at the Rafah border crossing where aid/humanitarian trucks and vehicles increasingly are transiting the area and bringing in supplies to Gaza
- Groups of people evacuating south along Salah al-Din road as part of the humanitarian corridor that was opened briefly today to enable civilians an opportunity to flee the fighting in Gaza City
- A Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) image of a number of active fires burning in Gaza City. With the SWIR satellite imagery, vegetation appears in shades of blue while active fires/thermal hot spots show up as orange/yellow.
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Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, with humanitarian-associated trucks lined up at and near the border (Location: 31.248, 34.257)
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Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
European Space Imaging (EUSI) and itpartner, Maxar collected a serieof satellite imageyesterday (10 September) that focused on a number of the villageand townthat were damaged by the recent 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday. Many homeand buildinghave collapsed from the quake and a number of roadare impassible due to landslides. Aioften seen after an earthquake, tentand emergency shelterhave been established in and around a number of the villageand military troopand equipment are helping with search and recovery efforts. In the link provided below, you can download a gallery of imagethat spotlight some of the damage seen in the mountainouvillagesouth of Marrakesh. Please let uknow if you have any questionabout the images.
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Ourigane, Morocco (Location: 31.172, -8.074)
Overview of earthquake aftermath_ouirgane Morocco 10 Sep 2023
 Closer view of collapsed buildingand support equipment_earthquake aftermath_ouirgane Morocco
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 Amsguine (Location: 31.124, -8.105) Road blocked by landslide_amsguine Morocco 10 Sep 2023
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 Copyright: Satellite Imagery © Maxar Technologies Provided by European Space Imaging AlHaouz (Location: 31.116, -8.124)
Damaged buildingin town and landslide over road after earthquake_al haouz Morocco 10 Sep 2023
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Collapsed building from earthquake_amizmiz Morocco 10 Sep 2023
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Collapsed building from earthquake_moulay brahim Morocco 10 Sep 2023
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Collapsed buildings_talat n’yaaqoub Morocco 10 Sep 2023
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Relief tents asni Morocco 10 Sep 2023
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
The Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA), formed between AECOM and Morrison Water Services, is supporting the delivery of Scottish Water’s water infrastructure element of its capital investment program. The program’s six-year framework requires building information modeling (BIM) compliance and digital technologies to improve deliverable materials. This close collaboration resulted in the utilization of mobile GIS as well as the integration of Web GIS and BIM.
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
President of AECCafe Sanjay Gangal spoke recently with Montreal-based Nick Fonta, General Manager, XR division at Autodesk about Autodesk’s XR immersive experience and the company’s acquisition of The Wild, an immersive remote collaboration platform for architecture, design, and enterprise teams.
Sanjay: Thank you so much for joining us, Nick. So, tell us about Autodesk XR Solutions.
Nick: For sure. Autodesk has an interesting journey or history when it comes to XR. We started in the 1990s with our first project around XR, and it was a full 3D immersive experience with AutoCAD data that people could navigate into, a little bit like a first-person shooter. You could interact with basic interactions with the AutoCAD scene at the time. That was a project in prototype. And since then, we’ve been doing a lot of things, we have a research group who continued testing the limits of those technologies, but more recently, we’ve had a few things maybe worth noting. The first thing being about seven years ago, we moved into the real-time engine business, if you will, with our own engine, which was called Stingray. And we also built a first product in our trying to understand what that meant phase for Autodesk, and the product was called Revit Live. And both Stingray and Revit Live were our first real experiments to try to understand how real-time technologies, VR, and AR can can add value and solve real problems for our customers in the AEC and manufacturing spaces.
We tried a lot of things there, and then finally, a lot more recently, we have products today that support mostly VR, a little bit of AR as well in a portfolio. We have VRED, which targets mainly the automotive industry. VRED is a very high end, high resolution, high level of fidelity when it comes to imageries and rendering. It comes with the collaborative VR experience, so you can bring multiple designers to review, do the design reviews typically on cars, but it’s also used in other manufacturing industries. So that’s one, as a product, it’s been around for about five years, maybe a bit more, and is still around. It’s very successful, we’re seeing a lot of adoption and growth there, and we also have a capability called Create VR that allows designers to sketch and ideate in VR from scratch in a 3D space for a very creative way of transferring your ideas as a designer into the 3D world. Recently we released a capability out of Fusion products, one of our Hero products in manufacturing that allows any Fusion model to be experienced in AR, experienced on iOS with a publish to a USDZ. This is what we have today. This is where this all journey started, maybe a couple of months ago, and I’m sure we’re going to talk more about that now.
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Monday, August 2nd, 2021
The Conflict of Tourism and Conservation
From log cabin and spa-type accommodations settled in lush green rainforests to fun-in-the-sun alongside sparkling waters, Belize is a popular tourist destination. As such, Belize thrives on the tourism industry, one that the COVID-19 pandemic has recently decimated. In non-pandemic times, Belize’s tourist industry is one of its top income earners. Additionally, Belize is also known for its commitment to protecting natural resources. Over 30% of its ecosystems are under various forms of protected status, as they are one of the many reasons tourists visit Belize. However, the exponential growth of the tourist industry has led to significant development and conservation conflicts – this is where the story of Caye Caulker begins.
Caye Caulker is off the north-eastern coast of Belize. The island is divided into two by a relatively narrow inlet, known as the “Split.” South Caye Caulker is where most of its permanent population resides and attracts foreign investors eager to exploit tourism in Belize. However, the diverse littoral and mangrove forests in the north appear as another world in contrast to the more developed south. The low-lying forests on North Caye Caulker provide an ideal habitat for reptiles and serve as a seasonal home to many migrating birds. The Caye Caulker Forest and Marine Reserve, which encompass the northern tip and a portion of the Belize Barrier Reef System, were established in 1998 with the assistance of environmentally motivated Caye Caulker residents. It was essential to protect the biodiversity that provides critical ecosystem services and livelihoods, including the barrier reef, associated inland lagoon, littoral forests, and mangrove vegetation.
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Monday, September 14th, 2020
Geodesign and its application in the public sector or the public/private interface is more critical than realized by the clients and companies to whom it is providing a service. Think of Geodesign as an angel investor, anyone can see the benefit, but not everyone knows, or understands where the benefit comes from. Geodesign methods and theories, as well as supporting GIS technologies, are helping to broaden views, increase cross discipline collaboration, and enhance business development efforts. Geodesign frames out the components of decision making for both the client and the consultant supporting them. How is this accomplished? It is done buy utilizing the three-part Geodesign framework process and the associated components.
In my professional capacity, I frequently hear public sector clients speak about how they are offered “pie in the sky” solutions by consultants that have no real-world applicability. This is often due to the lack of engagement, management of stakeholder expectations, identification of conflict points, and holistic integration of planning factors including public funding requirements/limitations, as well as others. Additionally, clients seem reluctant to engage “stakeholders” because they fear that broad public input may prolong or complicate the “planning” process.
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Thursday, May 7th, 2020
Maps are important! They have been helping us understand and navigate our world since the beginning of human history and they are helping today as we are reminded in every news cycle.
Humankind has been making maps since the time we developed language, and perhaps before. The earliest known map consisted of lines and symbols carved into a flat rock to depict water flow, nearby mountains, and locations of animals that lived in the area. Archeologists discovered the 13,000-year-old map in a cave in northern Spain. It is within the limits of imagination to think that the elements depicted on the stone were extremely important to that ancient cave dweller, and perhaps contributed to his survival.
Centuries later, around 600 BCE, the Babylonians sought to show their city within the context of a larger world. A clay tablet, the Imago Mundi, survives from that time and shows the city of Babylonia figuratively as a circle surrounded by the larger circle of land mass, which in turn was surrounded by a “bitter river” that held seven islands. Travelers beware, though – the sixth island is “where a horned bull dwells and attacks the newcomer.”
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