Capturing and Processing Drone Imagery for Indigenous Mapping

Eariler this month I was given the opportunity to give a presentation on capturing and processing drone imagery for Indigenous mapping at IMW Turtle Island 2021. In this session I walk through the steps for capturing and processsing drone imagery, beginning with learning how to plan a mapping mission, starting with deliniating a flight area …

NAV CANADA’s NAV Drone app now available

NAV CANADA’s new drone flight authorization app is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Safely and legally request permission to fly your drone in NAV CANADA controlled airspace, all from the palm of your hand. A web version of NAV Drone is also available on navcanada.ca. NAV Drone replaces NAV CANADA’s current online Remotely …

SṈIDȻEȽ Drone Survey

PacificUAV will be conducting a drone survey at SṈIDȻEȽ on May 25th (weather permitting). The imagery will support monitoring of ongoing aquatic and terrestrial restoration work, from a simple tracking of the shell hash deployment to identifying the development of mussels, barnacles, shellfish, land and water plants and algae.  In addition to monitoring the restoration …

Coming Soon! NAV CANADA’s new drone flight authorization tool

Some news today from NAV CANADA on their new drone flight authorization tool. Here’s an excerpt: NAV CANADA is excited to announce that this spring, you will be able to submit drone flight authorization requests from a mobile device. NAV Drone, a new mobile and web application from NAV CANADA, will help you fly your …