2013 - Geoinformatics

The commercial geospatial
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industry has excelled in meeting
customers’ need for the
quick delivery of satellite imagery,
whether for military, environmental
or humanitarian efforts.
The use of these types of techno-
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logies provides the user with
technological authority, as well
as transforming him or her into
a provider with added value
and a source of innovation and
development.
Bentley Pointools
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V8i is a new
software product from Bentley
Systems providing preprocessing
of point clouds for downstream
distribution. It was recently
used in a different context
– a heritage project at
Stonehenge in the United
Kingdom.
Today’s organizations require
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a new generation of geospatial
solutions that
encompass the full life cycle
of capabilities, from sensors
to apps in the field.
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McElhanney Consulting Services
Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada, has introduced two
new bare-earth mapping services
developed specifically for
the exploration and exploitation
phases of the mining industry.
Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E) required
detailed geologic information
of the land around the Diablo
Canyon Power Plant. WSI
conducted an orthophotogra-
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phy and LiDAR survey of the
area by using the Microsoft
UltraCam Eagle large-format
digital aerial camera and
state-of-the-art LiDAR sensors.
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Nearly 1,600 members of the
software development community
got a chance to see what’s
under the hood at the Esri
International Developer Summit
(DevSummit), held March
25–28, 2013, in Palm Springs,
California.
Conservacion Patagonia and
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its partner organization
Round River Conservation
Studies needed to create a
comprehensive map of the
Patagonia National Park.