Aerial Services Awarded Five-Year USDA PINE Aerial Imagery Blanket Purchase Agreement

Under the blanket purchase agreement (BPA), ASI will compete to provide high-resolution, vertical imagery to support various Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) geographic information system (GIS) programs, including but not limited to resource management, conservation programs, crop compliance, and disaster response.
MAPPS Presidents Award Won for 7th Consecutive Year!

Mike Tully, CEO of Aerial Services Inc., was presented with the MAPPS President’s Award by the MAPPS President Susan Marlow (Stantec, Nashville, TN). This marks the 7th consecutive year Mike has been the recipient of the award. Mike’s dedication and service as the Program Committee Chairman was recognized by the President of MAPPS.
ASI to Acquire QL2+ LiDAR for USGS

The QL2+ lidar data will be processed by Aerial Services to provide USGS, its partner the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and regional stakeholders with updated topographic mapping. The project area spans across Bond, Calhoun, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Jackson, Jefferson, Jersey, Macon, Marion, Moultrie, Perry, Richland, Shelby, Vermilion, and Washington counties.
Aerial Services, Inc. Acquires Aerial Mapping Solutions (AMS)

Combining AMS’s niche utility industry expertise with ASI’s history providing engineers with aerial mapping solutions will allow ASI to continue innovating new ways to best serve clients.
Oblique Imagery for a Multitude of Applications

ASI’s Snyp’Air oblique imagery system offers high-resolution metric camera imagery coupled with geotagged 4K video and automated feature targeting capabilities, making it an excellent tool for utility corridor asset mapping and monitoring as well as many other applications.
The Race to Now – Maximizing Crop Yields Using Innovations in Remote Sensing

Precision agriculture substitutes information and knowledge for physical inputs of fertilizers, pesticides, and other treatments. It is a philosophy and system of crop management that has become an important development in modern agriculture. Critical economic, scientific and environmental factors justify these methods which are designed to maximize crop productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. Modern remote […]
Earth on Demand Web Services

Earth On Demand Web Services™ is a cloud based geospatial streaming solution that supports Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) streaming services and is compatible with all OGC supported software and APIs.
LiDAR Use | Wind Turbine Industry

Although most of LiDAR news we read today has to do with aerial LiDAR and mapping of the Earth’s surface, mobile LiDAR has been used to map millions of road miles but also to map inside mine shafts, dams and other man-made features.
Glossary of Cyber Security Terms

Editor’s Note: the 3-part article on Personal Internet Security for Geospatial Professionals originally (2017) referenced this glossary. Adware What it means: Adware is an annoying form of malware that bombards you with ads when you go online, or use certain programs on your device. Why it matters: Mostly, adware is just a nuisance. However, certain forms […]