Mapping

Kodiak Robotics goes lightweight on mapping for autonomous trucks

Side-by-side map showing Kodiak approach to highway mapping

Kodiak Robotics is taking a lightweight approach to mapping the highways it drives autonomously, reasoning that roadway changes make high-definition maps obsolete as soon as they are created.

The autonomous trucking software startup recently mapped 5,400 miles of freeway on a single driver followed by quality checks. The focus on where highways change and connect allowed Kodiak to complete a nearly 5,600-mile loop hauling freight for 10 Roads Express, the nation’s largest long-haul carrier of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kodiak-robotics-goes-lightweight-on-mapping-for-autonomous-trucks

Fugro answers Geo-data needs in remote coastal locations with new uncrewed capability

Fugro answers Geo-data needs in remote coastal locations with new uncrewed capability

Fugro RAMMS has been successfully integrated into a Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) for safe and fast remote coastal mapping

Fugro RAMMS, the world’s smallest and lightest ‘deepwater’ airborne lidar bathymetry (ALB) system, can now be deployed from vessels of opportunity using a Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS). The specialised UAS incorporates vertical takeoff and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/09/fugro-answers-geo-data-needs-in-remote-coastal-locations-with-new-uncrewed-capability/

Via acquires mapping software company Remix for $100M

Via Transportation Inc., a provider of on-demand shuttle operator software, acquired Remix, a road planning software company, on Wednesday for $100 million.  

This is Via’s second acquisition, after buying fleet management software provider Fleetonomy for an undisclosed amount in September.

Via was valued at $2.25 billion last year after a $200 million Series E round led by EXOR (BIT:EXO). Other active investors include RiverPark Ventures, 83North, Hearst Ventures and Pitango Venture Capital.

Remix...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/via-acquires-mapping-software-company-remix-for-100m

Evolve: Sourcewater leads upstream firms down to the waterside

A photograph of a man sitting in a room and facing the camera.

This fireside chat recap is from Wednesday’s Evolve: The Next Evolution of Oil & Gas, a virtual summit presented by Digital Wildcatters and FreightWaves.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The energy intelligence revolution: AI, machine learning and geospatial big data. 

DETAILS: Max Gagliardi chats with Josh Adler about Sourcewater’s origins and the company’s role in helping upstream companies find water resources for their fracking operations through the use of satellite imagery, regulatory data and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/evolve-sourcewater-leads-upstream-firms-down-to-the-waterside

Evolve: Geosite helps companies analyze greenhouse gas emissions

A screenshot of computer-generated map.

This product demonstration was shared during Evolve: The Next Evolution of Oil & Gas, presented by Digital Wildcatters and FreightWaves.

RAPID-FIRE DEMO: Geospatial data mapping firm Geosite.

DETAILS: Geosite fuses together data from various sources — client and third-party data, regulatory data, drone and satellite imagery and IoT devices — to enable energy clients to glean an informed perspective on their greenhouse gas emissions.

SPEAKER: Jeff Williams, energy business development and sales lead

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/evolve-geosite-helps-companies-analyze-greenhouse-gas-emissions

World Hydrography Day: mapping the marine world

Pictured: a small container ship gets underway. International ocean-going ships can safely travel the world because of the work of hydrographers. Credit: Mohamed Aly from Pixabay.

Hydrographers, “your time is now”, writes Rear Adm. Shep Smith, Director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey.

“There has never been a better time to be a hydrographer. Our skills, data, and technology are in high demand globally, driven by an increased emphasis both on supporting the blue economy and of protecting the...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/world-hydrography-day-mapping-the-marine-world/

Report Published: Mapping Shipping Cargo Value

Image © ABPmer, 2019

Report Published: Mapping Shipping Cargo Value

 The results of a project undertaken by marine consultancy ABPmer, to develop a method to assign values to shipping cargo has been published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).  

The resulting mapping and information will improve the evidence base used in developing marine plan policies.

Monty Smedley, maritime sector lead at ABPmer said “This was an exciting and novel project for us. The UK maritime sector plays a...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/18/report-published-mapping-shipping-cargo-value/