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UgCS 6.0 releases June 9 with Large Area Splitting for drone magnetic surveys. Tie lines, historical line matching, and Smart AGL 2.0. Full walkthrough coming at launch.

INGV surveyed a 57° vegetated slope in Melizzano, Italy with UAV-GPR and LiDAR via UgCS. True Terrain Following held 1 m AGL. Sliding surface confirmed at 10 m depth.

How GPR concrete scanning detects rebar, post-tension cables, conduits, and voids before you cut or core. Covers frequency selection, depth accuracy, scan types, limitations, and when or what alternatives to use.

Find vetted drone survey teams and rent specialized sensors like GPR, LiDAR, magnetometers, and echo sounders through SPH Engineering's global partner marketplace.

Explosive.pl surveyed 302 hectares of coastal terrain in Poland using a DJI M350 RTK with SENSYS MagDrone R4 magnetometer. UgCS for flight planning, SkyHub for True Terrain Following. 3000 anomalies detected, live ordnance recovered.

Hydrographic surveys cover broader water characterization. Bathymetric surveys focus on depth and seabed shape. When to use each, and where drones fit.

Valerijs from UgCS Support walks through LiDAR tools, IMU calibration, and DJI feature differences. Free Zoom webinar, Wed 27 May, 7 PM Riga.

Oseanland Survei Indonesia’s drone-based bathymetry system at PT Sulawesi Cahaya Mineral successfully delivered safer and more accessible depth mapping in swampy, hard-to-access mining water bodies.

A practitioner's guide to underground utility mapping. Which detection technologies fit which sites, and where drone-based methods earn their keep.

How deep does ground penetrating radar go? From 0.3 m in wet clay to 100+ m through polar ice. Field-measured depths from real drone and ground surveys.

A peer-reviewed UAA study validates drone methane detection across ten flights over three abandoned wells in Alaska using UgCS, SkyHub, and a DJI M300.

Together with our Partner Maverick, we are opening a test site of live demos, hands-on sessions, and direct interaction with the latest drone-integrated sensor technologies.

Drone-based bathymetric surveys support safe monitoring of a water pond at Oyu Tolgoi mine using a UAV-mounted echo sounder.

Live webinar: supported drones, custom models, connection types, and the new Herelink autoconnect in UgCS. Free, with recording.

Virginia Tech used UgCS and SkyHub to isolate how altitude, topography, biomass, and canopy water content affect drone GPR signals across a full corn growing season. Read the peer-reviewed results.

Expert drone mapping and aerial survey guide covering workflows, data accuracy, flight planning, and software. Learn how professionals capture, process, and deliver survey-grade results.

Step-by-step guide to planning drone magnetometer surveys, from terrain models and line spacing to sensor-specific overshoot settings for MagNIMBUS, MagArrow, and SENSYS systems.

The FCC effectively blocked new DJI drones in the US as of December 2025. This is the definitive guide to the best DJI alternatives for every use case, hardware, apps, and flight software that bridges the gap.

Running multiple drones from separate apps and controllers works until it doesn't. Split attention, manual timeline syncing, no shared view of what every vehicle is doing. For parallel survey operations it's inefficient. For counter-UAS testing it's unworkable.

DJI ban concerns are growing among US surveyors and mapping professionals. Learn what the restrictions mean, possible alternatives, and how to future-proof your drone workflows.