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Data Capture is Only the First Step for Any Drone Service Provider
August 21, 2019
What to Expect During Your Flight Review (Advanced Drone Operations in Canada)
May 9, 2019
New Canadian Drone Regulations Announced!
January 13, 2019
Mapping Drones Incidents in Canada
December 9, 2018
NavCanada Coordination for Commercial UAV Flights in Canada
June 9, 2018
New to Mapping with Drones? 7 Areas to Focus on for Success
May 2, 2018

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We have new corridor mapping modes available on ou

We have new corridor mapping modes available on our fixed wing drones, which helps us to be more efficient when mapping right-of-ways, rivers, or any other linear corridor. The study area is segmented automatically so as we move along to the next staging area there is no need to develop additional flight plans. This saves us a lot of time compared to our past workflow.
#StrategicUAV #SNRC #mapping #GIS #photogrammetry #flightplan #river #stream #corridor #drones #UAV #RPAS #BC

As we prepare for another fire season here in BC,

As we prepare for another fire season here in BC, we look back on our previous years and work on continual improvement for our deployments. One aspect of our fire season is hotspot scanning with drones during the mop-up phase, where we use our thermal cameras to detect areas that may still need to be actioned on the ground. This photo was one of hundreds that were taken in a grid during a mapping mission after hotspot scanning. Mapping the fire can help with post-fire site rehabilitation, improved communication to crews, and for other planning purposes.
#StrategicUAV #Strategic #wildfire #SNRC #drones #RPAS #UAV #flights #rehabilitation #scanning #hotspots #orthophotos #planning #VancouverIsland

Drone work continues to flow at SNRC, and has help

Drone work continues to flow at SNRC, and has helped us to minimize crew contact to help manage the COVID-19 situation. It has also helped to mitigate the close-quarters interactions that would have taken place in a helicopter as the original medium for field work. Helicopters and drones co-exist on many of our projects but it's nice to have options, especially during unique circumstances. #RPAS #Strategic #drones #safety #UAV #streams #mapping #COVID19 #heli #westcoast #highresolution

Surveying stockpiles and calculating volumes is an

Surveying stockpiles and calculating volumes is an efficient workflow with drones, while also providing imagery for site planning and basemap purposes. Strategic's RPAS Data Hub allows you to view and measure your data in 3D, which comes in handy when assessing volumes. Contact us today to find out how we can save you cost over traditional methods during your next survey.
#Strategic #SNRC #StrategicUAV #RPAS #volumetrics #drones #survey #quarry #measure #3D #interactive #sand #gravel

Drone view over Nitinat Lake on a west coast trip

Drone view over Nitinat Lake on a west coast trip to support a Visual Impact Assessment. Now that there are many options for portable drones for our crews, they can be used like any other tool in our toolkit. Pull them out of the bag when necessary, and tuck them away when boots-on-the-ground is the only way to go. It's not often an all-or-nothing approach with drones, there are many times when they are just one small component of a larger solution. #SNRC #StrategicUAV #drones #RPAS #UAV #VIA #visuals #westcoast #Nitinat #lake #BCoutdoors #beautifulbc #aerial

Meandering our way down the Sucwoa River as one of

Meandering our way down the Sucwoa River as one of our fixed wing drones helps to map out kilometres of riparian zone near Tahsis, BC. We're using our high resolution imagery to support our team's work to enhance habitat in this area which has included a planting program.
#SNRC #StrategicUAV #UAV #RPAS #drones #Tahsis #Sucwoa #river #mapping #riparian #photogrammetry #orthophoto #measure #interactive #habitat #enhancement

Beam me up! Before you set off on your drone flig

Beam me up! Before you set off on your drone flights, be sure to check for RF interference! No problems here as we flew over a satellite dish farm near Lake Cowichan as part of a recent survey. When we're delivering terrain data, we lay ground control targets and record points with a survey-grade GPS unit (RTK). This site was flown with one of our VTOL fixed wing drones and we were able to interact with the high resolution imagery and 3D data shortly after.
#SNRC #StrategicUAV #drones #RPAS #mapping #survey #photogrammetry #dishfarm #flightplan #fixedwing #Wingtra #groundcontrol #mosaic

Let's get around that wetland! Among our many oth

Let's get around that wetland! Among our many other uses of drones, it helps to have a drone in a crew member's backpack for quick recce flights to save time hiking to areas and to avoid unnecessary routes. In this photo, a wetland is spotted while our foresters were planning to route through a particularly wet area.
#SNRC #drones #RPAS #UAV #recce #Canada #VancouverIsland #scouting #wetland #marsh #safety #flight

When we operate our drones, the flights are just t

When we operate our drones, the flights are just the beginning - we focus on added value software tools to get the most out of our drone data capture. We have in-house programmers and software tools that allow us to extract useful data from our imagery and obtain metrics that would have taken a lot longer through traditional methods. Recently we've been using a lot more georeferenced video, where we can mark items of interest in the live video and target these location on the ground afterwards. Check out StrategicUAV.ca so see what else we are up to with our drones! #SNRC #innovation #drone #software #RPAS #UAV #processing #StrategicUAV #metrics #addedvalue

One of hundreds of drone photos that were taken re

One of hundreds of drone photos that were taken recently over the Lower Nimpkish River on northern Vancouver Island, as we mapped out key habitat for our biologists to work with and pull metrics from. We are also planning to use this base imagery to compare changes over time to spawning channels.
#SNRC #StrategicUAV #drones #RPAS #UAV #river #mapping #orthophoto #mosaic #spawning #channels #salmon #habitat #vancouverisland #myVIN #gonorthisland #discoverbc

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