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Aerial Surveys is proud to announce a major investment in the Teledyne Optech Galaxy Edge+ LiDAR sensor, bringing a new level of airborne LiDAR capability to the New Zealand market. This investment marks another significant step forward in our long-term commitment to advanced aerial survey technology. It builds on the tremendous success of our Teledyne Optech Galaxy Prime sensor, which helped Aerial Surveys deliver more than 120,000 square kilometers of LiDAR elevation data a

In 2019, Aerial Surveys made a major investment in airborne LiDAR technology with the purchase of the Teledyne Optech Galaxy Prime. At the time, it was the most advanced airborne LiDAR sensor in New Zealand — and for Aerial Surveys, it has been a tremendous success. That investment helped position us to play a significant role in New Zealand’s national elevation data collection programme, supporting the capture and delivery of LiDAR elevation data and derived products across

Aerial Surveys Ltd recently hosted engineers and surveyors from across the region at our hangar at Nelson Airport. Arranged by the local Engineering New Zealand branch, the visit gave attendees a close-up look at ASL’s aircraft, camera systems and latest LiDAR technology. The tour covered how aerial imagery and LiDAR are captured, the role of flight planning, accuracy, terrain, tides, sun angles and the many challenges of aerial survey in New Zealand. Tony Lindbom, Director a

When people say, “tenders are a race to the bottom,” they mean that competitive bidding processes (tenders) often push companies to undercut each other’s prices so aggressively that it erodes profit margins, reduces quality, and prioritizes being the cheapest over delivering the best value. For Aerial Imagery and LiDAR capture in New Zealand the race to the bottom has been accelerating in recent years and all operators play their part as they try to win market share. It's im

Aerial Surveys now has two large format 4-band Vexel camera systems and a 3rd 3-band camera system permanently based in New Zealand....

Historically Aerial Surveys has specialised in delivering high accuracy capture and mapping products from fixed wing capture. Aerial...