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AAM will be exhibiting at the Hydro 2011 Conference from Monday 7 to Thursday 10 November at The Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, WA. Hydro 2011 in Fremantle is the latest in a series of International Hydrographic Conferences organised on behalf of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) and brings together all the major stakeholders in the hydrographic survey field.

AAM will be presenting our latest offering in our spatial toolkit: Bathymetric LiDAR.

 

Bathymetric LiDAR extends AAM’s decade-long success with LiDAR into the intertidal and near shore regions. Bathymetric LiDAR is able to measure the seabed down to 50m deep or more, subject to suitable water conditions. The efficiency of aerial surveying makes this technology very cost competitive against traditional vessel-based MBES methods. AAM’s bathymetric LiDAR is able to simultaneously measure terrain and bathymetry, measuring seabed, water level, sand, rocks, ground, assets and trees in a single pass of the aircraft. This capability provides total landform definition and offers considerable cost savings against bathymetry-only sensors.

 

To read more about Bathymetric LiDAR, click here.

Visit AAM at booth #25 at the 2011 Hydro Conference, we look forward to seeing you there.

 

1. Spectral bandset designed for enhanced and improved vegetation discrimination and mapping
2. Improved multi-spectral resolution for enhanced vegetation unit delineation and mapping
3. Proven capacity to accommodate single-season image acquisition over regional extents
4. Increased multi-temporal imaging alternatives for cloud-reduction processing (and delivery of combi-tiles)  
5. Improved multi-temporal imaging alternatives for verification, including 'off-season' acquisition
6. Proven commitment by supplier to build National-scale image libraries across Australia
7. Proven supplier support for image evaluation and R&D initiatives
8. Minimal effort required to adapt some existing processing methodologies to RapidEye image specifications
9. Proven ability to provide rapid-response imaging options
10. A constellation of 5 imaging satellites 'at your service'!

The illustrations below showcase the frequency of RapidEye imagery with less than 20% cloud,  over various parts of Australia.   For example  - some of the shades of blue indicate areas which  have been imaged 6-8 times  this year , while areas in yellow have been imaged about 20 times in the timeframe  nominated. 
 
We invite you to submit areas and timeframes for speculative image acquisition to ensure suitable imagery might be available for your upcoming projects

To obtain RapidEye sample data or a quote, simply email us.
For more information, review our RapidEye webpage.  You can also have a look at the official RapidEye website.
 

  Above: RapidEye coverage Australia between 01 June - 30 June 2011

Above: RapidEye coverage Australia between 01 February 2009 - 30 June 2011

 

30 August 2011
AAM wins Highly Commended at QLD Spatial Excellence Awards

Category: People and Community.
Project: Rapid response image products for Queensland 2011 Disasters

AAM  supplied rapid response aerial imagery to the Queensland Government for a number of Qld disasters this year.  From inland floods to post Tropical Cyclone Yasi, rapid response image products were captured within hours of the disasters and supplied within several days for the priority areas.

These rapid response, post disaster image products were one of the vital foundation datasets embraced for immediate disaster assessment and emergency response efforts by Qld Fire and Rescue Service, Emergency Management Qld,  Police and other agencies. 

Teams of AAM personnel worked long hours for weeks on end. The aerial survey teams worked in difficult conditions to successfully exploit the small gaps in the poor weather conditions to capture imagery while office based teams worked in parallel to process the data for delivery within 2 days of capture for the priority areas.

Rob Thomas and Greg Itzstein collected the framed certificate on behalf of all AAM staff involved in these projects.

Project Background

• December 31 - Town of Emerald and adjacent flooded highway imaged
• January 4-8 - Surat, St George and other sites imaged at peak flood
• February 5 - Post Tropical Cyclone Yasi imagery over 23 sites
• April - Roma and flooded surrounds
   

09 August 2011
AAM at AIMS Conference 17 Aug - 19 Aug 2011

AAM is a Gold Sponsor at the 2011 AIMS Conference on Wednesday 17 August to Friday 19 August at Sebel and Citigate Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria.

Located at booth #9, AAM will be showcasing our latest offerings including K2Vi, 3D Modelling and Simulation, RapidEye and GeoEye Satellite Imagery, Aerial Photography, LiDAR and Pictometry.

AAM will also be holding their AIMS yearly tradition of Guess the Stockpile Volume competition, where the person who correctly guesses (or estimates) the closest answer will win a trip for 2 to the grand final of the 2011 NRL match (package includes transfers via cruise to and from the footy, accommodation and travel/expenses money). The winner will be drawn Friday 19 August during the lunch session.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2011 AIMS conference, and do not forget to submit your entry to win!

For more information, review the AIMS website.

09 August 2011
AAM at 7th Digital Earth Conference 23 - 25 Aug 2011

Do you need to build Web Mapping Applications without the requirement for costly custom software development?

Do you need to visualise and communicate in a truly 3D environment?

Only AAM has the solutions!

Visit AAM at booth 38/39 at the 7th International Digital Earth Conference.  The conference is held from 23 - 25 August 2011 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.  AAM will be showcasing Geocortex by Latitude Geographics, the world's most efficient web mapping application. Geocortex is a reusable framework of tools, routines and infrastructure that makes publishing web maps a breeze.

Than take a look a K2Vi, Australia's leading 3D GIS solution that is taking 3D Visualisation and 3D GIS to a whole new level.

Discover how clients from Australia and around the world are using Geocortex and K2Vi to solve problems and communicate with stakeholders in ways that have never before been possible.

For further information, review the Digital Earth Conference website.

29 July 2011
AAM at Africa Downunder Conference 31 Aug - 2 Sep 2011

To update your awareness of the latest geospatial technologies for mining,  be sure to seek out  our AAM specialists and the AAM / AOC booth at Africa DownUnder.  This premier international event is the melting-pot for business conducted between the two continents.

AAM will be showcasing our new laser and imaging services in addition to satellite derived products. With laser technologies covering all modes - airborne, terrestrial and mobile  - our services offer new efficiencies and benefits.

Africa DownUnder will be held from 31 August - 2 September 2011 at Pan Pacific Perth (formally Sheraton Hotel).

Apart from presenting companies, the event will be attended by African Mining Ministers, business leaders and executives from the mining industry.   The conference should attract more than 1500 delegates, 110 exhibitors and consist of a full three day program.

Who attends Africa DownUnder?  
 

? Mining Executives 
? Financiers/bankers/brokers/analysts 
? Government Officials and representatives 
? Investors 
? International and local media 
? Mining service industry 
? Suppliers 
? Mining Consultants

For detailed information, review the Africa DownUnder 2011 website.
 

28 July 2011
Latest 50cm GeoEye-1 satellite imagery for Australia now available from archive

The latest 50cm GeoEye-1 satellite imagery for Australia is now available from archive.  Archive imagery is available for areas as small as 25sqkm.  Archive image prices are also recently reduced.   

The image below illustrates coverage of 50cm GeoEye-1 imagery captured over Australia since 1 April 2011.

To review your area of interest in detail, use the easy GeoEye Search tool called GeoFUSE.  Contact us via email for pricing and delivery information.
 

Above: Coverage map of GeoEye-1 satellite imagery from 2009 - 2011

Above: GeoEye-1 archive imagery by Google© from April - July 2011

13 July 2011
 Victoria: Winter 2011 image capture almost complete

The constellation of  RapidEye satellites has been successfully imaging Victoria over the last few weeks resulting in impressive new imagery now available in archive.
 
Gail Kelly,  AAM Satellite Team Leader,  advises "the key benefits of the RapidEye satellites are readily illustrated by the recent capture over Victoria, i.e.  large areas are imaged in a short timeframe with a impressive 5m ortho product as the end result.  With a data capture capacity of 4 million sqkm per day, RapidEye is made for projects requiring multispectral data over large areas quickly or frequently."
 
Kelly goes on to say,  "The key features of RapidEye data can be pretty easily summed up:  5 identical satellites with 5 spectral bands producing 5m orthoimage products".
 
Overviews of individual scenes are easily accessible using the online search tool, EyeFind.

For further information, review the AAM RapidEye webpage. 
 

Above: RapidEye Victoria coverage from May - June 2011 - more capture underway

11 July 2011
800km Corridor Project: LiDAR & Imagery

LiDAR derived asset and built environment datasets will be generated by AAM over  transmission lines and easements for a client this season.    The object is to establish  accurate spatial relationships between the ground, vegetation, conductors and earth wires along these transmission lines.  Data gathered shall be used to produce accurate engineering design models of the transmission lines and its corridor for the assessment of transmission capacity. 

This is one of many LiDAR projects underway in Australia utilising the powerful Optech LiDAR sensor.   

The colourised point cloud of LIDAR strikes in the image shown, clearly highlights the vegetation in green and  residential areas in shades of grey and white. The classified  conductors have been classified in yellow and blue to enhance their appearance on this image.

The benefits of LIDAR data are being embraced by many energy clients requiring: speed;  accuracy; minimal or no ground survey;  and a variety of derived products for the natural and built environments.

More information is available on our LiDAR webpage
 

Above: Subset of LiDAR imagery from our current 800km corridor project
 

01 July 2011
Port Moresby from Space - New 50cm satellite imagery available

 
The GeoEye-1 satellite has recently imaged the Port Moresby region over the last few months and obtained some remarkable, cloud free datasets.   High resolution, 50cm image datasets are generated through the integration of the panchromatic and multispectral information collected by the GeoEye-1 satellite. 

GeoEye satellites are collecting data from an orbit ~680km above the earth and circling the earth 15 times a day.

The full library of existing archive data can be discovered online. Image overviews (such as the one shown below) are available from the publicly available, archive search tool.  

Enquiries can be directed to AAM Pty Ltd, a key GeoEye Partner for Australia,  via email. 

Interactive samples of imagery and other sensor information can be found on our GeoEye webpage. 
 

 Above: GeoEye imagery over Port Moresby

30 June 2011
RapidEye imagery: 2 billion sq km in archive!

RapidEye, a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites and advanced remote sensing-based services, announced today that it has imaged more than two billion square kilometers of satellite imagery now in its archive.

"This is a wonderful milestone in our history," commented Wolfgang Biedermann, RapidEye's CEO. "Two billion square kilometers of high resolution data is an extraordinary amount of imagery. To put this into perspective, the landmass of the entire world is approximately 150 million square kilometers; which means we have the equivalent of 13 full coverages of the Earth, and this increases daily. This is an excellent example of the imaging power of our system."

Last week, RapidEye released its new online archive tool, "EyeFind".  Once the relevant images are located, an inquiry can be sent through EyeFind for a quote and estimated delivery time.

RapidEye invites everyone to try EyeFind to search and browse the imagery collected in the last two years, including the newest collections from the last 48 hours. You can search the EyeFind website now.

For further information on RapidEye, have a look at the RapidEye webpage.

Above: RapidEye global coverage

19 June 2011
Diverse applications of RapidEye satellite data this year

Given the series of natural events  in the world this year, RapidEye data has been deployed successfully in a variety of applications in our region, ranging from damage extent and intensity assessment to routine monitoring of commercial operations, for example:
 

• Flood extent mapping in Southern Australia
• Post-flood agricultural damage assessment in Queensland
• Post-cyclone damage assessment in northern Australia
• Monitoring of forestry operations in NZ and exotic Asian locations
  Download the NZ Journal of Forestry article: "Applying Satellite Imagery for Forest Planning" (PDF 3.0MB)
• Environmental monitoring by energy and mining companies
   

"The extensive and recent nature of RapidEye archive imagery, combined with its 5m orthoimage resolution and the 5 spectral bands, has proven popular and an effective data source, says Gail Kelly,  Leader of the AAM Satellite Team.  "Many people are now utilising the recently released  beta RapidEye archive search tool called EyeFIND and formulating new projects they can undertake.  It is an exciting time for AAM and RapidEye with its constellation of 5 identical satellites".

Many of AAM's clients are now using the new RapidEye archive search tool, “EyeFIND”, to conceptualise new projects which can benefit from the compelling imagery solutions from RapidEye.

To find out more on RapidEye capabilities, view our YouTube™ video below, or visit our RapidEye webpage. 
 

Above: 2011 RapidEye flood image from southern Australia
 

31 March 2011
AAM to attend Map Malaysia

 

31 March 2011
AAM at AIMS Conference

30 March 2011
AAM talks LiDAR - New video on LiDAR technologies

AAM has released a new video which features their recent appearance on Forestry Tasmania's "Going Bush" series.

The video is an excellent summary of the benefits of LiDAR technology and features one of AAM's Senior Surveyors, "Dr Stuart Gordon" giving valuable insight on this innovative service.

View the YouTube™ video below.  For more information on LiDAR, visit our LiDAR webpage or contact us. 
 

16 March 2011
AAM releases new video - before and after images of Japan earthquake and tsunami by GeoEye©

GeoEye© has released some amazing "before and after" Japan earthquake and tsunami images.  View the AAM produced video below to understand the colossal devastation of these natural disasters.

For more information, view our GeoEye webpage.

Watch the video now:

11 March 2011
AAM aids disaster planning - watch AAM on SBS World News!

AAM have released a new YouTube™ video which shows their recent appearance on SBS World News in a  flood insurance feature. The video also presents AAM's assistance in the recent Brisbane Flood Crisis and Cyclone Yasi.   

AAM have also recently released a full news story on their famous Brisbane flood models. 

View the video now: