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7 Facts About 3D Aerial Mapping with Drones

student pilot holding drone and remote control

A lot of terms relating to modern surveying technology get muddled: 3D drone scanning, LiDAR scanning, UAV surveying, photogrammetry, etc.

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Darling Geomatics Teaches GPS Applications at SAQF Family Day Event

Mary Darling and Rich Darling taught local youth and adult teams on the basics of GPS applications and how they can be applied real time in the field at the annual SAQF Family Day.

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Mary Darling Supports STEM for Girls at Arizona’s SheTech Explorer Day 2022

Darling Geomatics Supports SheTech Arizona 2022

Mary Darling, CEO of Darling Geomatics, will be demonstrating high tech digital data collection with LiDAR to high school age girls who are interested in STEM curricula at the 2022 SheTech Explorer Day on March 2, 2022. This is our third year of participating in the event. As a woman-owned business in a technical industry,…

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LiDAR Explained

Darling Geomatics creates topographic maps with high res orthorectified color photo and contours

After much waiting, LiDAR’s day has finally come, and we have an array of software platforms powerful enough to handle the huge amounts of data generated by LiDAR scans.

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How Are Drones Used in Surveying?

Rich Darling launches a drone for a surveying project in Arizona

Drones collect raw data, giving drone surveyors the opportunity to work with an unimaginable volume of images and measurements that can then be downloaded and used.

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Land Surveying Mistakes Can be Dangerous

Land surveying mistakes cause problems that reverberate for years to come, costing time, money, and peace of mind.

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Darling Geomatics Partners with Pima JTED to Train Drone Operators

Darling Geomatics partners with JTED in Drone Program

Darling Geomatics is proud to partner with Pima JTED and its Drone Program to respond to increased industry demand for drone operators. Watch the video!

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Darling Geomatics Soars into Summer 2021

While others wilted from the summer heat, Darling Geomatics roared into summer 2021, and the news is all sunny.  First, the acquisition of a new high tech vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing drone has pilots and customers buzzing.  Because this type of drone can go straight up and down like a helicopter, it does…

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Experts in Drone Safety

Mary Darling drone safety interview

When it comes to operating drones safely, rely on the experts at Darling Geomatics! KGUN9 News in Southern Arizona interviews our CEO Mary Darling about drone safety. Pilots conduct a preflight check and so should engineers, developers, planners, construction and facilities managers before contracting for drone surveying…

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Darling Geomatics Sponsors Southern Arizona Society of American Military Engineers Annual Scholarship Fundraiser

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Darling Geomatics is a sponsor of the Southern Arizona SAME Annual Scholarship Fundraiser golf tournament on May 14, 2021.

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Mary Darling to Present at Arizona’s SheTech Explorer Day

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Mary Darling, CEO of Darling Geomatics, will be presenting a demonstration of high tech digital data collection with drones and LiDAR to high school age girls that are interested in STEM curricula at SheTech Explorer Day Arizona on April 22, 2021. As a woman-owned business in a technical industry, we are proud to be working…

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Darling Geomatics Wins Contract to Provide High Tech Forensic Assessments Using Drones and LiDAR

thermal scan of Gadabouts headquarters in Arizona

We have been selected by a national forensics company to provide our drone survey and LiDAR scanning expertise to produce digital maps and models used in exhibits for the accident and criminal investigations throughout the southwest US for five years. “The 3D point cloud data and true color imagery we produce will be used in computer modeling…

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3D Scanning of Underground Infrastructure

3D laser scan of the inside of the Titan Missile Silo in Arizona

3D scanning by Darling Geomatics provides a precise digital twin of service tunnels, underground utility corridors, shafts, and other subsurface infrastructure used for mapping, planning, clash detection, change detection and safety inspections

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UAV Photogrammetry: Precision Surveying, Mapping, and 3D Modeling

point cloud in 3d view

UAV photogrammetry uses the principles of triangulation to turn 2D photographic images taken by a pilotless aircraft into precise, 3D representations, such as maps and models.

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Drone Surveys in Arizona and Beyond Provide Invaluable Data

Rich Darling launches a drone for a surveying project in Arizona

In Arizona and throughout the United States, drone surveys provide revolutionary applications for planning, mapping, monitoring, and imaging on a limitless variety of projects. Considering the relatively recent advent of drone technology, the advances in their capabilities are remarkable. Only since…

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Digital Transformation of Energy Infrastructure Projects

furnace room scan

The transformation to 3D data assists engineers, architects, and facilities managers at nearly every stage of a project by simplifying design workflow.

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Mary Darling Interviewed on Tucson Means Business Podcast

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Listen to this Tucson Means Business interview with Mary Darling, CEO and Principal Owner of Darling Geomatics.  You’ll learn about her background, starting the company, leading a global, high tech surveying company, and about some of their most interesting and challenging projects. Sign up for our email newsletter to receive updates on the latest in…

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New Best Practice: Virtual Collaboration with Digital Twins

Our 3D scanning services with true color, digital reality data enable projects to advance by keeping teams productive when employees, clients, and stakeholders are working remotely as well as when they are at the office or in the field.

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Important Notice From Darling Geomatics

three technicians posed with their 3d scanning equipment in the Mercedes Benz factory

During this time of uncertainty, we at Darling want to assure our customers that we are monitoring the current coronavirus situation closely. As a valued customer it is important that you know Darling Geomatics is open for business.

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3D Mine Mapping from Surface to Subsurface

3d scan of surface level mining equipment

Watch our new video of 3D mine scanning, starting with an aerial view of the headframe, down the 1,700 foot vertical shaft and through 3 miles of underground workings. The result is a complete georeferenced data set for a digital twin of the entire surface and subsurface mining operations. Ultimate Reality Capture Tool 3D scanning…

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