Bluesky Addresses Urgent Need for 3D Mapping Data with Sensor Investment

Aerial mapping company Bluesky International has purchased the very latest high-performance aerial mapping sensor from Hexagon to secure its position as the leading UK provider of 3D mapping data. The Leica CityMapper-2 is a hybrid oblique imaging and Lidar sensor and the latest version, released in 2020, offers twice the data collection capacity.

This purchase adds to Bluesky’s existing, multi-million pound portfolio of state-of-the-art aerial survey equipment and will help Bluesky meet the growing demand for 3D city mapping solutions.

建立一段时间的重大投资Bluesky，CityMapper-2将坐落在Bluesky的原始CityMapper，三种最先进的大型空中相机以及包括LIDAR，热和测验级成像相机的多传感器。

Growing appetite for 3D data

“我们大大扩大了我们的国内和国际活动，最近的成功包括为整个英国政府提供航空摄影和高度数据的合同，这是一项合作，以支持欧洲的5克的劳动力和令人兴奋的发展我们越来越多的美国经营，“Bluesky International董事总经理的Rachel Tidmarsh评论道。

“然而，我们看到的最令人兴奋的发展之一是3D数据的增长胃口，特别是我们的Metrovista产品系列，”她继续。“通过虚拟和增强现实映射项目以及智能城市和数字双胞胎应用的需求推动，我们相信CityMapper-2向我们已经世界级的航空映射技术组合的增加将使我们能够满足这种不断增长的国际要求。”

“We are delighted to expand our partnership with Bluesky as they deploy their new CityMapper-2 to transform from 2D to rich 3D digital twin creation,” added John Welter, president geospatial content solutions at Hexagon. “Bluesky’s MetroVista product range keeps solving complex problems across many industries, and we are excited to be part of such a valuable initiative.”

Bluesky’s MetroVista collection, captured using itsCityMapper.sensors, includes oblique and vertical aerial photography as well as Lidar. The MetroVista datasets also include geographically accurate, photo-textured, mesh models ready for use in 3D GIS, CAD and other modelling software as well as visualisation, gaming and Virtual Reality workflows. MetroVista data is available for an ever increasing list of cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle with plans to expand coverage both in the UK, Republic of Ireland and US.