Irish Government Award Bluesky Contract to Supply Geographic Data

The Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has awarded Bluesky Ireland, a specialist in aerial mapping, a contract to supply high resolution aerial photography and digital height models. Applications of the Bluesky data are expected to include rural farm payment schemes and forestry management.

作为爱尔兰政府部门，大夫的使命是引领竞争激烈的消费者聚焦的农业食品部门的可持续发展，并为充满活力的农村经济和社会做出贡献。Bluesky向Dafm提供的数据包括最新的天线摄影，彩色红外图像和数字表面模型（DSM）。三年合约涵盖了整个共和国的数据，约有80,000平方公里，包括离岸岛屿。

“We are delighted that DAFM has joined the growing number of government departments, local councils, utility companies, engineers and environment consultants, that are already benefiting from the day to day use of the most up to date and accurate geographic data for Ireland,” said Rachel Tidmarsh, Managing Director of Bluesky International.

高分辨率，完全矫正的航空摄影与DAFM现有的地图层完全兼容，可用于桌面映射和地理信息系统（GIS）软件。Bluesky在2018年捕获了额外的30,000平方米的图像的目标，完成了全国范围内的覆盖范围，令人牢固，从2019年计划进一步更新档案。

In addition to the aerial photography, captured and processed by Bluesky, DAFM will also have access to colour infrared (CIR) imagery, which provides a valuable tool for studies in vegetation extent and health, and other effects of human activity on the earth and its environment.