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79 InterDrone 2018 | Show report system’s PWM interface to your autopilot, or set a strobe function for area alerts or collision avoidance,” Humlen added. Swift Navigation has released a firmware update for its Piksi Multi GNSS receiver to allow users access to BeiDou and Galileo satellite signals alongside the GPS, GLONASS and SBAS signals already available. “Piksi Multi is now complete with all the major satellite constellations,” said James Murphy. “This 2.0 firmware update increased the number of navigation satellites available worldwide. “For our customers, that means greatly improved performance in challenging environments such as urban canyons and under tree canopies, as well as other areas prone to disrupting satellite signals, while still getting centimetre-level accuracy.” He also said the Skylark cloud corrections service, which is aimed at providing nationwide RTK-GNSS corrections, is progressing, with base stations now in Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Detroit. Skylark is expected to be fully operational across the US by the end of 2018. Esri showcased its photogrammetry software for agriculture and other unmanned aerial imaging applications. “Our software application Drone2Map was built in partnership with Pix4D,” FedRAMP [from the US government]. This verifies that the security in ArcGIS Online is sufficient to protect a user’s data from hacking and data loss.” That is important for many commercial clients and government agencies who host and share their data using Esri’s online services. Benkelman said that one of the most popular image collections in the US is the National Agriculture Imagery Program, which Esri hosts to provide access to four spectral bands, enabling natural colour, colour infrared and normalised difference vegetation index renderings to be created nearly anywhere in the US. “We’re also working increasingly with clients who require tools and Unmanned Systems Technology | October/November 2018 Swift Navigation’s Piksi Multi receiver said Cody Benkelman. “It will build orthomosaics, point clouds and digital terrain models from still imagery.” Also, using the ArcGIS Desktop digital map-making software, UAV operators can opt to examine the original raw photos from their mapping operations, rather than the blended orthomosaic, which can miss vital mission details such as damage to industrial or transport infrastructure. Benkelman noted that cloud security is another aspect of the Esri platform. “We have an online service, ArcGIS Online, which allows sharing of imagery and other geospatial data with security certified by The DL-A illuminator from Luminell in action Typical display from Esri’s photogrammetry software