Aerial photogrammetric surveys to support emergency and disaster management in Australia
High Resolution Digital Aerial Imagery vs High Resolution Satellite Imagery – Part 1
Beware of imitators – Common issues present in low-quality orthophotos
Oulnina Homestead, Manna Hill, South Australia 3D animation
Oulnina is one of the easternmost localities in South Australia, located just off the Barrier Highway in east South Australia and is about 300km north-northeast from Adelaide.
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Queensland Flood 2012 aerial imagery: “Dirranbandi Island”
Dirranbandi, a few kilometers south of St-George in Southern Queensland has been cut off by flood waters. This emergency aerial orthophotos (metric aerial photography) has been captured and processed by AEROmetrex on Friday 10th February 2012. Read more
Roma flood 2012 aerial photography
Roma has been hit hard by the latest floods in Southern Queensland and more than 400 homes have been damaged as the clean-up continues in the region.
The following aerial photographs has been taken on Sunday 5th February over the town of Roma and surrounding aeras by one of our operators while conducting an extensive aerial survey of the region for long-term clients. Read more
Kata Tjuta / The Olgas 3D animation generated from aerial photogrammetry
The Olgas or Kata Tjuta are situated 25km east of Uluru.The highest point of these amazing bornhardts is Mt Olga rising at 546m from the sandy ground and1,066 m above sea level.
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Satellite images of the Queensland/New South Wales flood – February 2012
LATEST UPDATE Wednesday 8th February 2012
Time-series video below
Oblique aerial photography of Roma can be seen here: http://aerometrex.com.au/blog/?p=327
Australia is once again bracing for heavy floods affecting areas of Western Queensland and Northern New South Wales and many towns have been hit hard. The following satellites images from the NASA satellite Terra and Aqua (http://lance.nasa.gov/imagery/rapid-response/) acquired from Saturday 4th show the extent of the food ( beige-brown area) over the Gwydir Highway, between Moree and Collarenebri as well as St-George and surrounding areas. The time-series shows the progression of the flood water going South.
AEROmetrex is currently conducting high-resolution aerial survey of the area. Read more
Aerial photogrammetric surveys to support emergency and disaster management in Australia
Australia experiences each year a range of natural disasters including floods, bushfires, server storms, landslides and earthquakes. Queensland and New South Wales have experienced an increasing number of flood events in the past few years. Both populated areas along the coast as well as isolated rural towns have been hit hard and emergency services have had a hard time dealing with these disasters. Floods are estimated to be the most costly natural disaster in Australia and cost local and state governments hundreds of millions. Read more
Uluru/Ayers Rock 3D animation generated from aerial photogrammetry
Uluru also called Ayers Rock is a huge sand rock formation (3.6 km long x 1.9 km wide) in the Australian outback. This very famous Australian trademark rises 348m above ground but it’s two third of this impressive rock lies underground.
The Aboriginal traditional owners of Uluru are the Anangu. Sacred sites are situated all around the base of the rock. Read more
Aerial view of The Garden of Unearthly Delights through time
The Garden of Unearthly Delights has become a major attraction in Adelaide during the February-March festive season. Many Fringe Festival performances are hosted inside the amazing venues present in the Garden. This magic place is celebrating its 10th anniversary. From a few tents in a corner of Rundle Park in 2002, the Garden has grown each year stronger, bigger and better and we can’t wait to enjoy what 2012 has in stock. Read more
Bloomfield River and Wujal Wujal, Queensland 3D animation
The Bloomfield River is a river situated in Queensland, north of Daintree. The river enters the sea north of Cape Tribulation.
Wujal Wujal is the name of a relatively small Aboriginal community on the north and south sides of the Bloomfield River as seen at the end of the video. Read more
High Resolution Digital Aerial Imagery vs High Resolution Satellite Imagery – Part 2
(Click here to go to the article “High Resolution Digital Aerial Imagery vs High Resolution Satellite Imagery – Part 1“)
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Location accessibility:
Aerial Imagery:
The reach of an aerial acquisition company is usually restricted to a specific area or country due to the fact that aircraft are based in a specific location. Remote survey locations attract higher mobilisation and logistical costs. Other countries can impose difficult conditions on aerial survey operations and military clearance has to be obtained for imaging in some countries. Read more
