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NV5 Geospatial Blog

Each month, NV5 Geospatial posts new blog content across a variety of categories. Browse our latest posts below to learn about important geospatial information or use the search bar to find a specific topic or author. Stay informed of the latest blog posts, events, and technologies by joining our email list!



NV5 at ESA’s Living Planet Symposium 2025

NV5 at ESA’s Living Planet Symposium 2025

9/16/2025

We recently presented three cutting-edge research posters at the ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna, showcasing how NV5 technology and the ENVI® Ecosystem support innovation across ocean monitoring, mineral exploration, and disaster management. Explore each topic below and access the full posters to learn... Read More >

Monitor, Measure & Mitigate: Integrated Solutions for Geohazard Risk

Monitor, Measure & Mitigate: Integrated Solutions for Geohazard Risk

9/8/2025

Geohazards such as slope instability, erosion, settlement, or seepage pose ongoing risks to critical infrastructure. Roads, railways, pipelines, and utility corridors are especially vulnerable to these natural and human-influenced processes, which can evolve silently until sudden failure occurs. Traditional ground surveys provide only periodic... Read More >

Geo Sessions 2025: Geospatial Vision Beyond the Map

Geo Sessions 2025: Geospatial Vision Beyond the Map

8/5/2025

Lidar, SAR, and Spectral: Geospatial Innovation on the Horizon Last year, Geo Sessions brought together over 5,300 registrants from 159 countries, with attendees representing education, government agencies, consulting, and top geospatial companies like Esri, NOAA, Airbus, Planet, and USGS. At this year's Geo Sessions, NV5 is... Read More >

Not All Supernovae Are Created Equal: Rethinking the Universe’s Measuring Tools

Not All Supernovae Are Created Equal: Rethinking the Universe’s Measuring Tools

6/3/2025

Rethinking the Reliability of Type 1a Supernovae   How do astronomers measure the universe? It all starts with distance. From gauging the size of a galaxy to calculating how fast the universe is expanding, measuring cosmic distances is essential to understanding everything in the sky. For nearby stars, astronomers use... Read More >

Using LLMs To Research Remote Sensing Software: Helpful, but Incomplete

Using LLMs To Research Remote Sensing Software: Helpful, but Incomplete

5/26/2025

Whether you’re new to remote sensing or a seasoned expert, there is no doubt that large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini can be incredibly useful in many aspects of research. From exploring the electromagnetic spectrum to creating object detection models using the latest deep learning... Read More >

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Advanced GEOINT Series Blog 3 : Autonomous Feature Detection and Custody Tracking

Gus Wright

Real-time monitoring and tracking are essential for organizations that need to enhance situational awareness and decision-making during operations. The ENVI® Ecosystem provides advanced autonomous detection and tracking capabilities that enable users to monitor, detect, and maintain custody of key features – this helps achieve operational goals, optimize resource utilization, minimize risks, and conserve costs.

Once trained, the ENVI Deep Learning module (one tool within the ENVI Ecosystem) can be deployed to continuously scan and flag features of interest in real time. Autonomous monitoring reduces the workload on analysts, enabling around-the-clock surveillance without requiring constant human oversight.

Figure 1 : Open-source-based time-distance analysis result. The target vehicle is located at the center of the AOI. The Open-Source algorithm is called from within the ENVI Ecosystem.

ENVI Ecosystem’s custody-tracking capabilities add another layer of insight by predicting future locations of moving objects based on speed and terrain, making it possible to track and manage assets continuously. This predictive capability is ideal for high-stakes scenarios such as monitoring transportation corridors, tracking resources, or managing traffic flow.

 

Key Features:

  • Autonomous Detection: Monitor critical areas with AI-driven detections, reducing the need for manual oversight.

  • Real-Time Custody Tracking: Predict future locations of tracked objects, enabling proactive decision-making.

  • Broad Application Range: Ideal for security, emergency management, and defense and intelligence.
 

By combining real-time autonomous detection with predictive custody tracking, the ENVI Ecosystem provides a powerful, integrated approach to geospatial monitoring. This level of insight supports faster response times and more informed decisions in complex operational environments.

 

Our experts are happy to discuss how a solution like this can support your mission – email us.

 


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