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Our case studies represent a wide range of industries using NV5 Geospatial solutions and products to solve critical challenges.


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Improving Japanese Weather Forecasting With IDL

11/9/2021

Japan has a dynamic landscape and corresponding weather patterns. While it does have four seasons, its... more »

Enterprise Analysis and Management System to Monitor Water Quality

10/26/2021

Overview The Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Ecological Environment (XMBEE), China, is responsible for... more »

Using ENVI SARscape and Sentinel-1 Data to Measure Ground Displacement from the Cumbre Vieja Volcanic Eruption

9/30/2021

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on September 19, 2021. The... more »

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Weather’s Biggest Blind Spot: Helios in Transportation

Weather’s Biggest Blind Spot: Helios in Transportation

3/14/2019

BACKGROUND Traditional industries that are linked to mobility, public safety, logistics and even issues concerning driver safety have been handcuffed by the weather data that’s been available to it – primarily satellite and radar. Although important, these tools leave businesses with a blind spot because they lack visibility... Read More >

Remote Sensing Sleuths Suss Out WMDs

Remote Sensing Sleuths Suss Out WMDs

3/1/2019

Have you ever fantasized about discovering an unknown cache of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), saving the world, and being heralded a hero? Now’s your chance, and you don’t even have to unplug and leave home! This is an image of a site at Homs, which US, UK, and French militaries identified as a suspected facility... Read More >

Hyperspectral Imaging – Seeing is Believing

Hyperspectral Imaging – Seeing is Believing

2/1/2019

A cell phone picture has three primary bands (red, green, and blue) that recreate what the human eye sees. But, what if you want or need to see more? Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) uses thousands of specific bands (think hundreds of different segments of blue, green, red, and even going beyond the visible spectrum!) to pick up the unique... Read More >

Monitoring Landslide Subsidence with ENVI® SARscape

Monitoring Landslide Subsidence with ENVI® SARscape

10/29/2018

On September 4, 2018, Hokkaido, an island off the coast of Japan, was drenched by a rainstorm that was part of Typhoon Jebi. Two days later, Hokkaido experienced a 6.6 magnitude earthquake. With saturated ground, and slopes already prone to landslides, the earthquake caused large-scale mass wasting. For rescue and recovery efforts,... Read More >

IDL Programming Language is Engine Behind Australian Tsunami Decision Tool

IDL Programming Language is Engine Behind Australian Tsunami Decision Tool

10/26/2018

Introduction On December 26, 2004, a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit just off the coast of north Sumatra, triggering a tsunami that sent waves up to 100 feet high into coastal areas throughout the Indian Ocean. More than a quarter million people in Indonesia and 13 other countries perished, in large part because they had little to... Read More >

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