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interview fig. 3 this digital terrain model (dtm) of part of the island of skellig michael which lies 12 km off the south-west coast of ireland is based on the airborne laser scan data acquired by a fli-map system. the model shows the beehive-shaped stone cells of the monks who inhabited this island monastery a thousand years ago. to improve and expand the range of products and services that it can offer? ln being part of the fugro group of companies has given fugro-bks (f-bks) a muchimproved reach within the overall network of fugro companies. it also gives f-bks access to the technology and equipment from the entire geospatial group and from other business lines if necessary. for example, f-bks now has direct access to two more aircraft for its operations within europe (fig. 2). in addition, there are a further 19 aerial mapping aircraft operating world-wide, not to mention those involved in airborne geophysics (within the geoscience division). also, having access to technical support from experts in their relevant fields has given f-bks a greater breadth of expertise when proposing solutions to clients. furthermore, being able to offer services from within other fugro operating companies has given f-bks another dimension. for example, if the survey has a hydrographic or offshore survey component, then we can partner with a sister company from another business line to provide the complete services that the client may require. ln an objective of my role as regional manager for europe aerial sensing and mapping is to ensure the co-ordination of resources to realise the full potential that is available within the european-based companies. with this approach, the higher utilisation of expensive sensors and the possibilities of companies combining production personnel will enable the group to deliver more economic solutions to clients and also to deliver projects within programme for larger mapping contracts. e.g. for rf engineering & network design. again is there scope for cooperation and expansion within the overall field of remote sensing image processing and applications using the combined resources of the two companies? ln the acquisition of npa by fugro brings to the fugro group a specialist satellite remote sensing company, with a broader capability than f-bks in the sourcing and processing of satellite imagery. however, f-bks does have extensively experienced technicians, familiar with the interpretation and creation of databases using high-resolution satellite imagery. having fugro npa to support the processing of satellite imagery from a varied range of sensors has been a great advantage and brings the knowl- gp besides bks, fugro has also acquired another u.k. company in the form of npa, a specialist satellite mapping company. in the past, bks has utilized both airborne and satellite imagery extensively for work within the telecommunications field, gp is there good potential for cooperation with the other europeanbased mapping companies within the group such as fugro aerial mapping (nl), fugro-maps geosystems (d) and fugro-geoid (f) and, if so, will this enable the group to bid for and undertake much larger mapping contracts than before? latest news? visit www.geoinformatics.com fig. 4 this 3d model of part of the city of belfast, northern ireland has been produced by stereo-photogrammetric measurement of aerial photography. 39 april/may 2009
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