Insights, Field Notes & Project Stories

Technical articles, field lessons, and project spotlights from the Convex Geomatics team covering LiDAR, UAV surveys, bathymetry, data processing, and Alberta geomatics work.

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UAV Bathymetric Surveys on Alberta's Bow River: A Season in Review

How unmanned surface vessel integration with UAV LiDAR enabled seamless topo-bathymetric models across three Bow River survey campaigns this past year.

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Mobile LiDAR for Municipal Asset Management: Calgary Case Study

A look at how vehicle-mounted LiDAR streamlined a full-town 3D capture for infrastructure asset management — delivering a point-cloud dataset significantly denser than conventional survey methods.

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200 km Pipeline Corridor: How We Delivered Sub-5cm Accuracy Through Dense Boreal

Dense forest, steep slopes, and tight project timelines — the story behind one of our largest manned LiDAR corridor mapping campaigns across northern Alberta.

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Transport Canada's 2025 RPAS Updates: What Survey Teams Need to Know

A practical breakdown of the latest Canadian drone regulations affecting commercial survey operations — BVLOS approvals, Advanced Operations certificates, and what changed for Alberta operators.

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Stockpile Volumetrics: Comparing UAV LiDAR, Photogrammetry & Traditional GPS

An empirical comparison of three volumetric survey methods on aggregate stockpiles — accuracy benchmarks, cost efficiency, and field time analysis from our Calgary operations.

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Operating UAV LiDAR in Alberta Winters: Cold-Weather Protocols That Keep Surveys on Track

From battery heating solutions to snow-cover compensation in point-cloud processing, our field-tested winter operations playbook for sub-zero LiDAR surveys in Alberta.

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