Back in May last year we posted a blog publicising the SenseFly Swinglet CAM featuring on Channel 4’s Time Team. This week was the premier of that episode. KOREC’s Mapping Consultant Martyn Palmer was on set to demonstrate the UAV and explained to Tony Robinson how it works. The Swinglet uncovered some vital clues for the project. The time team usually use helicopters to capture their aerial photography however this time opted for new technology instead. The archaeological dig was at a school in Hertfordshire where the team try to uncover the lost palace known as The Manor of More…. Read More

At the start of December the London Mapping Festival held their 2012 Showcase at the home of cricket; Lord’s in London. The show is the UK’s largest, free to attend exhibition for the mapping and surveying community. The prestigious venue saw over 450 attendees, 48 exhibiting organisations and a full schedule of keynotes and master class presentations. We were joined on our stand by partners from the UAV world; Gatewing and SenseFly.  Both brought their unmanned aerial vehicles which received a lot of attention from guests. SenseFly displayed the brand new eBee, the successor to the Swinglet CAM which is… Read More

Few surveyors can be unaware of Sensefly’s Swinglet CAM. This UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has recently seen heavy coverage in the industry’s press including a recent showing as one of RICS’s Mark Harris’ top ten gadgets for surveyors.  It’s also up for several awards following its successful trial by Costain on the M1 improvement project.  But what’s the reality behind the hype, who is buying the Swinglet CAM and how is it being used? Our Swinglet CAM expert, Brock Ryder, fills in the gaps. “We’ve long had a gap between the traditional surveying and mapping methods used on site and… Read More

In the latest issue of Modus, the magazine from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Mark Harris has compiled a ‘Top Ten’ wish list of gadgets to buy for the surveyor who has everything.  Mark’s wish list was brought to our attention by our friends and colleagues at FARO, will they make an appearance? So, in true Pop-Pickers style, here’s the RICS chart countdown…. 10 – Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS Camera: According to Pentax this is the camera that is “Innovative, Maverick & Savvy” – Waterproof, shockproof and GPS enabled; perfect for the clumsy, all-weather Geocaching enthusiast then. 9… Read More

The KOREC stand contractors will be heading off to the NEC early on Sunday morning to join a whole fleet of vehicles and contractors vying for the elusive parking space as close to the exhibition hall as possible for the construction of the stands. Thankfully for our team they shouldn’t take too long to unload and set up the stand as KOREC are following a similar approach to last year, i.e. that small and powerful things can be found in small packages. Whilst our stand may not be the biggest, we have plenty of strength, depth and KNOW HOW.  Come… Read More

KOREC is delighted to announce that, as a member of the Rail Alliance, it has taken a double stand at the Rail Alliance’s MacroRail 2011 event. The event will be held on September 16th at the Alliance’s Long Marston HQ, near Stratford-upon-Avon, which will play host to the 50+ member exhibitors.  The event site also features an extensive length of track and outdoor area for demonstrations. As specialists in the provision of construction, mapping, machine control and rail survey solutions for the Rail Industry, the KOREC team will be on hand throughout the day answering questions on the complete KOREC… Read More

The swinglet CAM is a lightweight unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with a high resolution digital camera onboard for aerial photography & DTM modelling. It weighs 500grams, can cover a distance of 20km and doesn’t require a pilot’s license! You can apply the swinglet to a variety of Aerial photography or DTM modelling jobs – surveying, construction/infrastructure monitoring, forestry, archaeology, agricultural, wildlife monitoring, security, mapping or environmental projects, not to forget the obvious – your own aerial imagery. You can now view the latest in the KOREC KNOW HOW Webinar series and hear from KOREC’s Mapping Sales Consultants Andrew Blogg and… Read More

As newly appointed UK and Irish distributors for SenseFLY’s unmanned flying camera, the swinglet CAM, the KOREC team has been out and about demonstrating the system to potential customers with some interesting results! For full details on the swinglet CAM and a video of how it works visit our swinglet webpage

Entitled New Approaches for our Changing World, this year’s Esri conference will be held at the Hilton London Metropole on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th May. 2011 will see three extra ‘KOREC’ reasons to visit this hugely popular event! 1. Hear KOREC’s Mapping Solutions Consultant, Richard Gauchwin, outline the business case for using professional GNSS equipment for GIS data capture and maintenance. First covering the basics on GNSS, he will then move on to the essential elements necessary when compiling a business case for professional GNSS equipment and will provide key examples of where GNSS and GIS has exhibited clear… Read More

KOREC is delighted to announce that it has signed an agreement with Swiss company, SenseFLY, to become the sole UK and Irish distributor of SenseFLY’s unmanned flying camera, the swinglet CAM. The swinglet CAM is a lightweight, unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with a high resolution electronically integrated digital camera. Designed to undertake small scale aerial mapping projects it can be deployed in under one minute, is hand launched and has a take-off weight of just 500g. The camera records 10-40 cm/pixel images and can produce over 100 hectares of aerial photo coverage during its 30 minute flight. An integrated GPS… Read More