GIS meets Cloud Computing || Astro Geomatica Success Story

We’ve heard people saying drones are the next big thing but do we actually know how? The global drone market is estimated to grow from $14 billion in 2018 to over $43 billion in 2024, at a CAGR of 20.5%. The increasing need for Drones in sectors like Infrastructure, Food, Inspections, Healthcare, etc. is instrumental in this growth. However, expertise is required in the collection, processing, and understanding of drone data. Industry experts are, therefore, required to come to the forefront and impart their knowledge to the nascent.

One such great stepping-stone has been initiated by Boris Fernández Astro, Geographer Engineer. He graduated from “EMI” (Escuela Militar de Ingeniería, La Paz — Bolivia) in 2014, and has been working in the field of ​​Photogrammetry and LiDAR since 2015 in “SNA” (National Aerial Photogrammetry Service).

Boris has presented research projects on processing data from drones, airborne photogrammetric cameras, new technologies, and methodologies to transform raw data to value-added products as well as presenting them with proper visualization tools.

He is an independent consultant in the field of geomatics and is a promoter of the Astro Geomatica with an experience of over 3 years in academic research in the field of geomatics (astrogeomatics.com — Facebook: @astrogeomatics). Astro’s objectives are to impart knowledge and provide specialized services in academics and research in the field of Geomatics and photogrammetry.

Nowadays, he is trying to find a professional way to offer photogrammetric services at a distance, thereby providing an option for the client to have the required deliverables anywhere, anytime, and from any device.

Cloud computing is what’s exciting Boris to deliver both personal as well as virtual presentations to students and the public directly in real-time. It is contributing heavily in the field of photogrammetry, which aims at either presenting photogrammetric results or improving the way of interacting with them through a visualization mode. He has shared his tutorial on the topic.

Boris is using Indshine platform for easy visualization of raster and vector files.It allows him to go for vectorization as well as facilitates him to circulate demos of projects and his work with potential clients. All of this with various levels of access to data and without the concern of infringing their confidentiality.

The best part he feels is that it is not mandatory for all its users or potential customers to have GIS software and heavy workstation, to have their information in hand.

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