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PART 108: PENDING OIRA REVIEW • RIN 2120-AL82 • BEYOND 2: UP TO 8 NEW PARTICIPANTS • REMOTE ID: ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT • PACKAGE DELIVERY PEA: RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED • LAANC / AIRSPACE: OPERATIONAL •
PART 108: PENDING OIRA REVIEW • RIN 2120-AL82 • BEYOND 2: UP TO 8 NEW PARTICIPANTS • REMOTE ID: ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT • PACKAGE DELIVERY PEA: RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED • LAANC / AIRSPACE: OPERATIONAL •
September 24, 2026
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Thermal Resolution in the Field: 320 vs. 640 Radiometric Cores and the Math of Critical Audits
/ Gear & Technology • By Ray Richardson • September 20, 2026 • 4 min read

Thermal Resolution in the Field: 320 vs. 640 Radiometric Cores and the Math of Critical Audits

Buying a drone for solar, roof, or utility inspection? Here is the optical math behind Spot Size Ratio (SSR) and why flying a 320 sensor too high invalidates radiometric temperature data....

The Commercial GNSS Benchmark: Local RTK Base Stations vs. Network NTRIP in High-Multipath Environments
/ Gear & Technology • By Ray Richardson • September 20, 2026 • 5 min read

The Commercial GNSS Benchmark: Local RTK Base Stations vs. Network NTRIP in High-Multipath Environments

Before you trust centimeter deliverables to a cellular SIM card, understand where Network RTK quietly drifts. Here is the field-tested performance boundary between dedicated tripod base stations and cloud NTRIP casters....

LiDAR vs Photogrammetry for Volumetric Stockpile Audits
/ Gear & Technology • By Ray Richardson • July 18, 2026 • 2 min read

LiDAR vs Photogrammetry for Volumetric Stockpile Audits

Selecting the right payload for stockpile audits requires balancing initial equipment cost, processing speed, and site canopy constraints....

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