Blue Marble Geographics stands at the forefront of innovative software development for geospatial experts. Our solutions are embraced by prominent organizations and governmental bodies globally, making them perfect for detailed editing and processing of GIS data, as well as photogrammetric and LiDAR point cloud data obtained from drones and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).
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- Global Mapper – software for geospatial data analysis and GIS mapping
- Global Mapper Pro – tools for LiDAR and photogrammetric processing
- Geographic Calculator – geodetic software for UAV survey data
- Global Mapper Mobile – mobile request for managing geospatial data
- Use Cases
Global Mapper
GIS Mapping and Geospatial Data Analysis Software
Global Mapper is an advanced GIS software solution that offers extensive capabilities for geospatial data analysis and processing, catering to both beginners and seasoned professionals. With its user-kind interface and robust tools, it facilitates efficient data management and precise map creation, making it suitable for organizations of all sizes.
Global Mapper is compatible with over 300 types of raster, vector, and elevation data, including both standard and proprietary formats, enabling users to start working instantly. The integrated online data feature provides direct access to various data services, such as one-meter aerial imagery for the U.S., global elevation data, topographic maps, and Landsat satellite imagery.
Additional advanced features of Global Mapper include:
- Robust terrain analysis tools for modeling and processing elevation data
- Custom slope map generation for visualizing terrain slope and elevation variations
- contour creation for visualizing elevation changes in terrain layers
- capability to record HD 3D fly-through videos for enhanced visualization of 3D projects
- Support for reading and writing data from common spatial databases like Esri, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle, PostGIS/PostgreSQL, and SpatiaLite/SQLite
- Geocoding feature that assigns real-world coordinates to imported address databases
- Raster Calculator for multi-band imagery such as NDVI and NDWI
- Objective Terrain Format (OTF) Reader Module for military mapping applications
For more details: Global Mapper
Global Mapper Pro
Advanced LiDAR and Photogrammetric Processing
Global Mapper Pro enhances the foundational capabilities of Global Mapper with a suite of professional tools for editing and processing LiDAR and photogrammetric point cloud data collected via drones. It includes all the point cloud processing features found in Global Mapper’s LiDAR Module, while also introducing a wide range of functionalities that expand the software’s existing capabilities.
The software is designed for seamless visualization, editing, and analysis of LiDAR or point cloud data in any format. Enhanced rendering and processing speeds enable users to efficiently handle point clouds of virtually any size. Global Mapper also provides access to point cloud file attributes, offering crucial insights for your data processing workflow.
New features in Global Mapper Pro include:
- Terrain painting capabilities
- Advanced querying, editing, segmenting, and filtering of lidar and 3D point clouds
- Automatic classification of point cloud data, including ground, vegetation, buildings, power lines, and poles
- Vector feature extraction from classified point cloud data
- Identification and removal of LiDAR noise
- Automatic alignment of overlapping point clouds
- Visual data analysis of point cloud data, including local density, height above ground, intensity, and classification
- Pixels to points – processing UAV imagery to create 3D point clouds, orthoimages, and 3D models
- Support for RTK devices and satellite constellation display
- Integration of python scripting support
For more details: Global mapper Pro
Pixels to Points
Pixels to Points is a photogrammetric processing feature within Global Mapper Pro that utilizes overlapping drone/UAV images to generate photo-textured 3D models,orthoimages,and high-resolution point clouds. These generated models can be utilized in Global Mapper for measuring terrain volume, assessing structures, creating detailed base maps, and more.
Discover more about Pixels to Points and its functionality:
- Top 5 Features of Pixels to Points to Enhance Your Photogrammetric Processing Workflow
- Enhancements to the Pixels to Points Tool in v25.0
- Understanding How pixels to points Functions
Global Mapper Insight and Learning Engine™ (beta)
New deep learning-based image analysis toolkit for object detection and land cover classification
The Global Mapper Insight and Learning Engine™ (beta) is a cutting-edge image analysis toolkit powered by deep learning, available to all users of Global Mapper Pro v26. This new suite of automated raster analysis tools offers trained models for land cover classification, vehicle detection, and building extraction.A fine-tuning option allows users to retrain model layers to enhance analysis results on specific datasets.
Geographic Calculator
Geodetic Software for UAV Surveying Data
Geographic Calculator is a refined geodetic software solution that offers precise coordinate conversion, datum change, and file translation.With the largest geodetic parameter database available, it is an indispensable tool for UAV surveying, seismic data management, and energy exploration.
The user-friendly Interactive Conversion feature allows users to select source and destination coordinate systems, input coordinates, choose the datum transformation, and obtain results with a single click.
For more details: Geographic Calculator
Global Mapper Mobile
Extensive Mobile Application for Geospatial Data Management
is a powerful application for iOS and Android, designed for easy viewing, collection, and management of geospatial data. It is ideally suited for field professionals in sectors such as surveying, environmental analysis, and infrastructure development, offering seamless integration with Global Mapper desktop software.
By merging advanced data visualization tools with field-ready functionalities, Global Mapper Mobile enhances workflows in settings where accuracy and adaptability are crucial.
For more details: Global mapper Mobile Application
Use Cases
Architecture, Engineering & construction
Global Mapper assists engineers and surveyors in pre-planning earthwork projects and maintaining infrastructure.The robust GIS mapping software offers a variety of visualization tools for planning elements such as highway ramps, stormwater runoff ditches, and more.
Energy & Utilities
our solutions excel in point cloud processing, providing visual data analysis for corridor inspections of powerlines and utilities, with the capability to extract and classify features such as encroaching vegetation from drone LiDAR data.
Military & Defense
Global Mapper enables easy viewing, editing, and updating of mission-critical maps for situational awareness and navigation, ensuring information remains relevant as situations, assets, and landscapes evolve.
Geospatial data analysis and 3D terrain modeling are also vital for creating accurate battlefield simulations that can be utilized for training and equipping personnel in unfamiliar environments.
