| 59 DEVELOPMENT Trademark Construction The $45 million Kāinga Ora project has revitalised the heart of Epuni with warm, safe, and elegantly designed architecture. At the forefront of the continuously evolving surveying and aerial data acquisition industry, Sky Map NZ is helping to heighten e iciency, safety, and data-driven decision making across modern development projects with quick, accurate, and tailored solutions. After more than 50 years in the industry, Robert Curtis is one of New Zealand’s most experienced land surveyors and has played an instrumental role introducing new technologies such as RTK GPS, modern total stations and 3D Scanning in the ield. Now, combined with his commercial pilot and lying instructor son Gareth’s aviation background, they have formed Sky Map NZ to provide professional aerial data acquisition of high-resolution imagery, as well as conventional land survey services for customers who want accurate mapping and processing of their geospatial data with rapid data delivery. Sky Map NZ uses a combination of methods, including unmanned aerial vehicles or drones and airplanes, as well as the heavy implementation of its land surveying equipment and expansive knowledge base, using the right tools for the job to provide reliable, accurate, and detailed mapping, monitoring, and inspection services across New Zealand and the South Paci ic. Working together for more than a decade, since the drone industry really started to take o here after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) introduced new rules for drone operators, Robert and Gareth saw an opportunity to combine their skill sets and become one of the irst to develop drone technology in aerial data acquisition. Cutting edge surveying on display Gareth worked with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority to help establish remote aircraft regulations for New Zealand, collaborating with Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), using their model, and integrating it into our regulatory landscape. “We’ve taken a technology-based approach since then,” Gareth says. “We’re looking at all the new technologies that can provide better, more reliable, and more accurate information. We’re also looking at howwe can support more people to utilise aerial data acquisition.” Accurate geospatial data helps in planning, monitoring, and maintaining infrastructure and construction projects with precision. Aerial data supports precision agriculture by monitoring crop health, irrigation, and soil conditions. It is critical for monitoring ecological changes including deforestation, glacier melting, and wildlife habitats, and other ecological changes. Another key area is health and safety, where data can be collected from a safe distance and keep people out of harms way on busy and dangerous work environments. More technology means broader applications and increased accessibility, while the increasing understanding of governments and businesses that geospatial data can help not only with development projects but with policymaking and even disaster management is driving demand for aerial data acquisition services. Sky Map NZ prides itself on providing the highest standard of data and beautiful imagery, ensuring the visual quality and the geospatial accuracy of every project.
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