Specialists of KB "Panorama" have prepared and posted on the geoportal "Bank of spatial data" a map of Northern Ireland (Great Britain), formed according to OpenStreetMap data. To work with the map, you can use the GIS Panorama Mini program or other software products of KB "Panorama".

The map was led to the modernised classifier of large-scale plans of scale 1: 5 000 (map5000m). Publishing of updates in bank of spatial data is made by using the program of Databank of digital maps and remote sensing data. Publishing contents of bank of spatial data on the geoportal and data access for downloading are implemented by means of GIS WebServer SE.

Free maps on the basis of OpenStreetMap data are available for download on the page "Digital maps".

Specialists of KB "Panorama" will take part in the 14th international scientific-practical conference "Geodesy. Mine Survey. Aerial Survey. Navigation". The event will take place from 16 to 17 February 2023 in Moscow at the Artcourt Moscow Center Hotel. Representatives of the company will make a presentation on the topic "Panorama Photo - a new program for automatic processing of images from UAVs" and will give a master class. During the meeting, the possibilities and application of a new product from KB "Panorama" will be considered, which allows creating high-precision digital terrain models in the form of a cloud of points, matrixes of heights and orthophotomaps based on the results of automatic processing of images from unmanned aerial vehicles.

Photo panorama can be used to solve problems in the field of urban planning and cadastral activities, national defense, mapping, ecology, forestry and municipal services, and others. The data generated in the Panorama Photo, is used as a reliable and visual control tool at execution of works in the construction and reconstruction of various types of municipal property and transport infrastructure. On the basis of data prepared by the complex, the three-dimensional terrain models are created, construction and the analysis of mathematical models of emergency situations in the GIS "Panorama" is carried out. Orthophotomaps created in Panorama Photo provide the basis for identifying and monitoring storage sites for various types of waste, conducting an inventory of forests to assess damage from fires, air pollution and illegal logging.

The processing process is fully automatic. The optional stage of measurement of reference points on images allows to increase the accuracy of orientation.

Calculations are parallelized on a multi-core processor and video card, so an increase in the number of processor cores and video memory significantly speeds up the data processing process. On a computer with a modern video card and 128 GB of RAM for 1 sq. km of aerial photography with a dot size of about 2 cm, an obtaining a three-dimensional model, matrix of heights and an orthophotomap takes within 1 hour.

A detailed review of the Panorama Photo product was presented in the latest issue of the scientific and technical magazine on geodesy, cartography and navigation "Geoprofi" (#6 in 2022). You can read more about the article on our website by the link.

The purpose of the scientific conference is to create an interdisciplinary testing ground for the exchange of experience and information. The event will bring together market leaders to demonstrate domestic and foreign innovative scientific and industrial developments in the field of geodesy, mine surveying and aerial photography. The meeting's participants will be able to discuss market development prospects, learn about training and retraining programs for industry specialists, attend master classes from leading companies.

In KB "Panorama" the Databank of digital maps and and remote sensing data version 8.2 has been developed. In the new version the tools of search of vector and raster data, analog maps and images, the geodetic data, documents and accompanying materials have been optimised. In search parameters the directories and lists of values can be used. The search condition can be set by the presence of these values or by their absence. Search in rectangular area, a circle, a polygon and borders of an object on the map is supported. All selected data are displayed on a map-scheme and are automatically scaled to obtain a clear picture.

The list of stored metadata for Earth's remote sensing data - rasters, images, photoplans has been expanded. Geodetic data can contain outlines and documents in the form of separate files of large volume. Automatic updating of a map-scheme at editing of the obligatory metadata and coordinates is made. The list of diagnostic messages and error messages has been expanded.

Data security is ensured by the differentiation of access rights based on the security tools that are part of the operating system. Basic authentication, digest authentication, system authentication (web server tools), and domain authentication (Kerberos or ActiveDirectory) are supported. Additional security is provided by the use of pass-through authentication when working with the database. Connection to the database occurs with the rights of the user working with the system. The complex is adapted to work on a wide range of operating systems (Astra Linux SE, ALT Linux, Elbrus, Ubuntu, CentOS, MS Windows and others) and architectures (Intel, Elbrus, Baikal). The program is registered in the register of domestic software under the number 1862.

The databank of digital maps and remote sensing data is the basis for building infrastructure of spatial data of federal, regional and municipal levels, in corporate information systems. Within the framework of a single geoinformation space, the Data Bank of digital maps and remote sensing data realises gathering, storage, quality control, search and delivery of the spatial data in exchange formats. The spatial data selected by means of the program can be placed for the multiuser access on the GIS Server and be published according to the international standards OGC WFS, WFS-T, WMS, WMTS, WCS on application server the GIS WebService SE. Users can access data from both a thin client (by means of GIS WebServer SE) and from desktop applications (GIS "Panorama", GIS "Operator"). The databank of digital maps and remote sensing data provides construction of cloud warehouse of spatial data, provision of access to these data, the automated formation and updating of geocovers.

The current state of spatial data is displayed by means of maps-schemes that are maintained for each type of stored data: vector maps, remote sensing data, elevation matrixes and terrain models. It provides remote placing the sets of spatial data into file warehouse, keeping versions of stored sets, updating maps-schemes of data availability, the automated collection and formation of metadata, and the formation and updating of geocovers. Automated collection and formation of metadata is performed according to the standards of ISO 19115: 2003, Geographic information - Metadata and ISO/TS 19139, Geographic information - Metadata - XML schema implementation. The reduced copies of data images are automatically formed, checksum of files and completeness of data sets are checked. Placement of spatial data into file storage is performed with integrity check, control of data structure and content. The results of the work are recorded and are entered into the metadata base. Automatic backup of metadata and spatial data storage with integrity control and data recovery has been provided. Multilingual interface is supported.

The "Bank of spatial data" portal demonstrates the possibilities of organizing storage, accounting and and issuance of vector maps, remote sensing data, matrixes of heights and the terrain models. The portal contains vector maps in SXF format, generated on the basis of data from open sources (OpenStreetMap, VMap0). The spatial data includes maps of: subjects of the Russian Federation, countries and cities of the near and far abroad. In total, over 300 vector maps and 6700 matrix data with a total volume of 80 GB. Specialists of KB "Panorama" weekly update and refresh the content of the information on the portal. All published data is distributed free of charge under a free license.

The new version of the program is available for download on the Download page.

Specialists of KB "Panorama" prepared a video lesson on the formation of a map of minimum allowable heights using the task "Construction of a map of minimum heights" in the GIS "Panorama". This task is intended for automatic forming a map of the minimum heights that are allowed for aviation flights based on elevation matrixes, maps of marks of heights and maps of artificial obstacles.

The training material clearly demonstrates the process of constructing a map of minimum heights, which includes two stages:

- at the first stage of the task, the creation of a map of maximum heights is performed, using matrixes of heights of a relief, maps of heights marks of extreme points of the relief and maps of artificial obstacles;

- at the second stage, signatures of values of the minimum heights are created on the basis of the map of maximum heights.

Maps of marks of heights and artificial obstacles can be generated using any classifier. Maps of maximum heights and minimum heights must be created using the dfc.rsc or dfc.rscz classifier. The map of minimum allowable heights (map of signatures) is used to import obstacles into the database of the "Complex for documents preparation of aeronautical information".

You can get acquainted with the training materials in the "Video lessons" section.

In KB "Panorama" the Complex for documents preparation of aeronautical information version 8.0.1 under the control of the GIS "Panorama" has been developed. In the new version in dialog "Output of airports" there is added a mode of formation of sheets of aeronautical passport of airdrome (heliport, landing site) of civil aviation in accordance with the order of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation dated November, 05th 2020.

In the dialog "Output of obstacles", the mode of generating the document "List of artificial obstacles" has been implemented in accordance with the general provisions for submitting data on artificial obstacles to the "CAI" Branch of the FSUE "State ATM Corporation". When filling in the templates, data from the database of the PostgreSQL version 9.4 and higher is used.

The information in the documents is presented in the established tabular form, automatic conversion of units of measure is carried out (for example, feet to meters and vice versa), when creating tables of obstacles by region, the value of the "Obstacle ID" field is analyzed.

The dialogs "Input of airdromes", "Input of obstacles" have been improved. There are added new directories containing descriptions and abbreviations used to describe parameters (for example, ADR - Highways, ALM - Aluminum). The list of fields for entering parameters has been expanded: airfield type, (according to the type of runway surface), airfield type, estimated air temperature, geoid wave at the airfield elevation (m), characteristic (obstacle description) and others.

The complex for preparing documents of aeronautical information is a set of tools for maintaining an aeronautical data base, a modeling and analyzing the aeronautical situation, generating aeronautical maps and exchanging data with other information systems through export and import in the ARINC 424-19 exchange format and export in the AIXM 5.1 format. The task "Flight procedures design" is used to design the routes of departure, approach and landing and to analyze the safety of flights on them. The task "Assessment of compliance for aerodromes with the requirements FAR" is intended for the analysis of the aerodrome and the aerodrome environs for the suitability for operation and aircraft flights in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations.

The new version of the program, examples of aeronautical information documents, operational documentation, video lessons and presentations are available for download on the Download page.