AAD 2018: Vricon brings 3D mapping technology to Africa
Vricon’s software data mapping technology, 3D Surface Model, can provide military decision-makers with worldwide coverage irrelevant to terrain environments through automation and commercial satellite technology.
The company is present at AAD 2018 and is looking to cement its footprint into the African region by ‘enlightening’ military personnel on the mapping software capabilities, Tommy Hultin, senior director of BD at Vricon, told Shephard:
‘Vricon is a joint venture between Saab and Digital Globe, [the latter] owns five satellites which takes photos from about 700km altitude with a resolution of about 50cm [now] going down to about 30cm’
The technology enables
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