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Field-Ready and Offline: Avenza Maps + Bad Elf GPS = Smart Mapping Made Simple
Avenza Maps paired with Bad Elf GPS receivers like the Flex and Flex Mini delivers high-accuracy, offline mapping for field professionals in forestry, utilities, environmental monitoring, and emergency response.
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Understanding the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
The article explains the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), highlighting its utility in assessing plant health through NIR and red light measurements from drones equipped with NIR cameras and GPS technologies like the Bad Elf Flex, which ensure precise mapping of vegetation data crucial for agricultural optimization and environmental monitoring. -
Digital Twinning with the Bad Elf Flex and PIX4Dcatch
The use of the Bad Elf Flex Extreme and PIX4Dcatch enhances a development project by employing digital twin technology and advanced GIS and CAD integrations for precise mapping, real-time construction monitoring, and efficient project management through innovative surveying and digital delivery methods. -
Bad Elf Flex App and Firmware Updates
We're excited to announce the Bad Elf Flex utility app version 1.3.4, now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. This update offers important bug fixes and new features for both iOS and Android, including improved data collection checklists, a URL-based method for loading settings, and control over GPX export formats. Android users gain mock location support, enhanced NTRIP and RTK corrections, and tools for survey-grade accuracy. Firmware updates for Flex and Flex Mini also improve Bluetooth connectivity and support RTCM corrections via USB.
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Esri User Conference - 2024
Bad Elf made a big splash at the Esri User Conference 2024, showcasing high-accuracy GPS solutions like the Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini. The Flex delivers centimeter-level precision with RTK support and multi-band GNSS capabilities, while the Flex Mini offers sub-meter accuracy, perfect for mobile GIS applications. The team enjoyed meeting customers, taking Bad Elfies, and discussing innovative geospatial solutions. Inspired by the plenary session, Bad Elf is excited for the future of GIS. Check out our products and more on the Bad Elf website and webstore. -
Enhancing Accuracy with ESRI ArcGIS and High-Accuracy GNSS Receivers
In the realm of land surveying, traditional paper methods are giving way to digital innovations like ESRI ArcGIS and high-accuracy GNSS receivers. By integrating ArcGIS with GNSS technology, surveyors can achieve unmatched precision and efficiency. This synergy streamlines data collection, providing real-time insights and improving overall data integrity. Embrace the future of land surveying with ESRI ArcGIS and GNSS receivers, where accuracy and efficiency redefine the landscape of the industry.
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Hitting the Target: Setting Ground Control with Bad Elf Flex
Setting ground control targets with the Bad Elf Flex GNSS significantly enhances the accuracy of drone data collection. This method ensures aerial survey data is precise, reliable, and aligns with real-world coordinates.
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Evolution of Land Survey Techniques - From Analog to Digital
The Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini GNSS receivers epitomize the transition to digital surveying, offering unparalleled precision, efficiency, and ease of use for modern surveying professionals. These devices support multiple GNSS constellations and provide real-time correction capabilities, revolutionizing land surveying and GIS applications. -
Digging Up the Past with High-Tech Pizzazz: How Bad Elf GNSS Makes Me a Geolocating Indiana Jones
Forget lugging around clunky base stations – Bad Elf's base and rover solutions allow our team to collect high-accuracy data with remote ease. No more wrangling miles of cable in the Gobi Desert heat – just wander, waggle that nifty little antenna, and voila! Our finds are precisely tagged for posterity.
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One Size Fits All: The Flex GNSS Family
The Bad Elf Flex family line of GNSS receivers meet all your various geospatial needs.
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Land Survey Magic with Apglos Survey Wizard and Bad Elf
The integration of Apglos Survey Wizard with Bad Elf GPS offers a cost-effective, user-friendly, and highly accurate solution for land surveying, making it a dream combination for professionals seeking efficiency and precision.
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Parks and Recreation: Master Tree Management
Advanced ArcGIS Tree Management solution using the Bad Elf Flex GNSS receiver. Simplify tree inventory, inspections, and maintenance, while providing invaluable insights for informed decision-making
