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    Bluesky’s Aerial Thermal Surveys Helps Enfield Identify Illegal Dwellings
    • Sep 28, 2016
    • 2 min

    Bluesky’s Aerial Thermal Surveys Helps Enfield Identify Illegal Dwellings

    Enfield Council is using aerial maps from Bluesky to identify outbuildings used illegally for residential purposes. The problem of ‘beds in sheds’ is growing nationally, with nearly 40,000 inspections across the UK resulting in over 3,000 landlords facing further enforcement action or prosecution since 2011. Earlier this year, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) announced a £5 million cash boost for Councils to tackle rogue landlords, with Enfield Counc
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    Bluesky Thermal Maps Highlight Heat Loss from Shropshire Homes and Businesses
    • Jan 7, 2016
    • 2 min

    Bluesky Thermal Maps Highlight Heat Loss from Shropshire Homes and Businesses

    A night time thermal imaging project is helping Shropshire Council improve energy efficiency and affordable warmth levels for residents and businesses across the county. Undertaken by aerial mapping company, Bluesky, and funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the thermal survey used specialist sensors to accurately record heat loss measurements from buildings at night. The resulting colour coded heat loss maps are being made available online, via the co
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    Bluesky Aerial Thermal Map Helps Keep Herefordshire Residents Warm
    • Nov 19, 2015
    • 2 min

    Bluesky Aerial Thermal Map Helps Keep Herefordshire Residents Warm

    An aerial thermal survey to assess heat loss from homes is being used by Herefordshire Council to raise awareness of poor home energy efficiency, reduce fuel poverty and support vulnerable residents. The survey by aerial mapping company Bluesky has been used to produce colour coded heat loss maps that are now available for residents to view on the Council’s website. By simply entering a postcode or address residents can get an instant snapshot of how their house is performing
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    Thermal Mapping Helps Redbridge Target Energy Inefficient Propertie
    • Feb 26, 2015
    • 1 min

    Thermal Mapping Helps Redbridge Target Energy Inefficient Propertie

    A night time aerial survey of Redbridge is being used to map heat loss from the Borough’s buildings. Thermal map data is helping the London Borough assess how different types of buildings are performing in terms of heat loss. The ongoing study is exploring possible connections between property, land use types and heat loss in order to identify specific types of buildings that are most in need of energy efficiency improvements. The data, provided by Bluesky, was captured using
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    Bluesky Heat Loss Map Helps Keep Coventry Residents Keep Warm
    • Apr 10, 2014
    • 2 min

    Bluesky Heat Loss Map Helps Keep Coventry Residents Keep Warm

    Coventry City Council is helping residents stay warm this winter with targeted advice and support for those with poor insulation or at risk of fuel poverty. Using map accurate thermal infrared images the Council can compare heat loss between neighbouring properties accurately identifying households that may require energy efficiency improvements or even help with their fuel bills. The colour coded map has also been published on the Council’s website and a media campaign is ur
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    Bluesky Aerial Survey Data Helps Harrow Council Tackle Growing Beds in Sheds Problem
    • Mar 21, 2014
    • 2 min

    Bluesky Aerial Survey Data Helps Harrow Council Tackle Growing Beds in Sheds Problem

    Thermal imaging and laser scan data collected by aircraft is helping Harrow Council tackle the growing problem of unscrupulous landlords renting out sheds and outbuildings as dwellings. Supplied by aerial mapping company Bluesky, the map accurate thermal images are combined with detailed LiDAR measurements to give staff at Harrow Council a much better understanding of where unpermitted developments may have been erected and their potential occupation evidenced as ‘hot spots’
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    Bluesky to map energy wastage from homes across Britain’s cities
    • Jan 14, 2014
    • 2 min

    Bluesky to map energy wastage from homes across Britain’s cities

    Aerial mapping company Bluesky has been awarded contracts to map heat loss across towns and cities covering around 10 per cent of the population. Using specialist thermal sensors mounted on survey aircraft Bluesky accurately records heat loss from homes and businesses. Working with Local Authorities, property owners and energy companies the colour-coded thermal maps are matched against addresses to give accurate and up to date information to tackle fuel poverty, carbon emissi
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    Bluesky Announces International Expansion at Intergeo 2013
    • May 3, 2013
    • 3 min

    Bluesky Announces International Expansion at Intergeo 2013

    Using a state of the art airborne mapping system, aerial surveying company Bluesky is expanding its international operations. The integrated system, developed by Optech, includes a LiDAR and fully integrated thermal sensor and high resolution camera. Already proven in the UK the system, thought to be a world first, has already been successfully deployed in Northern Europe with additional projects proposed in Central Europe and the Middle East. The Bluesky system combines the
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    Thermal Imaging To Be Used In Crackdown On Illegal Outbuildings
    • Feb 20, 2013
    • 3 min

    Thermal Imaging To Be Used In Crackdown On Illegal Outbuildings

    UK local authority Slough Borough Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to use thermal imaging to clamp down on people living illegally in outbuildings. It is not known exactly how many so-called “sheds with beds” there are in Slough, but estimates range from 700 to 3,000. The council has commissioned geographic imaging company Bluesky International to produce a thermal map of the town, which officers will use to pin-point warm areas in outbuildings.
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