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Avant Signs Exclusive Agreement with SatSense to Deliver InSAR Monitoring to NZ for Residential and Civil
14 August 2025 – Auckland, New Zealand Avant Global Ltd has entered into an exclusive partnership with UK-based InSAR specialist...

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Tracking New Zealand’s Shifting Ground From Space with InSAR Radar
New Zealand straddles the volatile boundary between the Pacific and Australian plates. This tectonic marriage means our mountains,...

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Aug 64 min read


AI-Automated Feature Extraction from Aerial Imagery
Artificial Intelligence is being used to effectively to map vegetation, buildings, utilities, and water bodies. A New Perspective on New...

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Jul 233 min read


Mapping and Monitoring New Habitats for Endangered Species
TL;DR High-resolution hyperspectral imaging pinpoints ideal release sites by revealing plant health, moisture and soil characteristics....

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Jul 103 min read


Using Satellite-Based Geotech Reports to Track Land Subsidence
Gaining 10-year historical land movement insights in New Zealand via InSAR Satellite. If you're tackling ground stability head‑on as an...

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Jun 272 min read


InSAR Ground Motion Monitoring for NZ Infrastructure
A satellite the size of a small car can spot the ground beneath it shift by less than the width of a fingernail. Interferometric...

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Jun 123 min read


NZ’s Innovation Funding System Is Holding Us Back
New Zealand's innovation funding system is outdated and ill-equipped to support the rapid pace of technological advancement. Our...

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May 252 min read


Google vs Microsoft: May 2025 AI Roadmap Announcements Compared
This week (May 2025), both Google and Microsoft competed with similar-timed announcements at their respective developer conferences. In...

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May 222 min read


AI Agents: What are they, and what can they do for my business?
AI Agents create automated workflows to simply complex tasks.

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May 113 min read


Land Stability Monitoring with Sensors and Satellites: A Complete Guide
We have compiled a Comprehensive Overview of IoT Sensor and Satellite Imaging Technology, for Landslide and Rockfall Monitoring. With the...

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Apr 215 min read


What you need to know to Automate Drone Flights in New Zealand
TLDR: Yes, setting up automated drone flights in New Zealand is possible. However, you must strictly follow CAA guidelines, obtain the...

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Mar 173 min read


AI-Assisted Documentation Automation: Our Guide
Creating repetative documents sucks for everyone. Many will look to AI-Automation for document generation, but it will backfire if the...

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Feb 163 min read


Monitor, Measure and Predict Coastal Water Levels for Councils
Advanced Coastal Water Level Management using IoT, Satellite Imagery, and Machine Learning Managing coastal areas in New Zealand involves...

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Jan 203 min read


Accurate AI-Assisted Optimisation of Solar Farms
Solar farms aren’t just rows of panels soaking up the sun. Behind the scenes, there’s a lot of planning and decision-making that goes...

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Jan 123 min read


Preventing Wildfires in New Zealand with Open Source Data
New Zealand’s summers are becoming increasingly dry, and with this change comes a heightened risk of wildfires. Using open-source data...

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Dec 29, 20243 min read


Why you need to switch to "Post-Quantum Cybersecurity" now.
Post-quantum cryptography involves creating new encryption methods that can withstand attacks from powerful quantum computers,...

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Dec 17, 20242 min read


Why Diverse Data Matters in Machine Learning
When data collection doesn’t represent the real world, ML systems fail. Facial recognition technology has been criticised for performing...

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Dec 12, 20243 min read


What is "Climate Resilient Infrastructure"?
Climate resilient infrastructure involves the development and maintenance of physical structures and systems that can endure...

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Nov 28, 20243 min read


How AI Can Solve Problems in Under-Resourced Remote Areas
Remote and under-resourced areas face daily challenges that limit economic growth and opportunities. Farming struggles with unpredictable...

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Nov 22, 20242 min read


Monitoring Bridge Stability with IoT Sensors
Traditionally, structural inspections have relied on visual assessments, manual measurements, and occasional testing. However, with...

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Nov 3, 20243 min read

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