{"id":24621,"date":"2026-01-05T15:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/stories\/2025-in-review-reaching-new-heights\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:46:23","slug":"2025-in-review-reaching-new-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/au\/stories\/2025-in-review-reaching-new-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 in Review: Reaching New Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex_column av-4eokj56-a54e6c4510fab10f932222ce95e1555f av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-3ydak16-fc00d00a2a7614aa27c130ce51219032 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mjj5aj3z-001b0dfbb57b510d6ef77ae83c6a8756\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mjj5aj3z-001b0dfbb57b510d6ef77ae83c6a8756{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mjj5aj3z-001b0dfbb57b510d6ef77ae83c6a8756 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mjj5aj3z-001b0dfbb57b510d6ef77ae83c6a8756 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mjj5aj3z-001b0dfbb57b510d6ef77ae83c6a8756 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >2025 in Review: Reaching New Heights<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjj5civ5-fa7c2c3bf15fd9e4af893bf2258dd74e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Let\u2019s take a moment to look back on an incredible year. Explore Vexcel\u2019s 2025 highlights and see what\u2019s ahead in 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-3ic98iy-c08f5250fde8051d62073fcf91885654 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div '     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-2tofn8q-72736245cd6b1f5bfaad789ff5bd3070 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mk1k3wdw-f9fadbe995ba1d33331bd9cdcde9788a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mk1k3wdw-f9fadbe995ba1d33331bd9cdcde9788a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mk1k3wdw-f9fadbe995ba1d33331bd9cdcde9788a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mk1k3wdw-f9fadbe995ba1d33331bd9cdcde9788a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1150674143?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci&amp;autoplay=1?iframe=true\" class='avia_image' ><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24607 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24607 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EOY-2025-cover-image.jpg\" alt='' title='EOY-2025-cover-image'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EOY-2025-cover-image.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EOY-2025-cover-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EOY-2025-cover-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EOY-2025-cover-image-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='flex_column av-1w1stre-59974f1d5aa9f85316bb987d408dc504 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='flex_column av-1kx1yh6-c85337e80ac0c1a116dc81ea9b3d0bc4 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-107n93e-42a5d2fc4c7e5159158096467d852342'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>2025 may be over, but our celebration is just beginning. Over the past 12 months, we found new ways to connect people to more imagery and data.<\/p>\n<p>Industries moved faster, systems grew smarter, and teams made decisions they could trust.<\/p>\n<p>Scale, consistency, and confidence became the difference between insight and guesswork.<\/p>\n<p>Vexcel didn&#8217;t just respond to that demand; we helped lead it and set the pace. But what made 2025 a banner year for us wasn&#8217;t a single breakthrough or milestone. It was how our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexcel-imaging.com\/products\/\">sensors<\/a>, fleet, <a href=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/products\/\">data<\/a>, processing, <a href=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/technology\/platform\/\">platforms<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/ai\/\">AI<\/a> worked together as one ecosystem at a scale no one else matches. And as we head into 2026, that momentum continues to accelerate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-kvm4zu-941777202073685c23c2b8cb51e4b9f0 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-edrgbvu-04a327c6cec886895523b273372251a4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e0g23l6-d1d6c3c230f88c1ee824636ade001432\">\n.avia-image-container.av-e0g23l6-d1d6c3c230f88c1ee824636ade001432 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-e0g23l6-d1d6c3c230f88c1ee824636ade001432 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-e0g23l6-d1d6c3c230f88c1ee824636ade001432 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24550 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24550 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening-1030x579.jpg\" alt='' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening'  height=\"579\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Opening.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-di6iz3e-3b8202bb79d5856ad0d540f28ba7d743 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-cy566ju-20c77ebfe4b79de7d26357734a38b9fb av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-4lpgkq-7ba0d39923aff387db8c48098744f6f9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>Vexcel: An Ecosystem Built for Scale<\/h5>\n<p>We aren&#8217;t a company with a single product or workflow. We are a robust ecosystem that captures, processes, and delivers the best views of Earth in great detail across <a href=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/countries\/\">45+ countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each piece of our ecosystem operates in sync, and that integration matters. Why? Because it allows us to maintain consistent standards across cities and countries, publish data faster, and support everything from everyday operations to disaster response and AI-driven automation.<\/p>\n<p>This ecosystem approach also allows us to push limits and reach new heights across multiple areas, whether by expanding coverage, enhancing engineering processes, or improving operational discipline so our customers get the quality they know and expect from Vexcel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-c64db56-1880c624cf55642298e83a18b7138251 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-bkulkve-22816258140480e9b47c7380a2a86cc2 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_textblock  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14x5d0q-b7d32a111a085d2d5fe8d200e533d579\">\n.avia-image-container.av-14x5d0q-b7d32a111a085d2d5fe8d200e533d579 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-14x5d0q-b7d32a111a085d2d5fe8d200e533d579 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-14x5d0q-b7d32a111a085d2d5fe8d200e533d579 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24552 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24552 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem-1030x579.jpg\" alt='Vexcel ecosystem working together' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem'  height=\"579\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Ecosystem.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mk1dru3v-2f8419bcbd1c63d6c84fe40201ba3da4'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vexcel&#8217;s ecosystem of Systems, Fleet, and Data working seamlessly together<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class='flex_column av-ayt9hai-3f1775ea8175b5a5cb9719082c5bae3a av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-a7adr6y-844c2e1446d7ed4d3c907db4a1c0a027 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjrbm91g-b99805445d62da931c3ad460d6478ddf'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>A Breakthrough Year for Vexcel Imaging<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1856\">In 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexcel-imaging.com\/\">Vexcel Imaging<\/a> delivered its largest camera system expansion ever.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"2112\">Three new systems entered the field: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexcel-imaging.com\/ultracam-osprey\/\"><strong data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1909\">Osprey 4.2<\/strong><\/a>, the already award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexcel-imaging.com\/ultracam-dragon\/\"><strong data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"1951\">Dragon 4.2<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexcel-imaging.com\/ultracam-merlin\/\"><strong data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"1971\">Merlin 5.0<\/strong><\/a>. Each was engineered to perform at scale, enabling high-detail mapping across dense urban environments, wide corridors, and complex terrain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2466\">This wasn\u2019t just about adding hardware. It was about pushing system performance, supporting higher-altitude collection where needed, and enabling more efficient coverage without sacrificing the level of detail modern workflows demand. These systems are already reshaping how large areas are captured and how quickly high-quality data becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-a39guju-2a9465e2f092f1139991d4ed87ffda49 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-992umdm-4061e4286c1bcfe0ea482fabeb39a8e4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-931nowa-a14cdab81b2ff87eb63bb7dc2f148b99\">\n.avia-image-container.av-931nowa-a14cdab81b2ff87eb63bb7dc2f148b99 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-931nowa-a14cdab81b2ff87eb63bb7dc2f148b99 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-931nowa-a14cdab81b2ff87eb63bb7dc2f148b99 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24560 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24560 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras-1030x579.jpg\" alt='UltraCam systems Osprey 4.2 Dragon 4.2 and Merlin 5.0' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras'  height=\"579\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Cameras.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mk1dsxhd-59e8d1dcf10c720059294fad5a42775f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The trio of new UltraCam systems in 2025: Osprey 4.2, Award-winning Dragon 4.2, and Merlin 5.0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-8pqi18q-b631dbb9c640b4ab247c8eda722e6e5c av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-82hpai2-ce0a4a932598389e4366d121b81e4667 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjrby96q-8a417567119cbebfd22033d2d02bd1ff'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>Collection at a Global Pace<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1856\">Imaging innovation only matters if it can be deployed at scale. And at Vexcel, scale is one thing that really sets us apart.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1856\">Throughout the year, we had 100 planes across our fleet and trusted third-party fliers up in the air collecting data. On average, they captured between 400-600 km\u00b2 an hour.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1856\">And exactly how much imagery and data did our fleet collect? In 2025, we collected:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1856\">5.1 million km\u00b2 in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1856\">800,000+ km\u00b2 in Europe<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1856\">Additional collections in other countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The grand total? More than 6 million km\u00b2 captured in 2025. And we added our <a href=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/countries\/india\/\">first collection in India<\/a>! We now <a href=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/countries\/\">collect imagery in 45+ countries<\/a>. No other aerial imagery program operates at this scale.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-7ilpeei-0c773d4c1becbabd92816908b25ddf68 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-7638u3u-51881afd878815880fdf36c45903ef80 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mjrd7w2t-5a28048f8d49164b4ff8c8fe86efdbf4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mjrd7w2t-5a28048f8d49164b4ff8c8fe86efdbf4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mjrd7w2t-5a28048f8d49164b4ff8c8fe86efdbf4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mjrd7w2t-5a28048f8d49164b4ff8c8fe86efdbf4 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-32  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24548 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24548 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky-1030x579.jpg\" alt='Rate of collection of Vexcel planes per hour' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky'  height=\"579\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-Mowing-the-Sky.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6i490qy-d2a8288b0a839eec8cb3b792779083f1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-6i490qy-d2a8288b0a839eec8cb3b792779083f1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-6i490qy-d2a8288b0a839eec8cb3b792779083f1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-6i490qy-d2a8288b0a839eec8cb3b792779083f1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_image '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24540 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24540 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Collection.jpg\" alt='Total collection stats for 2025 for Vexcel' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Collection'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Collection.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Collection-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Collection-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Collection-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mjrd5m6c-4333a87dad825069f89a156150bff750\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mjrd5m6c-4333a87dad825069f89a156150bff750 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mjrd5m6c-4333a87dad825069f89a156150bff750 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mjrd5m6c-4333a87dad825069f89a156150bff750 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24554 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24554 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries-1030x579.jpg\" alt='Vexcel collects imagery in 45+ countries' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries'  height=\"579\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-45-Countries.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-613fjsa-9ef7584061f95ccbf4a81e56943e59e1 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-5tujei2-58737ca11d8100f0f6b1b2acf95a82e3 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjrc2fcp-7080b9a45c7383d2da294dab35880900'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>From Capture to Insights: Data at Massive Volume<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"3574\" data-end=\"3690\">Collecting imagery is only the first step. What happens next is where raw pixels become something far more powerful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3934\">Every image captured flows through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexcel-imaging.com\/ultramap\/\">UltraMap<\/a>, Vexcel\u2019s processing engine. In 2025, UltraMap processed thousands of images every day, learning from each one and continuously strengthening performance and reliability across the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3934\">In terms of publishing imagery, we boosted production with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3934\">160,000+ images published daily<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3934\">58 million ortho and oblique\u00a0 images published for 2025<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3934\">Over 18 petabytes of data (that&#8217;s a lot!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-5hcdk0a-ff6b14244ff369bfd03ca2c2f4a7bfa0 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-4n47lnu-462b4b738823f270b5a1f0485fd48cf1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-49731sa-6499ebb17634e8071f03df4563b27f49\">\n.avia-image-container.av-49731sa-6499ebb17634e8071f03df4563b27f49 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-49731sa-6499ebb17634e8071f03df4563b27f49 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-49731sa-6499ebb17634e8071f03df4563b27f49 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-40  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24544 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24544 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_UltraMap.jpg\" alt='Engineer using UltraMap for viewing imagery' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_UltraMap'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_UltraMap.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_UltraMap-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_UltraMap-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_UltraMap-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2wtm5ca-258f894cd3504732588760f38ce0140b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-2wtm5ca-258f894cd3504732588760f38ce0140b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-2wtm5ca-258f894cd3504732588760f38ce0140b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-2wtm5ca-258f894cd3504732588760f38ce0140b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24542 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24542 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Images-Data.jpg\" alt='Amount of data published by Vexcel in 2025' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Images-Data'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Images-Data.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Images-Data-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Images-Data-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Images-Data-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-3t0192i-1144954733ebaf05234c6d5ac8150fee av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-3arr4y2-9498e61271ac7ea48627e110c18fd064 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-43  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjrc8xg5-c39a07d586b1907b620b518f4030c16c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>Delivering Data Where Work Happens<\/h5>\n<p>Throughout 2025, we continued to deliver imagery and data where customers needed it, whether through the <a href=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/technology\/viewer\/\"><strong data-start=\"5962\" data-end=\"5979\">Vexcel Viewer<\/strong><\/a>, integrations with third-party platforms, map tiles, APIs, or a growing network of trusted partners. We updated the Viewer with 16 new features, including updates to MapControl 2.0, Virtual Layers, Cesium compatibility, and more. We also enhanced onboarding with a library of Viewer and Admin tutorial videos.<\/p>\n<p>This flexibility allows customers to plug Vexcel data directly into their existing workflows, automate processes, and scale operations without friction. Access and tools turn imagery into action, and this year reinforced how essential that connection has become.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-33kpfmy-ed7810002a78a0d4fd634b8c9a2fc553 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-45  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-2iswzu2-2ba9b7b166dec762a6b13f74a65a50fa av_one_full  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mjrd6at7-e85002bb37d6490bbf2d23636d986c3e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mjrd6at7-e85002bb37d6490bbf2d23636d986c3e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mjrd6at7-e85002bb37d6490bbf2d23636d986c3e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mjrd6at7-e85002bb37d6490bbf2d23636d986c3e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-47  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24546 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24546 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Viewer-Features.jpg\" alt='Viewer upgrades in 2025' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Viewer-Features'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Viewer-Features.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Viewer-Features-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Viewer-Features-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story_Viewer-Features-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mk1e1g7s-54c31e93808e8cd0e4ce49713c085923'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">16 new features in the Vexcel Viewer launched in 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-92in2i-09a372bc18a4a3082a54875f003432b8 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-49  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-27mz9ca-57140a147d85efe25662110cac753c29 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-50  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjrckhd4-70a6f9a011a756927a7037d2bcd334e9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>Fueling the Next Generation of AI<\/h5>\n<p>AI in 2025 didn\u2019t just analyze the world, it worked to understand it. And that exposed a hard truth: intelligence only goes as far as the data beneath it. The strength of any AI model depends on the data that fuels it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/ai\/\">Vexcel data<\/a> is built for understanding. Consistent viewpoints, reliable context, and rich spatial signals give algorithms a stable foundation to recognize patterns, extract features, and interpret change without constant recalibration. That\u2019s why major innovators plug Vexcel data directly into their AI workflows and pipelines, helping generate more reliable outputs and see the real world the way humans do.<\/p>\n<p>Because when AI needs to understand the real world, it runs on Vexcel data.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-1g834zu-c83aaa6d0f74041afd1121eeaea5b197 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-52  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-10tbfii-0af39639df9c3848a2b82e3abe46c291 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-53  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qv2wtm-b6d738bd83f4cd47c5388f8235612ef7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-qv2wtm-b6d738bd83f4cd47c5388f8235612ef7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-qv2wtm-b6d738bd83f4cd47c5388f8235612ef7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-qv2wtm-b6d738bd83f4cd47c5388f8235612ef7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-54  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24556 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24556 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI-1030x579.jpg\" alt='Vexcel imagery built for AI' title='VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI'  height=\"579\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vexceldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VEX-678-GRA-Graphics-for-EOY-Story-AI.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-26w4lyi-7af353a681621daec74bdf5e8ab3bd81 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-55  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-1r8wjoq-7c9f60716ab71fd042cade5ef7bd7425 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-56  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjrdmy25-91f45caa89a8cab631e07a0534a96c30'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>Looking Ahead to 2026<\/h5>\n<p>As we take these first steps into 2026, one thing is really clear: to meet the technological and AI advancements moving companies into the future, organizations need the right information and data today. And Vexcel is setting the standard as the most advanced aerial imagery ecosystem in the world, end to end.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve charted the path forward. Our systems, data, and delivery have raised expectations across the imagery industry, and there\u2019s no going back. What comes next won\u2019t be incremental. It will be decisive. 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