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Shinjuku Head Office / Shinjuku Green Tower Building, 6-14-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, JapanShinyuri Headquarters / Shinyuri 21 Building, 1-2-2 Manpukuji, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture 215-0004, Japan

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Corporate Profile.

ASIA

AIR SURVEY

SustainableSociety

Geospatial information processing

Comprehensive consultation with integrated expert technology

Low carbon society, low environmental load, biodiversity and landscape regeneration

Earth observation satelliteAerial cameraLaser profiler / LiDAR360-degree camera

Survey and Mapping Plan Investigation Design Maintenance &

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Asia Air Survey specializes in geospatial information consultancy.We provide state-of-the-art technologies and know-how for acquiring, analyzing, and managing a wide range of data in order to help the natural environment that surrounds our lives and the social environment.With decades of total support experience, we offer you one stop services from data acquisitions to designing and planning of project implementation for both public and private development projects.We are able to offer innovative technologies to conduct Research and Development in the fields of information digitization and multimedia.

GeospatialInformation Consultancy

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Asia Air Survey is one of the leading consulting services company offering reliable cutting-edge and

innovative geospatial technology.

Asia Air Survey owns 7 aircrafts with state-of-the-art equipment to acquire aerial photos and LiDAR

data. Using innovative geospatial technology, we provide one stop services from data acquisition,

processing, analysis and consulting that are tailor-made to meet your needs. Furthermore, we

support project planning based on geospatial information in order to provide cost-effective

management.

The past decades have witnessed a plethora of global challenges confronting our planet such

as climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and disasters to name but a

few. Our company is thriving to provide geospatial engineering solutions to support sustainable

environments, and safe and secure social infrastructure. Our technical know-how and experience are

enhanced to tackle the challenges in Japan as well as globally.

Last but not least, I would like to challenge further technical innovation within our company. This

would definitely put Asia Air Survey in the forefront of the geospatial industry.

Supporting sustainable environments and maintenance of a secure social infrastructure through geospatial technology

President and CEOAsia Air Survey Co., Ltd.

GeospatialInformation Consultancy

Kiichiro Ogawa


With various geomatics technologies, Asia Air Survey provides accurate data and offers consulting services for

safe and secure environment. Therefore, in performing airborne data acquisition and processing geospatial

data, which form the basis of our consultancy, we achieve elaborate mission requirements to fully understand

our customers’ needs and continuously provide accurate and high- valued data.

We acquire, process, and analyze a wide variety of data, including aerial and satellite images, photogrammetry,

geospatial and topography etc., all of which are based on broad experience and expertise.

Asia Air Survey owns and operates a fleet of 7 aircrafts equipped with state-of-the-art survey equipments. We

achieve a comprehensive operational flow, from airplane operations, data acquisition, and data processing, to

consulting, placing the utmost importance on creating high quality, reliable products.

Geospatial Information is the Core of all Asia Air Survey Businesses

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Aerial Photogrammetry and Geospatial Data Acquisition Technology

AAS Established in 1949 ’80～’91 ’98 2001 ’04 ’06

AAS owns 7 aircrafts

Technological change

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Having gone through many generations, the analog camera, which has been the backbone of our business since our company's founding, is now using 23-cm square, high-sensitivity aerial film. To capture images while flying at high speeds, the camera is equipped with a special mechanism that prevents image blurring. Although digital aerial cameras are gradually replacing analog cameras, we still own six film-based analog cameras. Taking full advantage of the operational expertise of our highly trained photographers, as well as our well-established processes for developing negatives and printing photographs, etc., allows these analog cameras to perform at the same speeds as digital aerial cameras.

Film-based Analog CameraPosition & orientation system

More than 80 years after the development of aerial photographing technology, full-fledged digital mapping cameras for aerial survey and mapping were finally commercialized in the early part of the 21st century. This was achieved through many development breakthroughs, such as a dedicated image sensor that has the same size as aerial film and possesses a dynamic range that can withstand environments of widely varying sunlight, and a high-speed storage device capable of storing large amounts of data. Our company began using and accumulating experience with digital mapping cameras as early as 2004, and currently uses three of them, which provide images possessing quality that is an order of magnitude higher than possible with conventional aerial photographs. Free from distortions caused by the lens system, these images are simultaneously acquired in both RGB and near infrared, and utilized for creating high-resolution orthophoto maps, as well as in interpretation and analysis applications.

Digital Mapping Camera（DMC）Integrated GPS/IMU system

The first Laser Bird Terrain Mapper was introduced back in 1998. Achieving a terrain-mapping frequency of up to 200,000 Hz per sec., which is forty times the frequency of the first device, the LASER BIRD Terrain Mapper produces extremely detailed land features that were not possible with conventional aerial photogrammetry and land survey. This device is being actively utilized for detailed terrain mapping of mountains and hills located close to densely populated areas and coastal regions being significantly impacted by global warming. It is also contributing greatly to the base map information, now being disclosed by the Japanese government. Our company is currently using three LASER BIRD Terrain Mappers.

LASER BIRD Terrain MapperAirborne laser scanner system

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This thermal imager came into use in 2008 as a follow-on model to the Multi-Spectrum Scanner (MSS) launched in the 1980's and widely used primarily for precise observation of ocean temperatures. Because this device measures the brightness radiated from an object by sensing the spectrum outside the thermal infrared band, it can detect subtle changes in temperature on the surface of the ground or water. In the past, satellite-based remote sensing was the primary observation method. Compare to the satellite-based method, the thermal imager equipped in airplane provides survey and observation results with high spatial resolution and higher signal-to-noise ratio. These features are expected to enhance the thermal imager into wider use in the future.

Thermal ImagerInfrared range of electromagnetic spectrum imaging camera system


The ability to acquire and process accurate information is

crucial for providing high-quality consulting services.

In order to provide comprehensive consulting services, Asia Air Survey has been concentrating

resources into developing advanced and accurate survey technologies.

Now that CG-based simulations and GIS-based analyses have become common service,

the need of digital technology is going on increasing in survey industry.

As a survey specialist, we always respond to our customers' needs with the latest technologies.

Geomatics Digital Image Processing

We Are “Survey” Professionals

Geospatial Information Technology

The image on this page is "Mt. Usu"by Red Relief Image Map. New Topography of Stereoscopic Visualization Method Developed by Asia Air SurveyJapan Patent No 3670274/4272146

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Due to advances in DMC-based photography and image-processing technologies, cartography and orthophoto imagery generation using aerial survey is shifting from the conventional analog aerial photography to digital camera photography. Since the DMC can capture RGB images and near-infrared images simultaneously, it is expected to be used in a wide range of applications such as surveys of the percentage of urban areas covered with vegetation and research assessing the vitality of forests.DMC resolution = imaging altitude of 1,200 m (scale: 1:10,000)/ground resolution of 12 cm

DMC (Digital Mapping Camera) provides High-Resolution Digital Aerial PhotographyDigital mapping and image analysis using high-resolution images captured by DMC

GEO Master NEO® provides LiDAR point cloud data. Each point has three coordinates (XYZ) and reflection intensity value. GeoMaster NEO® has a long range measurement capability. While driving, the laser beam reaches up to 500m in flat areas and 100m in built-up area in overall diameter. Whatever the weather, GeoMaster NEO® is able to acquire point cloud data even during the night time.

GEO Master NEO® (Mobile LiDAR mapping system)Mobile LiDAR mapping system, which simultaneously acquires point cloud data and360-degree panoramic imagery in order to extract 3D information such as topographyand planimetric features while driving.

Web Photogrammetry® is a new 3D digital mapping system that utilizes IT technology, allowing users (clients) to easily carry out 3D measurements of photographic images through the web browser, without obtaining a large volume of aerial photography data or install dedicated software. For example, users can quickly assess the damage and develop a recovery plan by using Web Photogrammetry ®to view and analyze Asia Air Survey aerial photographs taken immediately following a disaster.

Web Photogrammetry®Achieving a new survey and mapping format based on the worldwide web

Active faults cause significant earthquake damage in Japan, making it crucial to reassess the methods used for evaluating them. Asia Air Survey LASER BIRD® aerial laser survey system acquires 3D data by transmitting laser beams at a maximum frequency of 200,000 Hz, the highest available in Japan. In order to provide high-quality digital elevation models (DEM) with less noise, we use our company's proprietary Red Relief Image Map technology to filter out buildings and trees from the ground data. Asia Air Survey excels in active fault investigation, which requires detailed terrain information and accurate interpretation of subtle terrain changes, with our company's highest-quality terrain data and unique analytical expertise.

Active Fault Survey Using the LASER BIRD® Aerial Laser Survey SystemHighest-quality terrain data captures even subtle terrain changes

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RGB image CIR (Color infrared) Land cover classification

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Asia Air Survey has solid experience in the environmental consultancy field as long as

in the surveying field. Our mission is to respond to the societal need to build disaster-

resistant cities and communities while protecting the environment.

Possessing technical expertise and knowledge accumulated over many years and

all-around capability in everything from surveys to planning to design, we consistently

provide the highest-level consulting services.

Responding with the best and newest ideas: that's what Asia Air Survey's technologies are

designed for.

Environment, Disaster Prevention and DesigningDesigning highest-quality buildings while protecting the environment and people's lives

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Since the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act went into effect in Japan in February 2003, soil and groundwater contamination has become an unavoidable issue in real estate transactions and corporate compliance.Capitalizing on our actual operational experience and the more than 2,000 survey results we have accumulated since the 1980's, Asia Air Survey provides comprehensive compliance-related consulting services, from soil contamination risk assessment utilizing archived aerial photographs to surveying and implementing cleaning measures.

Soil and Groundwater Contamination ConsultancyAnalysis and inspection for soil and groundwater contamination

The environmental issues of today’s world are complex and diverse, including air pollution, land pollution and noise pollution in living environments, the preservation of biodiversity, and global warming.

Asia Air Survey's Environmental Division is working to tackle various environmental problems by engaging in a wide range of operations such as environmental assessment, survey, forecasting, examination of preservation measures, post-implementation surveys, and supporting environment-related policies.

Environmental ConsultingComprehensive support from plan development, surveys, and forecasting to examination of preservation measures

Approximately 70% of Japan’s land area is steep mountainous terrain that receives significant rainfall, and disasters such as landslides and rock-falls occur frequently. Asia Air Survey supports comprehensive landslide disaster prevention measures, from identifying high-risk zones utilizing detailed terrain data obtained through aerial laser surveys, surveying slopes, forecasting slope failure through monitoring using various geomatics, and rapidly acquiring data following a slope rupture using high-resolution aerial digital cameras and immediately analyzing it, to planning and implementing permanent slope-securing measures that are friendly to the surrounding natural environment.We are ready to meet the varied needs of customers on a timely basis using a combination of the abundant experience and high technical capabilities of our expert engineers who are well informed in slope disaster prevention and those of other expert engineers in related technical　fields such as measurement technologies, image processing technologies, and road and bridge design technologies.

Landslide Prevention ConsultingTotal consulting services from the ground and the sky for preventing landslide disasters

Asia Air Survey plans, designs, maintains, and manages a wide range of social infrastructures, from urban infrastructures such as roads, bridges, tunnels, and sewer systems, to farming and civil engineering projects involving forests, rivers, and erosion prevention facilities. With the goal of maintaining, managing, and extending the lifespan of social infrastructures, we provide comprehensive consulting services, including efficient inspection, diagnosis, and analysis using our company's proprietary inspection systems; measurement and monitoring; maintenance and management; repair and reinforcement designs; and earthquake-resistant designs.We provide support for strategic preventive maintenance and management related to all aspects of social infrastructures such as roads, bridges, tunnels, various types of road-related facilities, and sewer systems.

Planning, Designing, and Maintenance/Management Related to Land InfrastructuresPlanning and designing social infrastructures that are in harmonywith the environment



Our society is rapidly being digitized, as exemplified by the increasing

use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

We are developing various types of systems that support government policies

as well as consulting services based on numerical simulations necessary for developing plans,

scenery simulations, and database utilization.

System Development and GISGeospatial information technologies lead to

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Asia Air Survey developed integrated GIS “ALANDIS NEO” to manage land, road, water supply and public facility. In Japan, each local government has different regulations, and also has responsible to create high detail digital map of public infrastructure. “ALANDIS NEO” deals with large data-base to provide quick answer and efficient solution for citizen. To shared large data-base such as maps, utility information and geospatial information, “ALANDIS NEO” is possible to build on the client-server system model. Also the system is able to customize by each authority level of government division. All applications are constructed to each division for each staff and each task. Finally, all users can use the information through the web browser. We realize e-Government with GIS to provide comfortable, transparent and well interaction system between government and citizens.

Integrated GISGIS for local municipalities providing cost effectivenessand flexible adaptability

Property Taxation System SolutionsToward achieving fair and appropriate taxationand improved operational efficiency

In the past, radio channel design tasks such as distance and altitude calculation were performed manually. However, since map data has now been digitized, Denpa Pro® is offered various types of simulation systems (point-to-point profile calculation, channel design calculation, service area map creation, area coverage rate calculation, D/U ratio calculation, etc.) that can efficiently perform these tasks using a computer. These systems are being used primarily for disaster prevention radio communications and public radio communications services, but we can also provide systems to suit the specific applications of our customers.

Denpa Pro® Radio Wave Propagation Simulation SoftwareEvaluation for locating stations for radio channels and their maintenance

This solution efficiently collects local information related to facilities and structures, and utilizes the collected information to properly maintain and manage them.This system provides an application that sends local positional information, photographs, and survey results to the office using GPS-equipped mobile phones. Furthermore, the system surveyresults to the office using GPS-equipped mobile phones, and can be used to easily create base data by, for example, automatically preparing daily reports during field surveys and drafting detailed facility maintenance and management plans. This application can also be utilized to quickly collect and manage information during disasters.

Patrol and Inspection Support Solution for Road and River ManagementEfficient collection and management of local information using GPS-equipped mobile phones and GIS

This system can make and update tax parcel maps and residence maps for use as basic data for taxation and provide quick and accurate information on places subject to secular changes by efficient use of aerial photographs and 360-degree all around images. In the tax assessment field, we support local governments' property operations with a multifaceted approach that includes consulting, system introduction, operation, and surveying. For example, preparing various types of standard manuals and product specifications, and providing a land valuation system that can calculate unit land values along public roads.



We have integrated the geomatics-related technologies nurtured by our company

over many years to develop unique software that addresses diversifying needs.

Software DevelopmentProviding software programs developed by Asia Air Survey that are expected to be utilized in a wide variety of fields

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LV Square is an innovative image mapping solution based on cloud computing by using the 360-degree seamless image mapping “LiveView”, which was developed by Asia Air Survey over 5 years. This solution visualizes complicated and minute information as images to share the information. LV Square supports the analysis of the situation, recovery and reconstruction planning after disaster. In addition, LV Square promotes progress management for public works.LV Square was awarded the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2010, Public Service System Award and the ASP・SaaS CLOUD AWARD 2011, New Business Model Award.

LV Square　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Image mapping solution based on cloud computing by using the360-degree seamless image mapping

Zukameijin is the only digital mapping system originally developed in Japan and comes with all the essential functions for creating maps such as 3D measurement, features extraction, editing, DEM, and orthophoto generating using aerial photographs and satellite images. Far more compact than conventional digital mapping systems, its installation cost is small because a high-functionality PC is not required. Even a beginner can intuitively operate it using a mouse. Zukameijin® integrates the survey and mapping technologies developed by our company over many years and offers many full functions to satisfy actual operational needs. The data created by Zukameijin® can be used in various types of GISs in a wide range of applications, such as creation of VRML building models and use in a 3D viewer.

Zukameijin® 3D Digital Mapping SystemCost effective and high performance digital mapping system

LandViewer 2D is a simplified GIS software program that utilizes commercially available and other existing map data and is easily operated even by GIS beginners.This user-friendly GIS application does not require a high-functionality PC, yet includes a wide variety of basic functions that enable the user to load large-size raster data, such as aerial photographs and satellite images, and to smoothly perform operations such as enlarging, reducing, and moving map data.

LandViewer NX is Asia Air Survey's unique 3D viewing software that draws a 3D space at high speed using aerial orthophoto images captured using the DMC, as well as high-density, high-resolution DEM data acquired through rasterization and laser measurement. Using the on-screen controller, the user can easily experience and analyze a 3D space. Because of its full functionality, LandViewer NX can be widely used as a presentation tool or various types of simulation tools.LandViewer NX supports client servers and can store various types of data inside a server, which can then be easily and concurrently accessed by multiple clients.

LandViewer NXHigh-resolution 3D viewer that supports client servers


LandViewer 2DSimplified, high-speed drawing GIS software that is user-friendly

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Aomori Sales OfficeTEL:+81-17-728-8871

Yamagata Sales OfficeTEL:+81-23-655-5774

Akita Sales OfficeTEL 018-888-3955

Fukushima Sales OfficeTEL:+81-24-521-2841

Morioka BranchTEL:+81-19-604-3880

Maebashi Sales OfficeTEL:+81-27-253-3353

Mito Sales OfficeTEL:+81-29-224-0128

Kita-Kanto BranchTEL:+81-48-833-8444

Chiba BranchTEL:+81-43-245-9520

Shizuoka BranchTEL:+81-54-286-3420

Matsuyama Sales OfficeTEL:+81-89-945-0757

Chofu Flight CenterTEL:+81-42-231-6762

Yamaguchi Sales OfficeTEL:+81-83-923-7474

Hiroshima BranchTEL:+81-82-568-8211

Izumo Sales OfficeTEL:+81-853-23-7401

Okayama Sales OfficeTEL:+81-86-232-1406

Kobe BranchTEL:+81-78-230-0950

Wakayama Sales OfficeTEL:+81-73-402-0211

Kyoto BranchTEL:+81-75-254-0447

Nara Sales OfficeTEL:+81-742-30-3225

Fukui Sales OfficeTEL:+81-776-29-7007

Hokuriku Branch TEL:+81-76-421-7500

Niigata Sales OfficeTEL:+81-25-243-3246

Saga Sales OfficeTEL:+81-952-27-5690

Nagasaki Sales OfficeTEL:+81-95-821-4481

Kagoshima Sales OfficeTEL:+81-99-226-5661

Kumamoto Sales OfficeTEL:+81-96-382-1591

Okinawa Sales OfficeTEL:+81-98-863-0687

Kochi Sales OfficeTEL:+81-88-882-9842

Shikoku Branch TEL:+81-87-823-5555

　 Yao Flight CenterTEL:+81-72-993-5635

Tokushima Sales OfficeTEL:+81-88-656-5686

Mie Sales OfficeTEL:+81-59-213-3186

Nagano Sales OfficeTEL:+81-26-226-4750

Gifu BranchTEL:+81-58-278-3033

Shinjuku Head OfficeTEL:+81-3-3348-2281

Shinjuku Sales OfficeTEL:+81-3-5909-4181

Sendai BranchTEL:+81-22-216-3553

Shinyuri HeadquartersTEL:+81-44-969-7230

Nagoya BranchTEL:+81-52-919-0155

CONTACT USOVERSEAS OPERATIONS DIVISIONTEL:+81-44-969-7510E-MAIL : [email protected] http://www.ajiko.co.jp/

Fukuoka BranchTEL:+81-92-441-1480

Osaka Branch TEL:+81-6-4801-2230

Utsunomiya Sales OfficeTEL:+81-28-614-3213

Ena Sales OfficeTEL:+81-573-26-1173

Shiga Sales OfficeTEL:+81-77-526-8098

HeadquartersBranch &Sales OfficeFright Center

OVERSEAS OPERATIONS DIVISIONTEL:+81-44-969-7510


NetworkOur services and support - Available throughout Japan

Established December 15, 1949

Start of business February 26, 1954

Capital 1,673million yen

President Kiichiro Ogawa

Employees 1,039（September 30,2011）

Listing market 2nd section of Tokyo Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 9233)

Scope of services ● Aerial photogrammetry and topographic mapping ● Remote sensing

● Geographic information management (administrative support systems, disaster prevention and other information management systems, etc.)

● Property asset and taxation management system development

● Facility/Utility information management (power,waterworks, sewerage and road etc.)

● Environmental survey and assessment　 ● Redd Management　 ● Geological and hydrological survey

● Construction consulting (urban and regional planning, rivers/erosion control and seashores/oceans, waterworks and industrial water services, sewerage systems, landscape gardening, seaport, airport soil properties and foundations, agricultural civil engineering, steel structures and concrete, construction environment, forest civil engineering, geological features, and tunnels)

Registration Surveyor, Construction Consultant, Geological Surveyor, Compensation Consultant, Designated Survey Institute under the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act, Specified Measurement Laboratory Accreditation (vibration acceleration levels and sound pressure levels), General Architect's Office, Specified Constructor (Scaffolding, Earthwork), Specified Worker Dispatching Undertaking

License Aerial Work Services, License No.25 granted by the Minister of Transport (February 27, 1956)

Certification ISO 9001: 2008 (company-wide) ISO 14001: 2004 (some sites) ISO/IEC 27001: 2005 (ISMS)

S i t e s : Public-Works Solutions Dept. , Management Information Center, Defense & Security Dept., Chubu Area GeospatialInformation Dept., and Nishi Nihon Area Geospatial Information Dept.

Scope : 1) Services in the field of geographic information systems including investigation, survey and measurement using such systems; system design and development; manufacturing (database construction and update); maintenance and operation; and ancillary services

2) Development and operation of information infrastructures required to carry out the services listed in Scope 1) above

Privacy Mark JISQ 15001: 2006

As of December 20,2011

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Shinjuku Head Office / Shinjuku Green Tower Building, 6-14-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, JapanShinyuri Headquarters / Shinyuri 21 Building, 1-2-2 Manpukuji, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture 215-0004, Japan

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