History

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Asia Air Survey (AAS) Co., Ltd was established in 1954 as the first fully equipped private aerial survey company in Japan. AAS contributed to the re-construction of Japan using maps and survey data based on aerial photogrammetry.

1954


  • Asia Aerial Survey Company (Registration of Trade Name of Company:Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd) was established on Feb. 26th, 1954, providing services in Aerial Survey, Occultation Observation and Hydrography.
  • A DEHAVILAND BEAVER was chartered, and two High Precision Plotters and an Aerial Camera were purchased.
  • After the charted aircraft crashed during the Typhoon Marie in 1954, the company changed its policy, opting to own its own survey aircraft.

1956

  • An Aerial Work Services License was issued by the Ministry of Transport, Japan.

1957

  • The Sapporo Branch was established.

1958

  • The Fukuoka Branch was established.

1959

  • The Osaka Branch was established.
  • The Hydrography Division became independent of Asia Air Survey, as Sanyo Hydrographic Survey Co., Ltd . (Now Sanyo Techno Marine Inc.)
  • Typhoon Vera The first experience of emergency aerial photography when natural disasters occur

1960

  • Successful development of the Analytical Method of Aerial Triangulation: the world's first application.

1961

  • Capital reached 100 Million Yen.

1962

  • The Nagoya Branch was established.

1963

  • The Company name was changed to "Asia Air Survey Co.,Ltd." (Capital increased to 100.5 Million yen)

1964

  • Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Stock Code: 9233

1965

  • Our First Overseas Project to provide technical support for a farmland reclamation survey, implemented in the Republic of Ghana: Ground Control Point Survey.

1967

  • The Chiba Branch was established.
  • The Sendai Branch was established.

1969

  • The Hiroshima Branch was established.
  • The Niigata Branch was established.

1970

  • The Mito Branch was established.
  • The Takamatsu Branch was established.
  • The Morioka Branch was established.
  • Buru Island (Indonesia) Overseas activities such as forest conservation become successful

1971

  • The Toyama Branch was established.
  • The Akita Branch was established.
  • The Tokyo Branch was established.

1972

  • Remote Sensing Technology was introduced.
  • The Yokohama Branch was established.
  • The Naha Branch was established.
  • The Yamagata Branch was established.
  • Successfully created the thermal images with world’s highest resolution using aircraft mounted thermal imaging devices in a partnership with Fujitsu

1973

  • The Kansai Branch was established.
  • The Shizuoka Branch was established.
  • The Nagano Branch was established.
  • The Koriyama Branch was established.
  • The Kanto Branch was established.

1976

  • Tendered bid for Project in Kuwait

1978

  • Won bid for mapping project in Saudi Arabia

1982

  • The Urawa Branch was established.
  • The Analytical Plotter was introduced.

1983

  • The Nagano Branch was established.
  • The Tokushima Branch was established.
  • The Fukushima Branch was established.
  • The State of Kuwait National Map Project: Implemented Aerial Photo Survey and GCP Survey throughout the country.
  • Survey throughout the country.
  • Received order for the Kuwait Utility Data Management System (KUDAMS Project), conducted aerial photography survey of entire country, and began developing the world’s first authentic Geographic Information System (GIS)

1984

  • 30th anniversary of establishment.
  • Capital reached 1,272 million yen.
  • The Yamaguchi Branch was established.

1985

  • The Aomori Branch was established.
  • Developed and expanded products for power utilities

1989

  • The GPS Survey System was introduced.
  • Began developing digital plotters
  • Head Office functions were transferred Shinjuku-ku (Tokyo)

1990

  • The Kuwait Project was completed.

1995

  • The Great Hanshin Earthquake: an emergency aerial photography program for disaster recovery was implemented.
  • The ALANDIS (Asia LAND Information System) project was launched.
  • Developed 3D city simulation system

1998

  • ISO 9001 & ISO 9000 series Certification.
  • Developed Mobile Mapping System

1999

  • 50th anniversary of establishment.

2003

3D modeling by ZukaMeijin
  • Licensing services for the 3D Digital Photogrammetric Mapping Software "ZukaMeijin TM" began.
Gobyoyama Tumulus, created during the 5th
century,by Red Relief Image Map
  • "Red Relief Image Map" was successfully developed and patented.

2004

  • ISO14001 Certification
    DMC (Digital Mapping Camera) was introduced.

2005

  • ISMS Certification was obtained.

2007

  • The Panoramic Street Image Database "Live View" was successfully developed and patented.

2008

  • Started a series of studies to develop an approach for reducing deforestation and forest degradation within the REDD implementation framework.
  • Head Office functions were transferred from Shinjuku-ku (Tokyo) to Kawasaki City (Kanagawa, Shinyuri Headquarters).

2009

  • Privacy Mark Standard Certification.

2010

  • 3D terrain viewer was launched.

2011

  • Great East Japan Earthquake Conducted emergency photography, and make efforts for reconstruction
  • Capital increase(capital 1673.77 million yen)

2012

  • Received EcoFirst certification
  • 3D Point cloud viewer was launched

2013

  • Began measurement tests for the commercialization of airborne laser bathymetry technology for rivers and coastal areas
  • Established “Asia Air Survey Myanmar Co., Ltd.” subsidiary in Yangon City, Republic of the Union of Myanmar

2014

  • Introduced oblique camera systems (IGI Penta DigCAM)

2015

  • Entered into business agreement for spatial information technology in the railroads field with West Japan Railway Company as the largest stakeholder

2016

  • Began using airborne laser bathymetry (ALB: Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry)
  • ASIA AIR SURVEY owns and operates a fleet of 6 aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, supported by 41 branches in a nation-wide network.

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