NEW AIRBORNE SENSORS AND PLATFORMS FOR SOLVING SPECIFIC TASKS IN REMOTE SENSING
A huge number of small and medium sized sensors entered the market. Today's mid format sensors reach 80 MPix and allow to run projects of medium size, comparable with the first big format digital cameras about 6 years ago. New high quality lenses and new developments in the integration prepar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-07-01
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| Series: | The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XXXIX-B5/351/2012/isprsarchives-XXXIX-B5-351-2012.pdf |
| Summary: | A huge number of small and medium sized sensors entered the market. Today's mid format sensors reach 80 MPix and allow to run
projects of medium size, comparable with the first big format digital cameras about 6 years ago. New high quality lenses and new
developments in the integration prepared the market for photogrammetric work. Companies as Phase One or Hasselblad and
producers or integrators as Trimble, Optec, and others utilized these cameras for professional image production.
In combination with small camera stabilizers they can be used also in small aircraft and make the equipment small and easy
transportable e.g. for rapid assessment purposes. The combination of different camera sensors enables multi or hyper-spectral
installations e.g. useful for agricultural or environmental projects. Arrays of oblique viewing cameras are in the market as well, in
many cases these are small and medium format sensors combined as rotating or shifting devices or just as a fixed setup. Beside the
proper camera installation and integration, also the software that controls the hardware and guides the pilot has to solve much more
tasks than a normal FMS did in the past. Small and relatively cheap Laser Scanners (e.g. Riegl) are in the market and a proper
combination with MS Cameras and an integrated planning and navigation is a challenge that has been solved by different softwares.
Turnkey solutions are available e.g. for monitoring power line corridors where taking images is just a part of the job. Integration of
thermal camera systems with laser scanner and video capturing must be combined with specific information of the objects stored in a
database and linked when approaching the navigation point. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1750 2194-9034 |