Applanix Direct Georeferencing for UAVs
Applanix Direct Georeferencing for UAVs – Everything you need to turn your UAV into a professional mapping solution.
Reduce cost and improve efficiency of aerial survey from UAVs with Direct Georeferencing!
GNSS-INERTIAL SYSTEMS
DG is used with cameras, LIDAR, and hyperspectral sensors on UAV’s for highly-efficient, automated mapping and surveying. Reduces – or even eliminates – GCPs, and reduces flight time and processing time required for generating final map products. The APX-UAV Product Line:
APX-15 UAV*: Single board GNSS-Inertial solution for DG from small UAVS
APX-15 EI UAV: Support for an external IMU for gimballed platforms
APX-18 UAV: Dual GNSS antenna configuration for low speeds/hovering, LiDAR
APX-20 UAV: External IMU for highest accuracy and higher altitude mapping
*Available with UASMaster.
Trimble GNSS Smart Target Base Station
An easy to use, survey grade multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS reference station with a foam Ground Control Target and integrated carrying case.
POSPac UAV, POSPac UAV Cloud
GNSS-aided inertial post-processing software for georeferencing data from the Trimble APX series of board sets.
Contact us for project pricing.
Features:
- Small, lightweight and low-power GNSS-inertial components
- Full real-time and post-mission position and orientation solutions for direct georeferencing of mapping sensors
- Compact single-board OEM modules complete with low-noise, survey-grade multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS receiver and MEMS inertial components
- Direct georeferencing capability means no need to survey ground control points
- Compatible with all types of mapping sensors: cameras, LiDAR, SAR, Hyperspectral, Thermal, NIR
- Supports multi-sensor payloads and stabilized (gimballed) mounts
- Supports all common corrections such as CMR, CMR+, RTCM
- Industry-leading Applanix IN-Fusion™ GNSS-Inertial and SmartCal™ compensation technology for superior position and orientation performance
- POSPac UAV Differential GNSS Inertial post-processing software for highest accuracy map products
- Automatic survey of base station coordinates using Trimble Centerpoint™ RTX™ service
- Applanix SmartBase™ Cloud service for mapping without dedicated base stations (where available)
- Automatically bridge GNSS or RTK correction outages
- Built-in datum and projection transformation
- Seamless support for Trimble Inpho UASMaster Photogrammetry Software
- High accuracy time tagging of mapping sensor data to common time base
Benefits:
- Easy installation and deployment: more time in the field, less time in the office
- Ultra-fast delivery: produce accurate map products within minutes of flying a mission
- Save time and money by reducing or eliminating GCP’s (Ground Control Points)
- Maximize productivity by reducing sidelap requirements; fly more area per mission
- Obtain consistent, reliable, highly accurate mapping-grade results – robust centimeter level positioning accuracy in real-time and post-mission
- Simplified data fusion through high accuracy time stamping
