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Some Iridium Compatible Devices and Capabilities
UAV MegaCam and Satcam Now Support Automatic Georeferencing and Image Mosaicing
Airborne Innovations imaging systems now feature automatic georeferencing, image mosaicing, orthocorrection, and realtime map mosaic display!
The system obtains aircraft data from a Piccolo UAV avionics or standard NMEA source via a secondary serial port. Aircraft metadata including GPS data and attitude are attached to the image, and the ground-based imagery application georeferences the images and displays and mosaics the georeferenced images on a map display as they arrive in realtime. The system outputs georeferenced images, aircraft metadata, and raw images for a high degree of flexibility.
An aircraft-view image simulator is also provided to test the system on the ground.
Automatic image mosaicing and georeferencing from an autonomous scanning flight plan with a Piccolo avionics.
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Realtime image mosaic zooming capability:
Shockwave Demo A [low bandwidth]
Shockwave Demo B [high bandwidth]
UAV MegaCam RT
The MegaCam system is a multi-megapixel imaging payload for UAVs, optimized for low bandwidth datalinks. MegaCam enables realtime extremely high resolution image transmission over standard UAV datalinks.
New image compression technology smashes the idea that you need megabit datalinks to send multi-megapixel images.
*The system can also send multi-megapixel images over ultra low bandwidth satellite links such as Iridium or Globalstar. A continuous mapping mosaic can be created in near realtime over satcomm, with excellent quality multi-megapixel images transmitted over satcomm in as little as 25 seconds. It is a stunning, practical capability which did not exist before.*
This system is compatible with the Cloud Cap Technology Piccolo avionics, and allows multi-megapixel images to be transmitted over the Piccolo's standard datalink.
The system can also be operated standalone with a transparent datalink.
Power consumption: 3W avg
Weight: 110 grams (not including cables)
Download MegaCam BrochureSatCam
SatCam is a miniature satellite communications imaging solution, compatible with the Iridium and Globalstar satellite networks. This system enables remote imaging anywhere in the world, anytime.
Wherever you need realtime images, SatCam is there. Applications range from beyond-line-of-sight capable UAVs to the oil and gas industry, hazards and remote security monitoring, ship and cargo container monitoring, oceanic monitoring, and anywhere a small, remote imaging capability is needed.
This system is also compatible with the Cloud Cap Technology Piccolo avionics, and allows images to be transmitted over the Piccolo's standard datalink, over an Iridium datalink connected to the Piccolo, or as a standalone device connected only to an Iridium or Globalstar transceiver. The system now supports near one-frame-per second video over Globalstar(!), and makes it possible for a small UAV to send gimballed video over satcomm!
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SatCam Brochure