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For detailed information on how POS AV can streamline your
airborne operations, please contact
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POS AV is a hardware and software system specifically designed
for direct georeferencing of airborne sensor data. By integrating
precision GNSS with inertial technology, POS AV enables geospatial
projects to be completed more efficiently, effectively, and
economically. Supported by Applanix' industry expertise and
technological innovation, POS AV is engineered for aerial
cameras, scanning lasers, imaging sensors, synthetic aperture
radar, and LIDAR technology.
POS AV is also available with an integrated flight management system, in a new product called POSTrack (above). POSTrack is the first fully integrated, real-time direct georeferencing and flight management system designed for the airborne geospatial community. Purpose-built to reduce the costs associated with the preparation and implementation of airborne surveys, POSTrack minimizes mission planning and operational workload. Utilizing a combination of specifically developed software and hardware tools, the system
combines the best of both technologies with all the functionality necessary to simplify and streamline today’s aerial survey and remote sensing operations.
For more information about POS AV or POSTrack, contact airborne@applanix.com |
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Film
Camera Survey
AeroMap utilizes POS AV direct georeferencing technology
to survey challenging areas in Alaska and quickly produce
georeferenced imagery for orthophoto production.
More...
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LIDAR
Survey
MD Atlantic undertakes an extensive LIDAR mapping project,
incorporating POS AV technology to generate sensor-specific
position and orientation information.
More...
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Benefits
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- Provides an accurate real-time and post-mission solution
for all motion variables including sensor-specific Exterior
Orientation (EO) parameters using Direct Georeferencing
- Eliminates the requirement for aerotriangulation and a
complete ground control survey (often only check points
for quality control are needed)
- Streamlines and automates the data workflow and quality
control processes
- Allows for single stereo model mapping and single photo
orthorectification using an existing Digital Elevation Model
- Improves productivity in traditional aerial mapping applications,
which translates into operational time and costs savings,
with increased accuracy
- Easily integrated with digital cameras, film cameras,
LIDAR systems, SAR systems, and digital scanners
- Ideally suited to inhospitable environments and rapid
response applications where ground control is not available
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Applications
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Aerial Camera
Systems
(Film and Digital)
- Topographic mapping
- DTM (Digital Terrain Model) generation
- High-resolution digital imagery
- Orthophoto production
- Resource industry volumetrics
LIDAR
- Erosion monitoring
- Topographic mapping
- Forestry ground and canopy measurements
- Bathymetry data generation for shallow water and shoreline
mapping
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Synthetic Aperture Radar
(all-weather capability)
- DTM (Digital Terrain Model) generation
- Environmental monitoring (oil/chemical spills etc)
- Deforestation
- Radar-based topographic imagery
- Reconnaissance, surveillance
Digital Scanner
- Topographic mapping
- DTM (Digital Terrain Model) generation
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Technology
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POS AV provides the aerial survey and remote sensing industry
with a revolutionary method of georeferencing data. Direct
Georeferencing is the direct measurement of sensor position
and orientation (also known as the exterior orientation parameters),
without the need for additional ground information over the
project area. These parameters allow data from the airborne
sensor to be georeferenced to the Earth or local mapping frame.
Examples of airborne sensors include: aerial cameras (digital
or film-based), multi-spectral or hyper-spectral scanners,
SAR, or LIDAR. All POS AV systems integrate seamlessly with
the Track’Air Flight Management System (www.trackair.com).
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Components
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- PCS: POS Computer System. Ruggedized, low-power, light-weight,
small format, with built-in logging. Includes embedded state-of-the-art
survey grade GPS receiver.
- IMU: Inertial Measurement Unit. Ruggedized, state-of-the-art,
small format, light-weight, with high measurement rates
- POSPac: Post-processing software bundle. Includes Carrier
Phase DGPS processing, Integrated Inertial/GPS processing,
and optional photogrammetry tools for EO generation, IMU
boresight calibration and quality control.
- Optional Integrated Track'air Flight Management System:
Mission planning, pilot display, and in-air POS AV and sensor
control for maximum in-flight task automation and operational
efficiency
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