Airborne Sensor Support 
Standard Film PCI Technology provides for the ability to correct standard film-based aerial photos which have been scanned into digital format. In order to process standard film-based images, information pertaining to the calibration report for the camera which acquired the film is required. This includes information such as principal point offset, focal length, distortion parameters, and fiducial marks. Digital Cameras PCI Technology provides for the ability to correct images collected from aerial digital cameras, provided information from a calibration report is provided. This would include parameters such as focal length, principal point offset, CCD size, y-scale factor, and distortion parameters. Support for all aerial sensors is available through the Air Photo Ortho Suite package, which is an add-on on top of Geomatica Core or Prime. Below is a list of sensors supported by Geomatica through this Add-On package:  UltraCAM
Source:
www.microsoft.com/ultracam/default.mspx
Image:
UltraCAM XP image of Portugal coastline
Sensor:
The UltraCAM product line provided by Vexcel Aerial Imaging, a Microsoft Company, provides high resolution multispectral imagery, panchromatic imagery, and pansharpened imagery. UltraCAM products, including UltraCAM XP, LP, and XP WA, combined with information contained in a calibration report (such as focal length, principal point offset, CCD size, etc), offer the user the ability to produce high quality maps of urban regions, as well as high quality digital elevation models with no holes.
 DMC
Source:
www.intergraph.com
Image:
Courtesy of MJ Harden
Sensor:
The DMC (Digital Mapping Camera) is a precise, high quality digital imaging camera provided by Intergraph Corp. It is a frame based camera and provides panchromatic images, as well as multispectral images and pansharpened images. When multispectral images are pansharpened, the result is high resolution (less than 4 centimeters) images suitable for most aerial photogrammetric applications, providing the ability for production of high quality GIS and remote sensing products.
 DSS
Source:
www.applanix.com/solutions/airborne/dss.html
Image:
Courtesy of Tuck Mapping Sensor:
The Digital Sensor System (DSS) camera from Applanix is a USGS-certified camera which provides highly accurate and high resolution colour and colour-infrared imagery. The DSS produces high quality image maps suitable for aerial surveys and remote sensing applications. User-interchangeable lenses (40mm, 60mm, 250mm) allow flexibility in flying height, image resolution and field of view, along with RGB and CIR configurations.
 ADS40
Source:
www.leica-geosystems.com
Image:
Union Station, Meridian, MS.
Courtesy of Fugro EarthData, Inc.
Sensor:
The ADS40 by Leica GeoSystems provides the ability to collect data pertaining to large areas in a very fast time frame. The ADS40 utilizes state of the art line sensor technology, and provides panchromatic, as well as multispectral imagery at equal resolution in all bands, with no loss in image quality or information.  ADS80
Source:
www.leica-geosystems.com
Image:
Lucern, Switzerland
Sensor:
The ADS80 by Leica GeoSystems is a state of the art, pushbroom based, large format airborne sensor. It provides perfectly co-registered panchromatic and multispectral imagery at equal resolution in all bands and no loss in image quality or information. Ground sample distances can be acquired at less than 5 centimeters. This sensor provides data applicable for the production of a wide variety of geospatial products.
|
