A Precision Geo-referenced Digital Airborne Camera System

Author

Sun, Xiuhong ; Chen, William ; Baker, James J. ; Florence, Donald E. ; Fischer, Robert L. ; Ruby, Jeffrey G. ; Eichholz, James C.

Author_Institution

Flight Landata, Inc., Lawrence, MA

fYear

2006

fDate

July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006

Firstpage

2048

Lastpage

2051

Abstract

A Precision Geo-referenced Digital Airborne Camera System (PG-DACS) is fully integrated with the latest 16-bit 4times5 cm format CCD camera, a precision GPS/IMU setup, a customized high performance industrial PC, and a dedicated PG- DACS operation autonomous software package. PG-DACS is a self-sustained portable airborne imaging system that can be quickly deployed aboard various fixed and rotary wing aerial vehicles. PG-DACS is developed for today´s fast change detection needs with the leading performance in providing high spatial and temporal resolution, photogrammetric-grade aerial image products. Direct-georeference-capable, sub-inch resolution spotting airphotos, and two to six inch resolution continuous aerial stereo pairs for radiometrically corrected mapping-grade orthomosaics that cover long corridor and various sized cities and counties are parts of PG-DACS products.

Keywords

CCD image sensors; Global Positioning System; geophysics computing; microcomputers; photogrammetry; remote sensing; CCD camera; PG-DACS operation autonomous software package; Precision Geo-referenced Digital Airborne Camera System; aerial stereo pairs; airphotos; fixed-rotary wing aerial vehicles; industrial PC; mapping-grade orthomosaics; photogrammetric-grade aerial image products; precision GPS-IMU setup; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Computer industry; Digital cameras; Global Positioning System; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Remotely operated vehicles; Software packages; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9510-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2006.530

Filename

4241677