To meet your specifications, we can use at least 3 digital cameras. We operate our digital cameras since 2004 and we are a service provider recognized for our quality and rigorousness.

We use the Leica software suite for preparing flight plans. This is an essential phase for the effective respect of your requirements. Indeed, our MissionPro software integrates a highly accurate digital terrain model which adapts flight lines regardless of the state of the relief: The sidelap and along track overlaps and the GSD are respected everywhere in the area.

All cameras are installed on gyrostabilized platforms which continuously compensate the aircraft  movements to maintain the verticality of the camera.

For the trajectory, our cameras are equipped with inertial high resolution coupled with dual frequency GNSS receiver. The combination of these data allows us to position each image in space (X, Y, Z, Phi, Omega, Kappa) with a relative accuracy of 10cm.

The vertical aerial images are mainly used for orthophoto production and photogrammetric maps, but are also commonly used for communication or to create virtual 3D models (see Applications).

Specifications DMC

• Ground sample distance from 60cm to 3cm/pixel
• RGB images, Panchromatic, RGBN or IRC in 8, 12 or 14 bits
• Trajectory GNSS/IMU in the desired coordinate system
• Building leaning following sidelap and overlap.

Resources and production capacity

• 1 digital camera Z/I Imaging DMCIIi
• 1 digital camera Z/I Imaging DMCII/250
• 2 digital camera Z/I Imaging DMC
• 1 digital camera (middle format) Leica RCD30
• 1 digital camera (middle format) PhaseOne
• Leica Mission Pro for flight planning
• Z/I PPS and HxMap for radiometric and geometric images processing
• Leica IPAS TC/Co+ and Inertial Explorer for trajectory processing

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Data sheet DMC

Data sheet DMCII/250

  Data sheet DMCIII

Local communities are no longer limited to the vision in 2D and require more and more 3D modeling of urban areas. This modeling can be done in two ways:

• By using a vertical camera building leaning of the edges of images. In this case we need to set a strong lateral and longitudinal overlaps so that to shot the 4 facades of each building.
• The second method is to use an oblique penta camera that allows the simultaneous acquisition of vertical pictures (nadir) and oblique (front / rear and left side / right).

These photogrammetric cameras allows the building facades texturing with a high precision draping. 

You have your own a sensor, lidar or any other system but you do not have an airplane equipped with a hatch …

APEI can provide you with one of the 8 aircrafts of our fleet as well as an experienced professionnal pilot.

Do not hesitate to contact us and we'll offer the appropriate aircraft for your particular project according to your budget and technical constraints ( flying altitude, acquisition speed, regulatory requirements, system dimensions, power consumption of your equipment …)

Example of mission

• Fire Detection
• Aerial television relay
• Vertical shooting with the sensor of a third party (UCX Utracam, Leica ADS80...)
• Oblique acquisition (Midas, Ultracam Osprey, Leica RCD30 ...)
• Other types of aerial acquisitions (multispectral, batyhmetric)
• Survey…

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