Airborne Digital Sensor, Digital Airborne Imaging Solution
Depending on the desired product, two available configurations, SH81 and SH82, acquire perfectly co-registered image data with equal resolution in panchromatic, color and color-infrared. The improved data throughput of the Control Unit CU80 facilitates simultaneous data acquisition of imagery for photogrammetry and remote sensing applications, offering you maximum flexibility.

While most medium-format imaging systems use off-the-shelf “prosumer” components, the Leica RCD105 is designed from the ground up as an airborne imaging system. It takes advantage of a unique design to provide an accurate and highly productive imaging system. Leica RCD105 adapts readily to changing job situations, while minimizing the additional effort needed to acquire concurrent image data on airborne LIDAR missions.

For decades, aerial camera systems from Leica and Wild have been the number one choice of customers all over the world. In some cases, the topographic maps of an entire country have been plotted from small scale photographs taken by cameras from the Wild/Leica RC range. Aerial survey companies also rely on Leica Geosystems’ aerial camera equipment for large scale photographs for cadastral and engineering purposes. Faithful color rendition as well as excellent false-color differentiation are of crucial importance for successful work for many users in the environmental protection and forestry areas.

The Leica PAV30 gyro-stabilized mount has been developed by Leica Geosystems’ aerial camera engineers for compensation of angular aircraft movements to improve the quality of aerial photography and survey flight efficiency. The PAV30 replaces existing mounts and is fully integrated into the Leica Geosystems
camera concept. No aircraft modification is required. The PAV30 continues Leica Geosystems’ tradition of solutions for precise information from imagery by people who make a difference. Leica Geosystems is committed to excellence in design, combining high performance with long-term reliability.

Intergraph®’s Z/I Imaging® Digital Mapping Camera (DMC®) is the industry’s most innovative and precise turnkey digital camera system. The DMC supports aerial photogrammetric missions for the broadest range of mapping, geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing applications.
The complete data acquisition system delivers small-scale or large-scale images with high-quality resolution at engineering-scale accuracy – supplying images
with ground resolutions of less than four centimeters (1.5 inches). The modular system consists of state-of-the-art components centered on frame sensor
technology and solid-state data storage to enhance all aspects of the digital workflow. The reliability and accuracy of the DMC exceeds the level of expectation
for the industry – ensuring high geometric and radiometric resolution. The system delivers images digitally, enabling direct production of a wide range of mapping
and image analysis deliverables, including orthophotos, digital terrain models (DTMs), and more.

The perfect solution for field data copy of raw Digital Mapping Camera (DMC®) image data, from airborne storage to removable media. You can choose from two different products – Flight Data Storage Copy Station and Solid State Disks Readout Station – optimized for
flight data storage (FDS) and solid state disks (SSD) DMC configurations. This data copy functionality is an essential part of the DMC workflow.
Our solution allows you to select a variety of different media, ranging from removable disk drives and external drives to the latest tape technology.
The FDS Copy Station and SSD Readout Station are more than just field copy devices. They have enough computing power and storage to start image post-processing in the field if needed.

The quality of an aerial photo depends largely on conditions that affect the stability of the camera during flight time. Z/I Mount from
Intergraph® empowers you to take highly accurate images even in challenging flight conditions. The gyrostabilized digital mount compensates for the roll, pitch, and yaw of the aircraft. You can use it with Intergraph’s Digital Mapping Camera (DMC®), the RMK TOP and several other sensors, including small-format digital cameras or light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems. Additionally, Z/I Mount’s digital control ensures precise operation, whether running in standalone mode or under the control of an inertial measurement unit (IMU).

Z/I Mission, Intergraph’s Z/I Imaging® software for airborne mission planning and reporting, has the ability to perform either 2D or 3D
mission planning and reporting. Z/I Mission can interface with Z/I InFlight and T-Flight, Z/I Imaging Digital Mapping Camera (DMC®) Post Processing Software (PPS), and DMC Image Analyst (DIA)
software. In addition, Z/I Mission has the ability to produce AFL file output and will automatically create and populate the project files for Intergraph’s ImageStation® suite of photogrammetry production software. From creating initial flight plans to generating reports and indices for the final exposures, Z/I Mission provides a rich data environment that can access any geo-referenced raster backdrop, vector mapping data, and digital orthophotos for flight planning. This mission planning system addresses functions such as flying a particular azimuth, planning the most efficient mission for a region of interest, 3D mission planning, and more.

Z/I Inflight, the successor of Airborne Sensor Management System, is Intergraph’s next-generation flight management system (FMS). Z/I Inflight introduces a new level of automation, combining the power of a FMS with selectable sensor control modules (SCMs) for improving efficiency in photo flights. Z/I Inflight allows users to interface with the DMC® (Digital Mapping Camera) and RMK TOP film camera as well as other sensors on request. A variety of peripherals are supported, such as the T-AS Gyro-stabilized
camera mount, different external global positioning system (GPS) receivers, and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) systems for direct georeferencing. Z/I Inflight simplifies aircraft camera installation by integrating several peripheral devices into one ruggedized small form factor, reducing the number of units and cables in the aircraft.

Intergraph’s Z/I Imaging RMK D is a medium format aerial imaging system designed to meet the high-accuracy/high-resolution
requirements of engineering mapping and remote sensing tasks. With a much lower price point when compared to large-format cameras, more organizations will be able to take advantage of the
most advanced imaging technology available. Intergraph recognized the market need for a truly high-quality medium format digital camera and developed the RMK D to fill this gap. The resulting RMK D medium format digital camera utilizes the technology gained from our experience developing and building highly accurate digital cameras along with the extremely high quality lens production of Carl Zeiss.

The Zeiss RMK TOP features a systematic; modular; design. The individual components form; logical functional units optimized to the needs; of both practical application and economical; use. Special consideration has been given to; the space available in the aircraft; the; installation conditions and the necessity of; component change.; The RMK TOP system comprises:
• RMK TOP 1 S camera body with; PLEOGON A3 4/1 S3 wide-angle lens or;
• RMK TOP 30 camera body with; TOPAR A3 S.6/30S normal-angle lens;
• T·CU central control unit with; microprocessor;
• T· TL terminal for camera operation; and monitoring;
• T·MC film magazine with FMC; •
T·AS gyro-stabilized suspension or;
• T·AL suspension mount

Zeiss RMK TOP aerial survey camera system

A Standard RMK A 15/23 Wideangle Camera should be employed wherever the objective is to cover the widest possible field of applications w1lh a single camera. If in addition large numbers ol aerial mosaics are required, a Standard RMK A 30123 Normal-angle Camera should be added, which may also be used tor precise coordinate measurement and photography of built-up or tores1 areas. These two standard models will be entirely sutf1cient for the great majority or phologrammetric projects. However, the principle of the Zeiss RMK System of Interchangeable Camera Bodies allows simple adaptation to any imaginable project.

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LMK 3000 aerial survey camera system Carl Zeiss Jena. The latest of Carl Zeiss Jena.

Das Luftbildkopiergerät KG 30 dient zur Anfertigung von Kontaktkopien auf Photopapier; Planfilm oder Photoplatten von Rollfilmen; Einzelfilmen und Luftbildfilmen; und Plattenaufnahmen. Das maximale Bildformat beträgt 30 cm X 30 cm.

TG 24 Aerial Film Dryer, TrockengerätTG 24 (51 44 ) zum Trocknen von Filmen; die mit Reihenmeßkammern; aufgenommen wurden. Es können Filme bis zu Länge von 150 m (Polyester) und bis zu einer Breite von 24 cm getrocknet werden.

Intergraph® continues its commitment to provide an integrated and optimized photogrammetric platform with the power of our ImageStation® suite.

ImageStation® Automatic Elevations (ISAE) automatically extracts digital terrain model (DTM) elevation points from digital aerial and satellite stereo images. The software’s hierarchical image data structures and image processing methods provide a high degree of automation and accuracy. ISAE yields extremely reliable DTM points in an efficient manner due to high redundancy. The software also reduces collection time by defining collection areas and skipping excluded areas. ISAE offers a robust set of features that helps increase your overall productivity. ISAE operates on any workstation running Microsoft® Windows 2000 and XP, turning your PC into a low-cost DTM workstation.

ImageStation® Automatic Triangulation (ISAT) is an automatic image point extraction and triangulation package that delivers the best-matched multi-ray tie points by using robust built-in bundle adjustment during all phases of the image matching operation. ISAT provides footprint selection that lets you graphically select footprints of photos/models/blocks, unlimited project size using sub-blocks, GPS/INS data processing, seamless Applanix POSEO support, camera calibration, automatic parameter selection and analysis for self calibration, graphical vector analysis, and more. ISAT provides fully automated aerial triangulation from interior orientation to the determination of tie points to the final block adjustment analysis with delivery of orientation parameters. ISAT is a very flexible and powerful product for today’s high throughput aerial triangulation applications. This product is built on top of the ImageStation Digital Mensuration (ISDM) product. All ISDM features are accessible in this product.

ImageStation Digital Mensuration provides a powerful multi-image point transfer and measurement
environment for a photogrammetric triangulation workflow. The image point coordinates generated by ISDM can be used directly or formatted by the ImageStation Photogrammetric Manager (ISPM) for input into one of the Z/I-supported and third-party triangulation packages. Flexible, window-based image display of multiple images provides efficient transfer and measurement of points in multi-overlap regions. The use of autocorrelation and on-line integrity checks improves accuracy, increases productivity, and increases reliability. The accessibility of the image enhancement and image manipulation functions greatly assists the operator in performing the mensuration task.

ImageStation DTM Collection (ISDC) provides an interactive method for collecting digital terrain model (DTM)
data, elevation points, breaklines, and other geomorphologic features in stereo models on an ImageStation Z, ImageStation Stereo Softcopy Kit (SSK). ISDC can also be used to edit existing DTM data. Real-time dynamic editing allows the user to see what effect the edits have on the contours or TIN surface immediately. ISDC uses a feature table to define geomorphic features and acts as a front-end for the ImageStation Automatic Elevation (ISAE) product.

ImageStation Digital Mensuration provides a powerful multi-image point transfer and measurement
environment for a photogrammetric triangulation workflow. The image point coordinates generated by ISDM can be used directly or formatted by the ImageStation Photogrammetric Manager (ISPM) for input into one of the Z/I-supported and third-party triangulation packages. Flexible, window-based image display of multiple images provides efficient transfer and measurement of points in multi-overlap regions. The use of autocorrelation and on-line integrity checks improves accuracy, increases productivity, and increases reliability. The accessibility of the image enhancement and image manipulation functions greatly assists the operator in performing the mensuration task.

ImageStation Model Setup is a simple, easy-to-use, Windows-based photogrammetric measurement environment for single photo and model generation. It allows image panning with any measurement window for smooth real-time, image movement. User points (von Gruber locations) defined in the ImageStation Photogrammetric Manager software (ISPM) are displayed on all views. Once a measurement is performed, point graphics corresponding to the point type being measured are displayed.

The Intergraph® ImageStation® PixelQue is a unique application that
addresses three key needs in the orthophoto production pipeline: to systematically inspect/quality control images, perform raster edits, and enhance orthophoto images and mosaic tiles. Combining all these finishing tools into one package and tailoring them for production results in a streamlined orthophoto finishing process.
ImageStation PixelQue increases the throughput and efficiency of orthophoto production by using an efficient, semi-automatic quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) review and edit process, thus reducing the time and cost factors of a project.

Intergraph provides a comprehensive suite of digital photogrammetric software for your production needs. Our product line includes applications for your entire production workflow.
Project and Data Management
– ImageStation Photogrammetric Manager – Photogrammetric data management tools required for a production workflow
– ImageStation Model Setup – Photogrammetric measurement for smooth, real-time, stereo model measurement
– ImageStation Digital Mensuration – Powerful multi-image point transfer and measurement environments for photogrammetric triangulation
– ImageStation Automatic Triangulation – Fully automated aerial triangulation from interior orientation to the determination of tie points to the final block adjustment
– ImageStation Stereo Display – Display and manipulation of stereo imagery with photogrammetrically accurate 3D cursor tracking, stereo vector superimposition,
– ImageStation Feature Collection – Low-cost, easy-to-use map feature data collection product that provides tools for interactively collecting map feature geometry (2D and 3D)
– ImageStation Stereo for GeoMedia – Interactive 2D and 3D feature collection and attribution from aerial or satellite mono/stereo images for map revision/updating based on GeoMedia®
– ImageStation DTM Collection – Interactive tools for collecting digital terrain model (DTM) data, elevation points, breaklines, and other geomorphologic features in stereo models

ImageStation Stereo for GeoMedia provides modules that enable users
to display and manipulate stereo imagery with photogrammetrically accurate 3D cursor tracking, stereo vector superimposition, stereo roam, image contrast, and brightness adjustments. The product is based on GeoMedia Professional 6.0, which supplies the tools for interactively collecting and updating map 2D and 3D feature geometry and attributes from aerial or satellite mono/stereo images. Data collected using our feature collection software is used in geospatial applications and map revisions while collected geospatial features are stored in open databases
so they can be easily accessed and used by third-party GIS systems.

Intergraph® GeoMedia® is a powerful tool that allows you to bring data from disparate databases into a single geographic information
system (GIS) environment for viewing, analysis, and presentation – with no translation required. GeoMedia prevents problems resulting from redundant and out-of-date data, since all users
access geographic information from a single source. GeoMedia’s data server technology supports open industry standards, enabling direct access to all major geospatial/CAD data formats and to
industry-standard relational databases.

Real-world benefits with Intergraph’s Image Management solution
– Instant access to geospatial imagery across all decision-support systems including desktop, intranet,and Internet
– Accurate, up-to-date imagery and metadata available across the enterprise – giving end users quick access with little effort
– Comprehensive enterprise solution for managing unstructured geospatial content
– Real-time access to geospatial imagery regardless of size, resolution, or native coordinate system

Redesigns Map Production Workflow to Accommodate NIMA Standards

TerraShare is an enterprise infrastructure for geospatial content access. This unique solution connects storage infrastructure with end user desktop and Web tools, enabling individuals and organizations to address their geospatial content management, access, and integration needs effectively. TerraShare addresses the complete geospatial content life cycle within the enterprise.

The Z/I Mouse, a high-precision, 3D mouse, simplifies digitizing data and capture of stereo data for input in photogrammetric processes.
The Z/I Mouse provides photogrammetrists with an easy-to-use and precise manner to input data without the need for a digitizing surface since digitizing technology is incorporated throughout the entire mouse design. Using accelerated data input capabilities, users increase efficiencies in operations while eliminating repeated clutch motions – reducing some of the tedious work associated with current digitizing processes.

Commonly unpressurized survey aircrafts performing photo flights at high altitudes.
In some cases, pressurized Turboprop or Jet driven airplanes are in use. Flights executed at high altitudes producing small scale aerial photography images.
Technical problems in the entire workflow show up commonly at high altitudes. Not only caused operating an aircraft in FL150 and higher, also related to the image quality (haze and atmospheric influences) and image accuracies later on in processing. Most image accuracy related problems are cause in air pressure and temperature.

Das in stark zunehmenden Maße gebräuchliche Verfahren in der Photogrammetrie zur Orthophotoproduktion und Kartenherstellung stellt sich als eine Anzahl vielfältiger Einzelprozesse dar. Die Luftbildaufnahme ist einer dieser Schritte. Nach wie vor Stand der Technik sind filmbasierte Kameras mit analoger Datenaufzeichnung auf Film. Sie sind die letzte Lücke in dem ansonsten digitalen Prozess. Mit der Markteinführung der Digitalen Mapping Kamera (DMC) schliesst Z/I Imaging die digitale Prozesskette. Der Nutzen für den Anwender liegt in der Vereinfachung, Vereinheitlichung und Beschleunigung des gesamten Prozesses mit einer gleichzeitigen Erweiterung der Anwendungs-möglichkeiten sowie dem Erzielen von Qualitätsverbesserungen der Bilddaten durch die Digitaltechnik.