Ultra-high Resolution Aerial Ortho Imagery for Detailed Mapping

Stephen Ambagis
Resource Mapping Hawaii, Keaau, HI

Imagery Updates
Wednesday March 7, 2012 - 10:45 am to noon

Resource Mapping Hawaii in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy and Icoras Inc. have developed a never before seen capacity to accurately produce ortho-photo imagery at scales as low as 1cm GSD. The products from this sensor package are highly flexible ranging both in scale of aerial imagery to sensor products such as classic natural color, near infra-red, and thermal imagery. The sensor package can be mounted on a suite of platforms including small or large fixed wing aircraft or helicopter, giving it wide range of applications and ease of tasking. The proprietary image processing capability produced by Icoras allows for very fast turnaround of ortho products making near real time disaster management a reality. This unique capability of resolving at 1cm GSD was produced specifically for mapping and monitoring individual plant species distributions and change over time. This same capacity could however be used for any number of applications as of yet unthought-of of due to its exceptional detail. The image format and scale also make it user friendly to even the most novice.