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AERIAL MAPPING
Blue Skies specializes in aerial photography and remote sensing for mapping and
surveying. Its expertise includes primary data acquisition, system integration, and
remote sensing applications. The company's projects include the acquisition of
vertical, high-resolution imagery for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation
Service National Resources Inventory Project, five national parks and monuments in
Colorado and Utah, riparian studies in New Mexico, and a resource management
evaluation in California and Nevada. Please click here
for a list of selected projects. Please click here
for information about our capabilities and expertise.
Aircraft
Blue Skies utilizes a turbo-charged Cessna T210 aircraft for its camera
platforms. The Cessna T210, N5382A, is a 1979 "N" model equipped for
large-format aerial photography and remote sensing applications. It has a
17"x19" camera hole and contains a real-time kinematic-capable GPS system
for flight-line navigation.
The aircraft can stay aloft for up to 4.5 hours between fuel stops. An average
cruising speed of 180 miles per hour gives it an effective range of more than 800
miles. The aircraft is certified for continuous operations at altitudes up to
27,000 feet mean sea level. It is maintained and operated in accordance with all
applicable regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
Aerial Camera
Blue Skies owns a Microsoft / Vexcel UltraCam Lp digital photogrammetric
camera and two Wild RC10 aerial cameras with a Wild Universal Aviogon /4
lens. Please read our calibration reports for more information (requires FREE
Adobe Acrobat Reader software).
Airborne
GPS and IMU
For the 2011 flying season, Blue Skies installed a Novatel
SPAN-SE Inertial Measurement System and Leica PAV30 gyro-stabilized camera
mount. The new systems are fully integrated with Blue Skies Track'Air flight
management system, and will ease workload for the flight
crew, improve the quality of the images, and allow direct georeferencing of
imagery, and a simplified orthophoto production process. The IMU and camera
mount are
integrated
with
Blue Skies'
Microsoft/Vexcel UltraCam Lp digital camera.
Calibration Reports
Aerial Film Scanner
Blue Skies owns and operates a Wehrli RM-6 AutoScanner for aerial film scanning. The
only one of its kind in New Mexico, the RM-6 is a high performance photogrammetric
scanner with superior radiometric and geometric accuracy. The scanner allows for roll
film as well as individual frame scanning and can accomplish scan resolutions of 8-128
microns. Please see our Scanning Brochure for more detailed
information about our scanner's capabilities.
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