Airborne Survey Platforms

Aeroquest Mapcon has been performing manned aerial surveys since 1998. As imaging technology has evolved and become available over the years, we have embraced the new image platforms and capabilities to offer our clients the latest in products and solutions to their mapping needs. 

Aircraft

  • LiDAR Acquisition (2ppm² to >30ppm²)

  • Medium to large areas (>1km²)

  • quick response time

  • relative low cost

  • All aircraft use onboard airborne GPS / IMU sensors

  • 5 cm - 30 cm pixel resolution

  • 3-band (RGB) or 4-band (RGBNiR) imagery

  • Using predominantly calibrated large format digital mapping cameras

  • Custom flight plans for each project

  • Full stereo imagery with custom overlap

Constituting a large majority of our acquisition, aerial photography/LiDAR from aircraft is the primary source of imagery for many of our clients. Aircraft response time, relatively low cost, the ability to cover large areas, and high resolution capabilities provides many of our clients with the aerial survey needs they require. Aeroquest Mapcon, along with our acquisition partners, has access to a variety of image sensors in locations across North America. The latest digital sensors provide exceptional resolution, high bit depth and the ability to capture multiple bands. Aeroquest Mapcon's expertise in acquiring and processing aerial photography from aircraft has allowed us to successfully complete projects including but not limited to high and low density urban areas, forestry, energy and mining, desert, shoreline, far north and mountainous projects.

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UAV

  • Quick response time

  • For generally small project areas (< 2km²)

  • 0.5 cm - 5 cm pixel resolution

  • High density LiDAR capability (>100ppm²)

  • PhoDAR (30 pts/m² to 500+ pts/m²)

Aeroquest Mapcon has been providing Unmanned Aerial Surveys to government and commercial clients since 2014. Our ability to get the appropriate permits, mobilize, acquire, and generate 3-D mapping products is unmatched in the industry due to our extensive experience in providing aircraft acquired aerial survey projects. We have standing (blanket) SFOCs (Special Flight Operations Certificates) for large parts of western and northern Canada allowing us to capture your project imagery soon after flight planning and without the lengthy delays of waiting for permits. For clients that require a small or very specific area to be mapped at very high resolution, utilizing a UAV imaging platform can provide excellent results. The products generated from a UAV aerial survey include orthophotos, classifed LIDAR, colourized 3D point clouds and contours.  

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Satellite

  • multi-spectral (3 - 16 bands)

  • SAR imaging capability

  • > 30 cm resolution

  • large areas (> 100km²)

Aeroquest Mapcon has been providing satellite surveys to government and commercial clients since 2007. Having developed partnerships with several imaging platforms allows Aeroquest Mapcon to provide imagery from various suppliers such as Digital Globe, Airbus and Deimos to meet the precise imaging needs of our clients at the best price. For clients that need to cover areas with >30cm resolution imagery, require the additional imagery bands, or need imagery in remote locations, satellite platforms can be the right choice for their project. Aeroquest Mapcon can acquire the needed imagery and generate a full array of base map products such as orthophotography, digital elevation models and planimetry to meet our clients' needs. 

See detailed information about available satellite sensors using the following link.