TOPODRONE advances airborne bathymetric surveying with AQUAMAPPER launch at INTERGEO 2022 – sUAS Information – The Enterprise of Drones

Montreux, Switzerland – TOPODRONE, a Swiss primarily based designer and producer of high-precision LiDAR tools for set up on drones, autos and backpacks, launches AQUAMAPPER, a UAV-based answer for bathymetric surveying and marine development. The brand new multitasking information accumulating gadget and TOPODRONE LiDAR ULTRA tools have been efficiently used collectively for airborne surveying at a freeway development venture in Romania, EU to ship a full digital twin of a studied space. 

AQUAMAPPER is a model new {hardware} developed in-house by TOPODRONE and contributes to a whole set of photogrammetry, LiDAR and bathymetry surveying options. This new product mounted on a UAV gives a mix of excessive velocity effectivity (as much as 14 km/h) and accuracy. It’s a PPK prepared answer, suitable with DJI Matrice 300 RTK. The applying areas embrace however usually are not restricted to an open sea bathymetric survey as much as 100m depth, amount survey and calculation of sediments, periodic upkeep survey of storage swimming pools. 

 TOPODRONE AQUAMAPPER and LIDAR ULTRA have been used for airborne surveying at “Autostrada Sibiu – Pitești, Secțiunea 2: Boița – Cornetu”, a European highway development venture. It goals at constructing a freeway in one of many hardest terrain in Romania and consists of 7 tunnels, 24 bridges and 18 viaducts. The drone LiDAR hall and bathymetric survey was carried out by Romanian GRAPHEIN TOPO SA firm to supply correct maps and up-to-date details about terrain degree, buildings, roads, energy line networks, cadastral boundaries and many others in addition to rivers. TOPODRPONE LIDAR ULTRA on board DJI M300 drone was used to seize laser scanning information from 100 – 120 meters altitude over rugged terrain forest space to cowl 32 km lengthy and 400 meters width hall inside 14 flights whereas AQUAMAPPER linked to the identical DJI M300 drone carried out bathymetry survey over 6 river crossing. 

“The important thing benefit of the brand new bathymetric tools from TOPODRONE is the flexibility to seize a riverbed with centimeters degree accuracy with excessive velocity in totally automated mode and with out utilizing any boat. It permits us to work in arduous to entry and shallow water areas. The identical drone provider can be utilized for each LiDAR & bathymetry surveys. The mix of an echosounder, GNSS and Inertial measurement system helps to get correct outcomes after information submit processing,” Andrei Sueran, GRAPHEIN TOPO SA, explains. 

AQUAMAPPER is showcased at INTERGEO 2022. To be taught extra in regards to the answer go to stand #F2.029 in Corridor 2, October, 18-20, Essen or go to the web site https://topodrone.com/product/bathymetry/213/

About TOPODRONE 

TOPODRONE (topodrone.com) is a Swiss primarily based designer and producer of high-precision lidar tools for set up on drones, autos and backpacks. TOPODRONE’s lidar options are used for mapping and 3D modeling in addition to forest and agricultural monitoring. Their superior post-processing software program gives customers with easy-to-use revolutionary information processing workflows for automated information era, georeferencing and alignment utilizing GNSS and IMU information submit processing, and SLAM algorithms.