Carbonix has taken another step towards advancing remote sensing technology and geospatial data collection thanks to our latest partnership with RIEGL and Phase One.
The three innovative companies have come together to successfully integrate RIEGL’s VUX-120 LiDAR sensor and Phase One’s iXM 100 medium-format camera on Carbonix’s Ottano fixed-wing VTOL aircraft, delivering the first-of-its-kind dual-payload fixed-wing VTOL.
Carbonix is well known for collaborating with leading innovative companies such as RIEGL, provider of LiDAR sensors and systems, and Phase One, an image capture software and hardware solutions manufacturer.
“The partnership with RIEGL and Phase One puts Carbonix at the forefront of remote sensing technology, empowering critical sectors with high resolution multi-modal information crucial for decision-making, planning, and monitoring,” said Carbonix CEO, Philip van der Burg.
“It underscores our commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction as we continue to push boundaries and shape the future of geospatial data collection and analysis.”
This latest success will benefit the linear infrastructure and mining sectors specifically, enabling the capture of large-scale, detailed, colorized 3D models of infrastructure and terrain over expansive areas, with a scanning capacity covering more than 12,000 hectares or a distance, or 400 km in a single mission.
The deployment of multiple high-resolution sensors in a single flight will not only enhance efficiency but cost up to 80% less than traditional survey methods. The integrated operating systems also offers superior resolution and colourization for capturing high-density data crucial for precise analysis and insights, coupled with improved performance efficiency through extended endurance and vast coverage capacity.
Philip stated, “By harnessing the synergy between LiDAR’s precise 3D data, and photographic imaging’s detailed surface, colour, and texture information, we can provide a holistic solution that enables users to see enhanced details about their asset, assess environmental conditions, and create digital twins with unprecedented accuracy.”
The successful integration has set a new benchmark for the industry – offering enhanced data collection capabilities with greater mobility, frequency, and less risk to operational personnel.
