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Topcon using drone to map Europe

Topcon adds UAS tech

The drone is a fixed-wing UAS capable of producing high quality and pre-positioned aerial photography.

The drone is a fixed-wing UAS capable of producing high quality and pre-positioned aerial photography.

Global provider of surveying and machine automation equipment Topcon has anounced that it will offer aerial mapping services to customers in Europe, following a strategic partnership with MAVinci announced last year. 

The Sirius Pro technology, which makes use of an an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drone aircraft, is designed to produce the most accurate solutions for automated mapping of construction sites, pipelines, disaster areas, mines, quarries, regardless of the terrain.

The drone is a fixed-wing UAS capable of producing high quality and pre-positioned aerial photography, without the need of extensive ground control. According to Sander Jongeleen, mobile mapping product manager for Topcon Positioning Group, “By adding Topcon’s solutions to the UAS and ground control station, the Sirius Pro is the first commercially available UAS that can reach 5cm accuracy without the need for ground control points. This leads to an enormous reduction of operational cost and allows mapping of areas that are not easily accessible with high accuracy.”

Meanwhile MAVinci CEO, Johanna Claussen, said the company was excited to announce its distribution agreement with Topcon.

“The simple operation of our UAS from flight planning to the final orthophoto and DEM (Digital Elevation Model), allows flexible use in highly demanding environments. Its flexible assisted auto-pilot landing mode enables navigation around any unforeseen obstacles.”

Key advantages of the UAS tech include its ability to work in mountain areas, with the flight plan adapting to elevation model; it is able to cover areas that require multiple flights, the flight plan automatically splits and rejoins for post processing; the machine has a simple hand launch, and it is also able to land in areas where automatic landing is impossible with assisted auto-pilot mode.

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