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  • Applanix introduces new term licenses, new subscription for POSPac

    Applanix introduces new term licenses, new subscription for POSPac

    logoApplanix, a Trimble Company, has introduced new term licenses with full maintenance and support for its desktop post-processing software — POSPac Mobile Mapping Suite (POSPac MMS) and POSPac Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (POSPac UAV).

    In addition, a new subscription for POSPac PP-RTX for UAV is also available.

    The new licensing options lower the upfront investments required and enable customers to always have the newest features with updates included as part of the bundled maintenance and support.

    The announcement was made at Intergeo 2021, a conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management, which took place this week in Hannover, Germany.

    “The new licensing options for POSPac MMS and POSPac UAV provide our customers with maximum flexibility for acquiring full access to our industry-leading post-processing solutions. The options offer lower upfront initial investments and provide customers with full access to future releases and 24/7 customer support, as part of the included maintenance in the license agreements,” said Joe Hutton, Applanix’s Director of Inertial Technology and Airborne Products.

    The new POSPac PP-RTX for UAV subscription is available with varying term lengths to accommodate user requirements. POSPac PP-RTX enables quick and easy data processing without a base station. The correction data is available within minutes after mission completion and requires a single button click in POSPac to launch. Customers will be able to process up to 30 minutes of dynamic data from the UAV platform.

    The new licensing options and subscriptions are available now through the Applanix global sales channels.

  • Applanix introduces OEM solution for direct georeferencing of airborne sensor data

    Applanix introduces OEM solution for direct georeferencing of airborne sensor data

    Photo: Applanix
    Photo: Applanix

    Applanix, a Trimble company, has introduced the Trimble AP+ Air OEM solution for direct georeferencing of airborne sensor data.

    The solution enables users to accurately and efficiently produce maps and 3D models without the use of ground control points.

    The Trimble AP+ Air is a powerful solution for manned platforms, yet small enough for use on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It is also compatible with virtually any type of airborne remote sensor, including photogrammetric cameras, lidar, hyper and multispectral cameras, and synthetic aperture radar.

    Comprised of next-generation compact, low-power hardware, the Trimble AP+ Air features dual embedded survey-grade GNSS chipsets, an onboard inertial measurement unit (IMU), an external IMU, and the all-new Applanix IN-Fusion+ GNSS-aided inertial firmware. It is configurable to support the direct georeferencing accuracy demands of low-flying UAVs to high-altitude manned platforms.

    “We have taken the most advanced features of Applanix direct georeferencing and Trimble GNSS technology and packaged them into a powerful new, compact and versatile solution,” said Joe Hutton, Applanix’ director of inertial technology and airborne products. “It provides the flexibility required by systems integrators to embed a single hardware solution that can then be configured to meet the different direct georeferencing needs of a specific sensor type, whether flown on a UAV or manned aircraft. It truly is an ‘integrate once, use many times’ solution.”

    The Trimble AP+ Air is fully supported by the Applanix POSPac MMS post-processing software, which features CenterPoint RTX post-processing for centimeter-level positioning anywhere in the world without the need for base stations. These capabilities make the solution ideal for integrators to produce a highly efficient airborne mapping system.

    For lidar integrators, the Trimble AP+ Air is compatible with the POSPac MMS LiDAR QC Tools for computing boresight as well as adjusting the relative accuracy of the POSPac trajectory being used to generate the point cloud. For integration with cameras, the solution is supported by the POSPac MMS Photogrammetry Tools for computing boresight and performing camera IO quality control.

    The Trimble AP+ Air OEM solution and POSPac MMS are available through Applanix sales channels.