Slant Range 3P - Airborne Agricultural Sensor
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New for 2017, we introduce the most powerful on-board processing system in the industry for immediate, in-field results. Built around the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the SLANTRANGE 3p extends modern analytics to all of the world’s agricultural acres, not just those within easy reach of a fast internet connection.
- Powerful on-board analytics
- Up to 4X the area coverage rate of comparable sensors
- Patented radiometric calibration with integrated position, attitude, and sunlight measurement sensors first introduced by SLANTRANGE in 2014
Making farming more efficient. Our sensors and analytics systems provide entirely new metrics on crop growth and health - enabling new levels of process control for the world’s largest and most important production industry.
This system translates raw, narrow-band multispectral sensor data into easy-to-understand “information layers”. Each layer of the stack provides a new perspective on crop status, health trajectory, or projected performance which support your scouting observations for better decisions on inputs.
Airborne Agricultural Information Systems
SLANTRANGE creates valuable new information for agriculture through a unique mix of analytics and sensor systems designed for small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS).
SLANTVIEW is our analytics platform that delivers an entirely new approach to aerial crop measurement and analysis – the first toolset to take full advantage of the centimeter-scale measurements enabled by low and slow flying aircraft while handling huge data volumes in an efficient way. What does that mean for you?
- Valuable new classes of information.
- Exportable data to be consumed wherever, whenever, and however you’d like.
Powerful On-Board Analytics
Built around the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the SLANTRANGE 3p includes powerful new on-board image processing and analytics capabilities, providing the next generation of accuracy and speed you’ve come to expect from SLANTRANGE.
4x More Area Per Flight
Costs matter. And for small UAS operators that means the need to survey more acres per hour, more acres per flight.
The SLANTRANGE 3p’s innovative processing algorithms require only 20% image overlap, even when operating in late season row crops. Compare that to 80% overlap required by traditional processing methods – 4x less time and money spent collecting data.
Instant Results. Anywhere. Any Time.
No network required. No high-end computer required.
The SLANTRANGE 3p starts the processing on-board, while still in flight. Complete, full-product field results are available within a few minutes of landing.
If you need to operate in areas with limited to zero network or computing accessibility, or don’t have the time to upload or process your own data, the SLANTRANGE 3p is for you.
Always Accurate
Accuracy is essential. It is the difference between trusting the measurements you paid for, or wondering if those subtle changes in the data are actually just a result of inaccurate sensors or improperly combined sensors and software.
SLANTRANGE pioneered, and patented, a new approach to measurement accuracy with the introduction in 2014 of on-board, band-matched solar characterization and radiometric calibration.
The SLANTRANGE 3p is even more accurate. Innovative new design elements run together through the integrated hardware/software architecture to deliver the most accurate measurements available for small aircraft:
- Integrated solar spectrometer for frame-to-frame radiometrically accurate reflectance measurements (US Patent 9,470,579)
- Individual lens characterization for precise dewarping and de-vignetting
- Optimized algorithms for dynamic cross-channel registration
- Smart Filtering™, which selectively samples scene elements to avoid the contaminating effects of background soils, shadows, specular reflections, or other noise sources.
Altogether, these new capabilities make the 3p the most accurate aerial vegetation measurement system available.
For Use on Virtually Any Aircraft
With integrated sunlight calibration, GPS, and inertial measurement units (IMU), the SLANTRANGE 3p can be operated on virtually any aircraft. All that’s required for integration is a power source and mounting location. Smart analytics eliminate the need for gimbals or vibration isolation systems for the ultimate in simplicity. Ask us about installation kits for many common aircraft types.
F.A.Q.
WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION OR GROUND SAMPLE DISTANCE (GSD) OF THE SENSOR?
At 120 m AGL, the resolution is 4.8 cm/pixel. Flying lower provides higher resolution, flying higher provides lower resolution.
WHAT IS THE PIXEL RESOLUTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL CAMERAS?
1280 (cross-track) x 1024 (along-track), 4.8 micron pixels, global shutter.
DOES THE SENSOR HAVE ITS OWN GPS AND IMU?
Yes. The sensor does not require any communication interfaces with the aircraft. The only required connection is power.
DOES THE SENSOR HAVE ONBOARD STORAGE?
Yes. The sensor includes 64 GB of onboard storage on a removable SD card. This is enough for ~4 hours of flight time.
HOW DO I DOWNLOAD IMAGERY FROM THE SENSOR?
The SD card can be removed and inserted into a laptop, tablet, or card reader. The images can be transferred and processed using SlantView.
HOW IS THE SENSOR TRIGGERED?
The sensor is internally triggered and does not require a trigger input. The only required connection is power. The trigger rate can be configured using the SLANTRANGE companion mobile app.
WHAT IS THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE SENSOR?
3p Size: 14.6 x 6.9 x 5.7 cm
3p Weight: 350 g
