Kespry upgrades Drone 2 system

By MEq February 25, 2017 09:38

Kespry, the aerial intelligence platform provider, has announced that it has enhanced the Kespry Drone 2 with higher performance features that deliver significantly greater accuracy and reliability.

These enhancements enable the Kespry Drone 2 to better address a wide range of industrial applications, including those requiring survey-grade precision, including mining, architecture, engineering and construction (A/E/C) markets. The new Drone 2 now achieves four to six times the accuracy of the previous Kespry Drone System.

By adding a high-performance ground receiver, the Kespry Drone 2S can deliver accuracy of two to 10 centimetres. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station receiver serves as a single survey control point. During a flight, imagery from the Drone 2S and data from the base station are collected simultaneously. Both data sets are automatically uploaded for processing in the Kespry Cloud where accurate survey-grade data is automatically generated.

Such degrees of accuracy are critical for mine planning, determining boundary lines, positioning underground utility cables and pipes, and other survey-grade applications. The single ground control point simplifies survey applications as it eliminates the need for multiple control points and additional manual measurements in the survey process.
Post-Processed Kinematic (PPK) technology is used to increase the accuracy of photogrammetric aerial images. Integrating PPK improves the speed, efficiency and reliability of gathering survey-ready data in commercial and industrial environments.