Alicja Karpinska, RSS Surveyor

James Morrison, UAV Pilot & Surveyor

Callum Harkness, Principal Production Consultant

• Remote Sensing Techniques• UAV• HAPS

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UAVField SurveyAirborne nadir camera systems

Stereo processing

Topography Imagery Layer OS Terrain 5 (DTM) BuildingHeight Attributes

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Remote Sensing Techniques

Comparison of data capture methods

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Revisit Frequency

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Detail

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UAV use cases

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Cliff FallSidestrand, Norfolk• Health and Safety case

• Quick response required

• 2 x 20 mins flights

• 3 hours processing time

• 1.5 hours capture time

• Uploaded within a day

• Turn around time: 1.5 days

• Story featured on Anglia News

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Astigan High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite

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38M WingspanOperating Altitude 67,000ft Solar Powered <149kg All-Up WeightBVLOS Control System

OS HAPS System Concept

• High-resolution Imaging Platform

• Aiming to operate BVLOS in UK and Overseas

• Data downloaded by high-bandwidth RF link

Control Links

Data Download

Link

Astigan HAPS

OS Data

Processing

Control

Centre

Aircraft Tasking

End Users

Control Links

Image Capture

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Potential OS use of HAPS data

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Alicja Karpinska, RSS Surveyor

James Morrison, UAV Pilot & Surveyor

Callum Harkness, Principal Production Consultant

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