In this article, we present another way to acquire centimetric
data using a quad-rotor UAV and the specific tools developed
to perform near real time cartography. After setting
the context of the UAVs, we will present the design and the
realization of our quad-rotor Vertical Take Off and Landing
solution and it's capacity for Very High Resolution imagery.
Then we will describe the tools we developed to improve its
ability for operational mapping : how to perform flight in
immersion with a customizable HUD that takes the video
broadcast from the UAV and adds vector information in
real-time on virtual reality goggles, how to combine satellite
and vector data with path optimization algorithm to design
relevant flight plans and update them in real time to ensure
data completeness, how to generate relevant geolocalization
meta-data to be able to navigate in the produced image
database few minutes after the landing and finally, how to
employ home-made open-source mosaicer to take advantage
of the three simultaneous on-board digital camera.
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