Drones
MicaSense RedEdge-M
Basic multispectral camera that can be mounted on a WingtraOne machine. Compared to RGB cameras, multispectral cameras also capture in the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is invisible to the human eye. In total, the camera captures in five bands: red, green, blue, rededge and near infrared. From these bands, so-called vegetation indices are then calculated, which have a very important information value about the biomass being imaged. Due to the nature of the two extra bands, the multispectral camera is most commonly used in precision agriculture, forestry or water management applications.
Specification
Usage
The camera’s greatest potential lies in precision agriculture applications. With the help of the captured data, it is possible to identify, for example, infested parts of the crop, insufficient irrigation, etc. The camera is also used to find trees that are infested with bark beetles.
| Resolution | 1.2 MP, 1280x960 |
| Best possible model resolution (GSD) | 6.7 cm/px |
| Maximum coverage at best GSD resolution | 160 ha at 98 m flight height |
| Coverage when flying at 120 m | 200 ha, GSD´8.2 cm/px |
| Capture rate | 1 s |
Light sensor
The DLS (Downwelling Light Sensor) sensor is used to increase the radiometric data quality. It measures the amount and direction of light radiation during drone flight. When properly calibrated with a special panel, the sensor helps to eliminate the effect of variable radiation and thus produce high quality output with reflectivity compensation.
