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AIRBORNE CAMERA [5 records]

Record 1 2009-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Aerial-Photography Prospecting
CONT

MARKHURD's aerial photo capability is second to none. We currently have ten(10) aircraft, all with airborne GPS [Global Positioning System] equipment and several with dual camera mounts, that have photographed well over 1, 000, 000 line miles of imagery in 35 countries.... Twelve(12) recently calibrated precision mapping cameras with 3-1/2", 6", 8-1/4" and 12" lens facilitate timely project completion. Five(5) complete aerial photography reproduction laboratories greatly enhance our ability to complete this important task in a timely manner.

OBS

air photo reproduction laboratory: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Prospection par photographie aérienne

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

... a broadcast standard television surveillance system designed for mounting in a helicopter.

OBS

The system provides long range, real-time airborne surveillance to meet the requirements of the Police, military, para-military, civil and other security forces. Heli-Tele consists of a colour camera with a high magnification zoom lens, mounted on a gyro stabilised steerable platform.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

The Pioneer drone(developed by the Israelis and produced in the U. S.) has a wingspan of 17 feet and is 14 feet long. It is powered by a 26 horsepower snowmobile engine and has a range of about 100 miles and a flight duration of five hours. It can carry a multitude of sensors including television and FLIR. The drone is catapulted into the air and while airborne runs on liquid fuel. It is guided by an electronic box with a joystick that the operator uses to turn the plane left or right, up or down in the same way remote-controlled model planes work. Each Pioneer costs about $500, 000 and carries a $400, 000 video camera that can take highly-detailed pictures from 2, 000 feet and transmit them 100 miles away.

PHR

Pioneer remotely-operated vehicle drone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
OBS

L'US Navy, qui cherche un remplacement à son drone d'observation à décollage et atterrissage conventionnels «Pioneer», n'a que l'embarras du choix.

PHR

Drone d'observation à décollage et atterrissage conventionnel Pioneer.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Calorimetry
CONT

Airborne radiometry(Texas Instruments B-310) is used to study energy transfer through building enclosures in an attempt to determine how the public utility company of a city might work with home owners to conserve energy. AGA's camera was used for ground survey and located cold air infiltration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Calorimétrie

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

(...) coastal surveillance [is possible] with AN/APS-94 radar system developed by Motorola for a variety of military and coast guard applications-one of two systems currently fitted aboard US coast Guard Lockheed C-130s as part of an airborne oil surveillance system(AOSS) which uses a modified AN/APS-94 with a Texas Instruments infra-red sensor and a GE television camera which together make up the prototype of a new surveillance system to be called AIREYE.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

(...) le radar AN/APS-94 [est] un équipement mis au point par Motorola (...) qui, sur les Lockheed C-130 de l'US Coast Guard, constitue l'un des sous-ensembles du système de repérage de nappes de mazout polluantes AOSS (Airborne Oil Surveillance System).

Spanish

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