Supported sensors in Aether

1. Description

Aether supports a wide range of sensors (RGB, Multispectral, Thermal, LiDAR, etc.) for various applications, including photogrammetry processing, LiDAR classification, analytics computing, and visualization.

This article provides details on all supported sensors.

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If you are planning to use a sensor not listed below, please contact Alteia Support Team before starting any process to get information about compatibility and settings.

For more information about data collection recommendations see the following article: Drone Flight Parameters‍ 

2. Sensors for photogrammetry

Please see below for a list of compatible sensors for photogrammetry. Some upload and photogrammetry processing recommendations may be provided depending on the sensor.

Images can either be georeferenced, with coordinates included in their metadata, or non-georeferenced but accompanied by a CSV file containing the corresponding coordinates.

For more details about photogrammetry computation in the Aether platform, please see these articles: 

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The resolution of images taken by some sensors (e.g. DJI P1) can result in large amounts of data (gpix) to be uploaded and processed. Please take this into account before the data collection and processing the data.

2.1. Sensors for RGB photogrammetry

Brand UAV Model Sensor Upload and photogrammetry process recommandations
Autel Robotics Evo XT706
Autel Robotics Autel Robotics XT705
Delair UX11 UX11-3B
DJI Phantom 4 Pro FC6310
DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2 FC6310S
DJI Phantom RTK FC6310R Be sure to use the “Altitude optimization mode”
Don’t select shutter correction
Don't select the priority shutter
DJI M210 P1
DJI Mavic 3M M3M Upload RGB and MS independently
DJI Phantom 4 MSP FC-6360 Upload RGB and MS independently
DJI Matrice M3D
DJI Zenmuse L2 L2
DJI Mavic M3T Processed as RGB only (no thermal photogrammetry)
DJI Matrice M30T Processed as RGB only (no thermal photogrammetry)
Sensefly eBee S.O.D.A.
Sensefly eBee X Sensefly Aeria X
SONY WingtraOne DSC-RX1RM2
SONY Wingtra RGB61 Preferred photogrammetry engine: Metashape

2.2. Sensors for Multispectral photogrammetry

Brand UAV model Sensor Upload and photogrammetry process recommandations
Micasense N/A Altum PT Upload 5 multispectral bands + panchromatic band.
If uploaded, the thermal band will not be processed. 
Micasense N/A Rededge-M Upload 5 multispectral bands
Micasense N/A RedEdge-P Upload 5 multispectral bands + panchromatic band
Micasense N/A Dual Upload 10 multispectral bands
Micasense N/A Altum Upload 5 multispectral bands
If uploaded, the thermal band will not be processed. 
DJI Mavic 3M Phantom 4 Pro Upload 5 multispectral bands
/!\ Upload RGB and MS independently
DJI Phantom 4 MSP Mavic 3M Upload 4 multispectral bands
/!\ Upload RGB and MS independently
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For Multispectral Photogrammetry, calibration targets are highly recommended. Take pictures of the calibration target BEFORE and AFTER the flight. 

If available, the panchromatic band will be used for calibration, but it will not be processed in the reflectance map.

2.3. Sensors for Thermal photogrammetry

For the following sensors, a thermal map is produced. 

Brand UAV model Sensor Photogrammetry recommandations
DJI Zenmuse H20T ZH20T Use Metashape photogrammetry engine. 

3. Other types of sensors

3.1. LiDAR & Laser Scanners

Aether supports .las Point Clouds to standards 1.2 & 1.4, obtained from airborne LiDARs or ground-based laser scanners raw data.

3.2. Hyperspectral Data

Hyperspectral (ENVI Format) datasets are supported.

3.3. Handheld & Ground Sensors

Aether also supports RGB georeferenced datasets obtained from land-based and handheld devices, such as DSLR cameras or smartphones. 

Adding single or several pictures from the ground to an existing project (in its annotations) is also possible as a fieldwork reporting task (through the Alteia infield mobile app for example)



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