Aerial BCP | A 1Gpixel Camera to Open the Markets of Aerial Data Acquisition

Summary
IMAO is the current European leader in the aerial data acquisition market. Resolve Optics is a small company internationally recognised in lenses development and manufacturing.

IMAO has developed for its own needs the largest worldwide camera, for aerial data acquisition. Its patented design, which associates three optical chambers, matrixes of sensors and specifically adapted lenses, represents a disruption in the field of aerial data acquisition.

With such a design, IMAO has created a camera prototype with a 660Mpixel resolution, which can be further improved to reach 1Gpixel by 2020. Other large format cameras are limited to 250Mpixels and their design, due to optics and mechanical constraints, cannot allow a better resolution.

This resolution opens up the market of aerial data acquisition. Flight time is reduced by 2. Data acquisition cost is cut by 4. Images can be shoot at higher altitude.

Flights over cities will not need special authorisations any longer. Images for Google maps, construction sites and other needs will be more frequent, refreshed more frequently. Flights over large areas will be facilitated for mapping and surveillance.

This resolution represents a technological and a usage gap in the market of aerial data acquisition. IMAO has already received several letters of interest from worldwide stakeholders in aerial data acquisition to participate in our Very Interested People program to benefit from our camera.

The AERIAL BCP project objectives are to develop IMAO and Resolve Optics production and test capacities to supply cameras according to market demand. Pilot tests will be performed to optimise it and bootstrap our market access.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/783939
Start date: 01-11-2017
End date: 30-04-2020
Total budget - Public funding: 2 402 922,50 Euro - 1 682 045,00 Euro
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Original description

IMAO is the current European leader in the aerial data acquisition market. Resolve Optics is a small company internationally recognised in lenses development and manufacturing.

IMAO has developed for its own needs the largest worldwide camera, for aerial data acquisition. Its patented design, which associates three optical chambers, matrixes of sensors and specifically adapted lenses, represents a disruption in the field of aerial data acquisition.

With such a design, IMAO has created a camera prototype with a 660Mpixel resolution, which can be further improved to reach 1Gpixel by 2020. Other large format cameras are limited to 250Mpixels and their design, due to optics and mechanical constraints, cannot allow a better resolution.

This resolution opens up the market of aerial data acquisition. Flight time is reduced by 2. Data acquisition cost is cut by 4. Images can be shoot at higher altitude.

Flights over cities will not need special authorisations any longer. Images for Google maps, construction sites and other needs will be more frequent, refreshed more frequently. Flights over large areas will be facilitated for mapping and surveillance.

This resolution represents a technological and a usage gap in the market of aerial data acquisition. IMAO has already received several letters of interest from worldwide stakeholders in aerial data acquisition to participate in our Very Interested People program to benefit from our camera.

The AERIAL BCP project objectives are to develop IMAO and Resolve Optics production and test capacities to supply cameras according to market demand. Pilot tests will be performed to optimise it and bootstrap our market access.

Status

CLOSED

Call topic

SMEInst-01-2016-2017

Update Date

27-10-2022
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EU-Programme-Call
Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.2. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP
H2020-EU.2.1. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
H2020-EU.2.1.1. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
H2020-EU.2.1.1.0. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - ICT - Cross-cutting calls
H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017
SMEInst-01-2016-2017 Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme
H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017
SMEInst-01-2016-2017 Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme
H2020-EU.2.3. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
H2020-EU.2.3.1. Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017
SMEInst-01-2016-2017 Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme
H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017
SMEInst-01-2016-2017 Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme