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Zephyr UAV Used For Aerial Photography – Discover The Options

Marcus UAV Corp. has a UAV package for sale that allows anyone to take high quality aerial photos with ease.  This system, the “Zephyr UAV”, is primarily used for surveillance types of applications, but can easily double as an aerial photography platform.  Just as you can check out what is going on in a remote area or location in real time with the zephyr surveillance package can you use the system to capture literally thousands of high resolution image stills.  The Zephyr UAV system can be mounted with an optional Pentax 12 megapixel camera and trigger that makes taking images in any sequence that you suggest simple.

Methods Of Obtaining Photography

One way to control what the uav is taking images of is to use GPS coordinates as a reference.  The UAV operator can use google maps to pinpoint their targeted landmark and program their uav system to take pictures at the desired way points during flight.

When using the long range UHF transmitter, (optional) you can trigger the on board Pentax camera in real time from up to 30 miles away from it’s launch point.  When the UAV airframe is over a point of interest as shown on the ground station monitor, the operator can trigger the digital camera on board with their UHF transmitter manually at any interval.

If what you are looking to accomplish is gathering photos of the uav’s entire flight path, and are NOT needing high resolution images, then I suggest that you purchase and use the zephyr uav system with the surveillance video camera package installed.  This will give you a whole roll of video tape to reference after each flight.

The video camera on board will be taking images at 7 frames per second.   This data is captured using hardware installed on your ground station laptop or desktop computer system.  Granted the images captured using the surveillance camera hardware will not be high in resolution, they will certainly be good enough for general survey purposes.

If you need the video frames to carry an increased amount of detail, then simply program the zephyr UAV system to fly at a lower altitude as to obtain close up images.  If you need extreme close up’s of your reference, then request that your zephyr be installed with a 3x zoom video camera.

Topographical Maps

If you indeed need photos of the uav’s entire flight path taken in high resolution, then we can install an auto trigger with your onboard pentax camera that will snap photos at a predetrmined interval.  This type of application is generally used for topographical mapping.

In order to create the topographical maps that are needed for land surveying or other purposes, you will need to use the software that comes with your purchase.  The purchaser will be receiving training on how to operate this software for the purpose of creating topographical maps without issue.

You will need a very powerful computer to run the needed software; minimum of 4 processors running 8 gigabytes of RAM.  What exactly is needed in terms of hardware is dependent on a number of different factors, but by using a tesla processing unit, you will be more than compensating for these different variables.  You can find plug and play units that fit most PC’s at the following link.

Legality of Using Our Systems For Aerial Photography

It is not legal to sell aerial photography as a commercial product, however offering consulting services based on data you obtain does NOT require special permits or licenses.  This fact is contingent on the Zephyr UAV system being flown under 400 M in altitude as well as being subject to manual control at all times. Additionally, you must have direct line of sight of the UAV airframe during all points of flight.

We suggest that you keep the included manual UAV transmitter/controller in hand at all times during flight as to allow for manual control of the UAV if needed to stay legal.