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Iris One & CoCo - A patent pending innovative technology for Co-Mounting and Co-Registering Imaging Sensors

with LiDAR and Other

Joe McCoyJoe McCoyProduct ManagerProduct Manager

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The task of the Engineering Team is to create the User Illusion of Simplicity.


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A new Sensor ArchitectureA new Sensor ArchitectureA Digital WorldA Digital World

1.1. Photogrammetry and Remote SensingPhotogrammetry and Remote Sensing -well known and -well known and implemented practical solutions. Time to standardize.implemented practical solutions. Time to standardize.

2.2. Increasing Processing PowerIncreasing Processing Power - faster and more powerful - faster and more powerful systems in smaller packages.systems in smaller packages.

3.3. Increasing BandwidthIncreasing Bandwidth - wireless networks enabling faster - wireless networks enabling faster data transfers and sophisticated integrated COTS application data transfers and sophisticated integrated COTS application architectures.architectures.

4.4. Smaller form factorsSmaller form factors - digital devices are becoming smaller - digital devices are becoming smaller and cheaper, enabling cost-effective integration into and cheaper, enabling cost-effective integration into mainstream applications. COTS components + “intelligent” mainstream applications. COTS components + “intelligent” software.software.

5.5. Transition of ApplicationsTransition of Applications from Technical Users (metric) to from Technical Users (metric) to Business / Consumers (pictures) –high quality volume Business / Consumers (pictures) –high quality volume demand.demand.


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Patented Arched Retinal Camera Array Architecture (“ARCATM”)

A Paradigm ShiftA Paradigm ShiftThe ARCAThe ARCATMTM of Iris of Iris

Iris Digital Aerial Sensor

LEGO®


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“Lego-base” plug and play. Docking Imaging Station

Patented ARCATM array with

Interlocking TechnologyTM

Iris One™, Isis Earth™, Isis Sky™, ARCATM, CoCo™ and DigitalFilm™ are M7VI products based on M7VI’s U.S. Pat. No. 7,127,348 for ‘Vehicle Based Data Collecting and Processing System,’ U.S.

Pat. No. 6,928,194 for ‘System for Mosaicing Digital Ortho-Images Having At Least Three Imaging Sensors,’ U.S. Pat. 7,212,938 for ‘A Method of Using A Self-Locking Travel Pattern to Achieve In-

Travel Calibration of Remote Sensors,’ and other awarded or Pending Patents. For more information, please see www.m7vi.com



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Iris camera modules are Bayer color (RGB) and near Infrared (multispectral ) “mini computers” with electronic shutter and software driven integration. The ARCA camera array system has very fast (1 frame/sec) performance with precise geospatial metric accuracy.

““Lego-components” Lego-components” Camera Modules Camera Modules

• Camera modules are geometrically calibrated using calibration cage and Australis software. Formal radiometric calibration is also performed.

• ARCA is calibrated using flight calibration range.

• The power is in the software -64bit multi core.


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ARCA single array +ARCA single array +“smart”camera module(s)“smart”camera module(s)

““Lego-base” plug and play. Lego-base” plug and play. Aerial Docking Imaging StationAerial Docking Imaging StationTMTM


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ARCA frame pixel capacity can range from [(11, 16, 39 to 50 Megapixels) x 5] x N (number of camera modules)

Strip Mode - Ortho

Rotated Mode - Stereo

11 MegaPixel Camera Module Frame (5) has 18,000+ pixels cross track

@9,500 AGL sub-meter accuracy 19 cm GSD


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ARCA Medium Frame Format ARCA Medium Frame Format Three color camera modulesThree color camera modules

Single Iris ARCA array with 3 RGB camera modules. Medium frame format.


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ARCA Large Frame Format ARCA Large Frame Format Five color camera modulesFive color camera modules

Single Iris ARCA array with 5 RGB camera modules. Using the same architecture escalated from medium frame format to large frame format.


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Escalate ARCA array to Escalate ARCA array to enable hybrid functionalityenable hybrid functionality

Therefore the foundation of the Iris system is the single ARCA array. Isis is the software that drives the integration and multi purpose use.


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““Click” additional ARCA array toClick” additional ARCA array toenable hybrid imaging optionsenable hybrid imaging options

Different applications can be enabled by using multiple ARCA array(s) with different angles and/or orienting the ARCA linearly coincident or orthogonal to the flight path.


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The ARCA dual array allows for other The ARCA dual array allows for other type spectra camera modulestype spectra camera modules

An ARCA array can be RGB, other NIR etc. By changing angles and/or form factor within a normalized ARCA other spectra sensor camera modules can be added.


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ARCA dual array ARCA dual array Multispectral Medium FormatMultispectral Medium Format

Example of an Iris ARCA with 3 RGB camera modules and 3 NIR. Medium format.


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ARCA dual array ARCA dual array Stereo-Oblique or Larger FrameStereo-Oblique or Larger Frame

Example of an Iris ARCA with 5 RGB camera modules and 5 NIR. Large frame format / multispectral.


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Iris One Coco® with ALTM LiDAR

CoCoTM - patent pending Comounting and Coregistering of sensors.

LiDAR and large frame format sensor flown and executed in tandem.


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Iris + Optech LiDAR = CoCoTM

Medium and Large Frame Format

• Corridors

• Gasducts

• Oilducts

• Transmission Lines


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Iris OneTM Sensor easy to mount on AC

Uses standard camera hole – mounts and is readily calibrated.

UAV

LEAR

KINGAIR 90

CESSNA 401

AEROCOMMANDER

Cessna Caravan


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CoCoTM on KingAir (single hole 26”x24”)

KINGAIR 90


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Tarrant County, TX 900 sq. mile

Test Project

6 inch data

20% overlap

Iris One -30

1) 43 degree swath

2) 41 Flight Lines

3) 6500 ft AGL

4) 9.5 hours of flt (4 hr avg)

5) 2.4 days of flying

DSS medium frame format

1) 44 degree swath

2) 79 Flight Lines

3) 3250 ft AGL

4) 18.2 hours of flt (4 hr avg)

5) 4.5 days of flying

Sample Project Medium Format


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Iris One -50

1) 70 degree swath

2) 168 Flight Lines

3) 7470 flight miles

4) 52 hours of flt (4 hr avg)

5) 13 days of flying

6) About 40% less flying

UX large frame format

1) 55 degree swath

2) 224 Flight Lines

3) 11000 flight miles

4) 70 hours of flt (4 hr avg)

5) 18 days of flying

10,000 sq. mile

Test Project

6500 ft AGL

6 inch data

Sample Project Large Frame


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Conclusions - Iris OneIris One CoCoTM Enabled Sensor Architecture

Enabled to use DigitalFilmFilm.

• Scalable using the same system architecture.

• Half the cost to buy and operate –compared to

any other system in the market today.

• Superior ortho system - apples to apples.

• 7.5 cms pixels @ 7,500 feet – 135mm lenses.

• FOV 70o x 10o (strip) -- x 23o (rotated)

• Smaller and lighter - ARCA L20’’xW9”xH6” 50lbs

• On board ortho processing (large frame).

• Faster, better, more economical.

• CoCoTM –co mounting and co registry LiDAR


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