Aerial Camera Systems
                     Aerial Camera 
Systems
Aerial camera systems are aerial video 
and photography platforms. They come 
in a range of sizes, from large aerial 
drones to small hand-held aerial 
cameras.
In the 21st century, aerial camera systems 
have become popular for an ever increasing 
number of tasks such as aerial videography 
or aerial photography used for mapping and 
surveillance.
Aerial images can be stabilized by a 3 axis gimbal mounted 
on a multicopter. These types of images for example can 
show the landscape from a new angle with great accuracy 
due to their high positioning height which provides broad 
overviews that provide detailed images at higher resolutions 
than normally seen using satellite imagery techniques.
Aerial camera systems often include software 
capable of creating maps, making them useful 
as part of Geographic Information System 
software, among other uses. Read about some
 aerial camera systems case studies
Aerial measurements are becoming 
more in demand due to aerial imagery 
being used in mapping, aerial 
photography, aerial cinematography 
etc.
Aerial images can be helpful in identifying certain patterns 
which can aid geologists with research work or even 
identify potential damage caused by natural disasters such 
as storms, tsunamis etc., planning construction projects, 
identifying points of interest for tourism related reasons 
and many more applications that aerial imagery can be 
used for.
There are several different types of aerial 
camera systems available on the market 
today which includes optical, thermal 
imaging cameras, LiDAR/Laser scanners 
etc.
Optical aerial camera systems use both 
visible light spectrum and near infrared 
range so the camera is able detect 
colour differences between objects.
Thermal aerial camera systems on the other 
hand uses thermal imaging which senses 
infrared radiation emitted by objects, since 
different materials usually emit different 
levels of infrared radiation.
LiDAR aerial camera systems use lasers to measure aerial 
objects. Lasers are shot out in pulses and when they hit an 
aerial object, it is recorded as a point with space in between 
each laser pulse. It measures the time it takes for the laser to 
return back allowing aerial photo/videos to be taken from 
aerial machines without actually needing human pilots 
controlling them at all times.