Which camera should I use for multispectral (MSP) flights?

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When selecting the camera to be used, the pilot should carefully check the received mission specifications, which are a combination of required sensor and required data resolution.

Following table lists all cameras which can be used for the MSP missions.

Guidelines on camera mounting and configuration are provided in this article.

In case you would need to use another camera please contact your coordinator and VITO contact person.

 

Camera MSP

Camera Specs Flight height and acceptable drone mission specs Picture
Mavic 3M

Resolution: 5MP -pansharpened with 20MP RGB camera

HFOV: 73.91°

Bands: Green, Red, Rededge, NIR

190m - MSP-50-1

115m - MSP-30-1

75m - MSP-20-1

38m - MSP-10-1

19m - MSP-5-1

MicaSense RedEdge-M(X)

Resolution: 1.2MP

HFOV: 47°

Bands: Blue, Green, Red, Rededge, NIR

70m - MSP-50-1

45m - MSP-30-1

30m - MSP-20-1

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MicaSense-P

Resolution: 1.2MP

pansharpened with 5.1MP Panchromatic band

HFOV: 47°

Bands: Blue, Green, Red, Rededge, NIR

140m - MSP-50-1

90m - MSP-30-1

60m - MSP-20-1

MicaSense Altum

Resolution: 3.2MP

HFOV: 47°

Bands: Blue, Green, Red, Rededge, NIR,TIR

114m - MSP-50-1

68m - MSP-30-1

45m - MSP-20-1

22m - MSP-10-1

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MicaSense Altum-PT

Resolution: 3.2MP

pansharpened with 12.4MP Panchromatic band

HFOV: 47°

Bands: Blue, Green, Red, Rededge, NIR,TIR

240m - MSP-50-1

144m - MSP-30-1

96m - MSP-20-1

48m - MSP-10-1