Icaros to Unveil New Aerial Mapping System

Icaros IDM 1000. Photo courtesy Icaros inc.

by Scott Kesselman



Fairfax, Virginia-based Icaros Inc. will unveil the IDM 1000 digital oblique mapping system next week at the 2014 InterGEO Conference and Trade Fair in Berlin.



The provider of advanced aerial remote sensing and 3-D visualization solutions has upgraded its IDM 200 nadir camera system with a new mount to support up to four 45-degree oblique sensors in the IDM 1000. The standard configuration includes an 80-megapixel nadir natural color sensor, four 36-megapixel oblique RGB sensors, modular mount, embedded GPS/INS, flight planning and management system, and the Icaros Photogrammetric Suite of software tools.



“Clients have the option of purchasing the IDM 1000 as a complete solution,” says Icarus CEO Tom Bosanko. “Or they can buy and operate the IDM 200 as a stand-alone unit and add the oblique cameras and mount later as their mapping offerings expand to include 3-D modeling and oblique visualization.”



The IDM cameras also offer sensor design alternatives including near and thermal infrared to serve a energy, utility, oil and gas, mining, urban development, security and defense markets.



“Icaros developed the IDM 1000 for mapping organizations that want to maximize their investment in an aerial sensor system,” says Bosanko. “The IDM 1000 can be configured to meet the geospatial application needs of traditional photogrammetric imagine as well as 3-D oblique mapping, all in one flexible system.”