Microsoft UltraCamLp for Blue Skies Consulting

An UltraCamLp photogrammetric digital aerial camera system has been purchased recently by Blue Skies Consulting, based in Belen, New Mexico (USA). For Blue Skies, a company with two planes and a staff of just five, the purchase marks its first digital aerial camera system.  

Winner of the Technology Innovation category in the 4th Annual MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards competition, the UltraCamLp combines innovative hardware, electronics and software that result in a light and compact camera system. The camera collects five spectral bands per exposure: red, green, blue, and near-infrared data, in addition to the higher-resolution panchromatic data. The UltraCamLp features an image footprint collection capacity of 92 megapixels (11,704 x 7,920 pixels pan), made possible through advanced electronics and a CCD array of just 6 ìm.

Also factoring into the company's decision to buy the UltraCam is its compatibility with existing systems.