AIbirdUAV KC3000 Mapping drone

The professional mapping drone

Use this fully autonomous drone to capture high-resolution aerial photos that you can transform into accurate 2D orthrombosis & 3D models.

 

Four reasons to choose the KC3000

1. Map more, more accurately: The KC3000 can cover up to 100 sq. km in a single flight, and over smaller areas, flying at lower altitudes, it can acquire images with a Cannon 5DMarkII of down to 1.5 cm/pixel.

2. No flying skills required: The KC3000 is easy to launch with the auto launch system, It then flies, captures images & lands itself. (However you can reprogram its flight or land manually if required.)

3. Because safety matters: The KC3000 uses Fiber Reinforced Plastics material, stable structure, minimizing its impact energy.

4. It’s all you need: The KC3000 is supplied with two sturdy carry case and two software packages: KC1600 ground station (flight planning and control) & AIbird UAV 3D Mapping (professional photogrammetry)

 

 

Technical specifications

Hardware

Weight (inc. supplied camera): Approx. 15.0 kg

Wingspan: 3100 mm

Material: Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Propulsion: Gasoline Engine

Fuel load: 7.0L

Camera (supplied): Cannon 5DMarkII

Cameras (optional): S110 RGB, thermo MAP

Carry case dimensions: 380 x 160 x 180 mm

 

Operation

Maximum flight time: 8-10hours

Nominal cruise speed: 110 km/h

Radio link range: 20-60km (auto when out of range)

Maximum coverage (single flight): 80-100 km²

Wind resistance: Up to 45 km/h (12m/s or 28 mph)

Ground Sampling Distance (GSD): Down to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) per pixel

Relative orthomosaic/3D model accuracy: 1-3x GSD

Absolute horizontal/vertical accuracy (w/GCPs): Down to 3 cm (1.2 in) / 5 cm (2 in)

Absolute horizontal/vertical accuracy (no GCPs): 1-5 m (3.3-16.4 ft)

Multi-drone operation: Yes (inc. mid-air collision avoidance)

Automatic 3D flight planning: Yes

Linear landing accuracy: Approx. 5 m (16.4 ft)

 

 

The KC3000 Mapping system solution

 

1.    Plan your flight

AIbirdUAV ground station software makes it easy to plan and simulate your mapping mission.

Plan: Import your preferred base map and define the area you want to cover. Then specify your required ground resolution, with a maximum GSD of 1.5 cm, and image overlap.

Ground station automatically generates a full flight plan, calculating the KC3000 required altitude and displaying its projected trajectory.

Flying over uneven terrain? Use ground station’s 3D mission planning feature to take elevation data into account when setting the altitude of waypoints and the resulting flight lines – improving ground resolution and increasing safety.

Simulate: To ensure your mission’s success, run a virtual flight that simulates wind strength and direction. Then make any flight plan updates required and prepare to launch.

 

2.    Fly

Launch: To launch the KC3000, auto to launch form launching cradle by auto system.

The artificial intelligence inside the KC3000 autopilot continuously analyses data provided by the Inertial Measurement Unit and onboard GPS to control every aspect of its flight.

Monitor: Using KC3000 ground station software you can view the KC3000 flight parameters, battery level and image acquisition progress in real time.

Control: Made a mistake with your planning? Reprogram your drone’s flight plan and landing point mid-flight.

 

3.    Create

Process: Use the KC3000 supplied AIbirdUAV Mapping software to easily process your flight’s photos.

In just a few clicks you can transform this imagery into geo-referenced 2D orthomosaics, 3D point clouds, triangle models and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).

Trust: With the KC3000 GSD of down to 1.5 cm, relative orthomosaic/3D model accuracy of 1-3x GSD, and absolute horizontal/vertical accuracy of down to 3/5 cm, you can have full confidence in the accuracy of the outputs you produce.

 

4. Your results

Once you have created your orthomosaic and 3D model, it's time to put this data to work - for example by measuring distances, taking cross-sections, extracting volume data, or exporting to third-party software to add GIS data or create custom maps.