Remote sensing is a system of image acquisition that might seem relatively recent, but it is not. The earliest evidence of this technique is almost contemporary with the birth of photography: in fact, it was in the 1840s when cameras were used aboard hot air balloons to capture images of the land from above. In the early twentieth century, around 1910, German pharmacist Julius Neubronner, who used carrier pigeons to “ship” his medicines from one city to another, strapped cameras of reduced weight and size (with programmed self-timers) to his birds to discover their path. This was the prelude to thewartime use of aerophotogrammetry, which began to spread in World War I and was a widely used tool during World War II. German V2 missiles were used, beginning in 1943, as a platform and marked the transition of aerophotogrammetry from the earthly skies to space. A transition that was made official during the 1950s: it was 1957 when the Sputnik spacecraft made it possible to mount a camera on a craft traveling in Earth orbit.

After being used in warfare, remote sensing became increasingly popular in other areas as well, especially in meteorology.Sensors acquiring black-and-white images of the Earth were mounted on special satellites beginning in 1960. The breakthrough came in 1972, when the first remote sensing satellite, the Landsat, was inaugurated. Between the 1970s and Octana increasingly technological sensors (CZCS, HCMM, AVHRR) were mounted aboard satellites and platforms, such as Skylab. In 1999, almost at the beginning of the new millennium, Ikonos, the first commercial high-resolution satellite, was launched instead. The world of remote sensing has continued to evolve ever more rapidly in recent years, with one important development. Among platforms, drones, which arelightweight, more maneuverable, and significantly cheaper, have become increasingly popular, and we at PRO S3 can provide a range of remotely piloted aerial systems that combine practicality with very high performance. One example? Our Venture LE in the Mapper version, which mounts a Sony UMC R10C camera with a 16mm fixed focal length lens, and can stay airborne for up to 40 minutes.

By Published On: March 16th, 2024Categories: Non categorizzatoComments Off on 1840 TO THE PRESENT: EVOLUTION REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS

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