eBee
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The professional mapping drone

The eBee has given me the best ROI of any surveying tool I own. Prof. Tosa NinkovPhD, Owner, GeoGIS Consultants, Serbia Map more, more accurately The eBee can cover up to 12 km2 (4.6 mi2) in a single automated flight, while flights over smaller areas, flown at lower altitudes, can acquire images with a ground sampling distance (GSD) of down to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) per pixel. No flying skills required The eBee is the easiest to use professional drone on the market, used by thousands of customers around the world. To launch it, just throw the eBee into the air! It then flies, captures images and...

Plan your flight The eBee sets the standard for easy flight planning and management thanks to its acclaimed eMotion software. Just choose or create your preferred background map. Then use this to define the region you want to map. Next, simply specify your desired ground resolution (down to 1.5 cm / 0.6 inches per pixel) and set your required image overlap. The rest is automatic: eMotion automatically generates a full flight plan, based on GPS waypoints, calculates the eBee’s required altitude and displays its projected trajectory. To ensure your mission’s success, eMotion even offers a...

SAFETY FIRST The eBee is built with safety firmly in mind, from its ultra-light, shock-absorbent construction to its numerous embedded safety features. eMotion also includes a 3D flight planning feature. This uses real-world elevation data when setting the altitude of a flight’s waypoints (shown above), for the most consistent ground resolution possible and the highest level of aircraft safety. With a fully integrated workflow the eBee allows us to focus on making use of the data as opposed to worrying about flight operations and data processing. We have flown the eBee in all types of...

Fly Nothing is easier to operate than the eBee. Just shake the drone three times to start its motor, then throw it into the air—no catapult or additional accessories required! The eBee’s eMotion software displays the aircraft’s key flight parameters, its battery level and its image acquisition progress, in real time, while the artificial intelligence inside the eBee Ag’s autopilot continuously analyses onboard IMU and GPS data to control and optimise every aspect of the drone’s flight. This proprietary autopilot also manages a wide range of intelligent failsafe behaviours, improving safety...

The eBee provides the best overall performance of any UAS system we’ve tried. It can fly at high altitude, behaves reliably in unstable wind conditions, and it doesn’t require any extra take-off and landing equipment. Eric Romersa, Co-Founder, WSdata3D, Chile FLIGHTS TO DATE FLIGHT HOURS KM FLIGHT DISTANC

Create Process Use eMotion’s Flight Data Manager to pre-process, geotag and organise your flight’s images. Then import these into your professional image processing software of choice, such as Pix4Dmapper Pro, to create a range of valuable outputs. In just a few clicks, you can transform the eBee’s high-resolution aerial images into a georeferenced orthomosaic raster (also known as an orthophoto). Format(s): geoTIFF, KML tiles (png/kml) Example Background maps, 2D usage: measurements, cadastre, urban/ infrastructure/transport planning, forestry, marketing We use an eBee for many different...

Other common outputs: INDEX MAP geoTIFF (tiff ), shp 3D MESH WITH TEXTURE Wavefront (obj) CONTOUR LINES Digital Surface Models (DSMs) The DSM is an essential component of the orthomosaicing process. It displays a continuous surface, featuring the tops of objects and structures such as trees and buildings (inc. bare earth when nothing is obscuring it). Ground-based objects can also be removed to produce a digital terrain model (DTM). These comprise millions of individual points, each featuring X, Y, Z coordinates and an RGB value. Can also be classified for more specific analysis using...

Fully automatic • Create your flight plan • Hand-launch (no catapult required) • Flies, acquires images & lands itself Optimal range • Up to 50 min flight time • Maximum flight coverage of 12 km2 (4.6 mi2)* The eBee is the heart of my operation, allowing me to offer clients an affordable and reliable service that wasn’t previously available in this part of the world. My drone has already logged 182 problem-free flights and has proved durable enough to handle the toughest African operating conditions. Green technology • Low-noise brushless electric motor • Rechargeable lithium-polymer...

2.4 GHz radio link • Communicates with eMotion via USB ground modem • Approx. 3 km (1.86 mile) range 18.2 MP RGB camera • Fully controlled by eBee's autopilot • Automatic image acquisition & geotagging • Multiple additional camera options available (inc. thermal) Lightest in its class • Ultra-light EPP foam body & wings • 0.69 kg (1.52 lb) take-off weight • Less kinetic energy than a kicked football Onboard artificial intelligence • Analyses data from inertial measurement unit & onboard GPS • Optimises every aspect of eBee's flight

Like all eBee cameras, this 18.2 MP model has been adapted so that it can be controlled by the drone’s autopilot. It acquires regular image data in the visible spectrum and its exposure parameters are set automatically. The 20 MP G9X RGB acquires regular image data in the visible spectrum. However unlike the default supplied WX camera, its exposure parameters can be set manually and it can also output RAW format image files. The G9X also includes built in sand & dust protection for use in the most demanding locations. Technical features Technical features Ground resolution at 2.75 cm (1 in)...

Resolution Ground resolution at 75 m (246 ft) Scene temperature Temperature resolution Temperature calibration Output formats Weight Operating altitude Sunshine sensor • 4 spectral sensors with same filters as body • GPS • IMU & magnetometer • SD card • 1 W • 35 g (1.2 oz) Battery life Operating temperature Range Frequency range thermoMAP thermoMAP is a thermal infrared camera, featuring an integrated shutter for in-flight radiometric calibration. It can capture thermal video and still images, allowing you to create thermal maps of a site (for example, to assess a mine's water distribution...