Africa Surveyors January-February issue 2023 digital

INNOVATION
HevenDrones launches hydrogen-powered
drone for commercial and defence use
HevenDrones, a leader in the development
and commercialization of actionable
drones, launched today its first
hydrogen-powered drone for commercial
use, the H2D55. With 5 times greater energy
efficiency than traditional lithium batterypowered
drones, the H2D55 is capable
of flying for 100 minutes with a payload
capacity of 7kg.
The launch of HevenDrones’ hydrogen
product line addresses the challenge of flight
endurance and payload capacity associated
with battery-powered lithium drones as
well as the long-term environmental impact
linked to lithium mining. Without the need
to frequently replace batteries, hydrogen fuel
cells will also lower long term ownership
costs for organizations implementing drone
technology at scale.
The H2D55 is the first in a planned lineup
of 3 Hydrogen fueled drones that will be
released over the next 9
months. The additional
models will have
increased payload
capacity while
preserving the longer
flight endurance.
HevenDrones has designed its
carbon-neutral H2D product
line to be fully customizable
to the unique goals of its
commercial and defence
clients. Commercial use
case examples range from
last-mile and just-in-time (JIT)
delivery, measuring the nutrient
levels of soil and precision crop
spraying to collecting risk-assessment
data for construction companies, surveying
real estate for reforestation projects
and aiding emergency responders in risk
assessment and delivery of life-saving
equipment.
Defence use
cases include
more extensive surveillance missions and
supplying larger quantities of medical aid,
food and ammunition to soldiers.
Mosaic X camera
systems added
to greehill’s
RIEGL mobile
LiDAR system
Greehill announces the successful
integration between their RIEGL mobile
laser scanners and the recently-launched
Mosaic X mobile mapping camera systems.
This marks a new milestone for all companies
involved, as the first successful customer
integration of the Mosaic X camera system
with a RIEGL VMX-2HA scanner.
This integration comes following the work
done in late 2022 between RIEGL and Mosaic
to fully integrate the Mosaic X camera
systems with RIEGL’s V-Line Scanners which
are some of the highest-performing and
Mosaic X camera system. Image Mosaic
widely-recognized mobile laser scan systems
in the world. The Mosaic X 360º camera
system becomes the highest resolution 360º
camera to become fully compatible with the
RIEGL VMY-1, RIEGL VMY-2, RIEGL VMQ-
1HA, and RIEGL VMX-2HA, enabling more
photorealistic accuracy while recording 3D
data of object surfaces in a time-efficient and
highly-accurate manner.
Gyula Szabolcs Fekete, CTO & Co-Founder
explains what the acquisition of 3 Mosaic X
cameras brings to greehill:
“Integrating the Mosaic camera into our urban
forest scanning system enables us to deliver
accurate insights to our clients so they can
make better decisions about how to manage
their green assets. The addition of the Mosaic
X cameras allows us to capture the urban
environment with greater resolution and
speed, which saves time, expense, and postprocessing
effort.”
The greehill platform uses 360-degree
imagery and LiDAR technology to accurately
visualize and analyze urban environments
to drive better management decisions.
Resolution is crucial for their clients, and it is
a priority to have a seamless integration with
their RIEGL VMX-2HA mobile laser scanner for
mass data production.
Fekete comments, “The Mosaic X camera
system provides the resolution and reliability
we need to deliver the most accurate insights
to our clients. The Mosaic camera and
integration are very reliable, and the outputs
meet our expectations and requirements.
Feedback from the users will be delivered
in the coming months, after they have the
chance to test the platform in the field.”
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