OEM GNSS/INS systems for aerial mapping
Trimble AP+ Air
Trust your position, anywhere in the air
The Trimble AP+ Air GNSS-inertial system is a next-generation OEM solution designed for robust airborne positioning and direct georeferencing. Compatible with a range of platforms, from low-flying UAVs to high-altitude crewed aircraft, it integrates seamlessly with various remote sensors, offering unparalleled versatility and efficiency for all types of surveys.
Product Summary
Trimble AP+ Air
The Trimble AP+ Air GNSS-inertial (GNSS + INS) system is a compact and versatile OEM solution designed for robust airborne positioning and Direct Georeferencing, seamlessly compatible with both UAVs and crewed platforms.
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Specifications
Powerful enough for crewed platforms yet compact enough for UAVs
"Integrate once, use many" concept for cost-effective mapping payloads
Reduced SWaP: 54% smaller footprint, 64% lighter, 75% less power
State-of-the-art survey-grade GNSS receiver
Dual inertial support (onboard and external) for simple gimbal mount
Two antenna heading support
Next-generation Applanix IN-Fusion+ aided-inertial firmware
Fully configurable, from entry-level UAVs to high-accuracy solutions for high-altitude LiDAR mapping
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| X,Y Position (m) | Z Position (m) | Velocity (m/s) | Roll & Pitch (deg) | True Heading (deg) | |
| AP+ 18 AIRAP+ 18 AIR | 0.020 | 0.050 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 0.080 |
| AP+ 18 EI AIRAP+ 18 EI AIR | 0.020 | 0.050 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 0.080 |
| AP+ 20 AIRAP+ 20 AIR | 0.020 | 0.050 | 0.010 | 0.015 | 0.035 |
| AP+ 30 AIRAP+ 30 AIR | 0.020 | 0.050 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.025 |
| AP+ 50 AIRAP+ 50 AIR | 0.020 | 0.050 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.010 |
| AP+ 60 AIRAP+ 60 AIR | 0.020 | 0.050 | 0.0050 | 0.0025 | 0.005 |
Features:
- Seamlessly integrates with Applanix POSPac MMS, the industry-leading software for Direct Georeferencing of mobile mapping sensors using GNSS and inertial technology, offering advanced post-processing capabilities
- Compact, low-power, lightweight, rugged construction
- High-performance, survey-grade multi-frequency GNSS receiver
- Full in-air alignment support
- High-performance, low profile FAA certified GNSS L-Band antenna
- Applanix POSPac MMS post-processing software bundle with POSPac Post-processed Centerpoint RTX for cm level accuracy without base stations, POSPac photogrammetry tools option for EO generation, IMU boresight calibration and quality control, POSPac LIDAR QC Tools option for IMU boresight calibration and trajectory adjustment
- Commercial-grade IMUs for ease of export
- Real-time leveling and yaw drift correction of stabilized mounts
- Internal data logging for redundancy
- Meets airborne environmental operational requirements
- Optional Trimble CenterPoint RTX™ correction service for cm level real-time positioning and georeferencing
- Simple to use and operate with auto-log and auto-start functions
- Multiple interfaces for simple integration with imaging sensors
Benefits:
- Provides an accurate real-time and post-mission solution for all motion variables, including sensor-specific exterior orientation (EO) parameters using Direct Georeferencing
- Allows for single-stereo model mapping and single-photo orthorectification using an existing digital elevation model
- Streamlines and automates the data workflow and quality control processes
- Easily integrated with digital cameras, film cameras, LIDAR systems, SAR systems and digital scanners
- Ideally suited to inhospitable environments and rapid response applications where ground control is not available
- Eliminates the requirement for aerotriangulation and a complete ground control survey (often only checkpoints for quality control are needed)
- Improves productivity in traditional aerial mapping applications, which translates into operational time and cost savings, with increased accuracy
Airborne applications
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Applanix POSPac MMS
Increase your mobile mapping accuracy with our powerful post-processing software, specifically designed to work with both the Applanix POS LV and Trimble AP+ Land OEM line of products.
Applanix LIDAR QC Tools
Improve the accuracy and reliability of mapping with LiDAR platforms and achieve the highest level of georeferencing accuracy with LiDAR sensors. Applanix LIDAR QC Tools smooth and perfect your LIDAR point cloud, ensuring your final result has the highest accuracy.
Trimble AP+ Air
The Trimble AP+ Air is a small format GNSS-inertial OEM solution designed to provide system integrators with best-in-class GNSS multi-frequency positioning technology combined with best-in-class Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) orientation for Direct Georeferencing of airborne mapping sensors.
With a 54% smaller footprint, 64% lower weight, and 75% less power consumption, the AP+ Air is a more compact platform that addresses the needs of all airborne payloads, regardless of platform (manned or unmanned).
The AP+ Air models determine the accuracy of the product. While positioning accuracy remains the same across all products, the inertial sensors used dictate the orientation performance. The entry-level product in terms of accuracy is the AP+ 18. It is available in two forms: AP+ 18 using the onboard IMU, and the AP+18 EI using the onboard and external IMU. The models AP+ 30, AP+ 50, and AP+ 60 all use the same onboard IMU but different external IMU’s to achieve higher orientation accuracy. The AP+ Air product is highly configurable making it ideal for payload manufacturers.
The dual IMU system provides the ability to build scalable payloads and address all applications. It enables the use of a simple gimbal mount without the need for a direct interface to the mount itself, or it can be used in post-processing to directly georeference multiple sensors that might not be rigidly attached to each other.
Yes, two GNSS antenna inputs are included to provide GNSS heading aiding. GNSS heading aiding is ideal for use on slow moving platforms (blimps) or hovering applications as a means of fast initialization and to bound heading error drift. For most applications, heading aiding is only required with the AP+ 18. Our experts will help you analyze your application to determine if and when it is required.
The AP+ Air products are designed for Direct Georeferencing on any airborne platform with any type of mapping sensor, while the APX-UAV products are designed to support UAV applications only.
Real-time RTK positioning is available through a separately purchased option.
Yes, the Trimble CenterPoint RTX real-time positioning service is offered as a subscription directly through TPS (Trimble Positioning Service). Click here for more information.
Yes, the AP+ Air is supported in POSPac MMS 8.5 or higher. With its variety of tool sets, including the ability to map without a base station using the postprocessed CenterPoint RTX service, and calibration of IMU to sensor boresight, POSPac MMS plus the AP+ Air is the ultimate solution for highly accurate and efficient airborne Direct Georeferencing.
The Trimble AP+ Air is available through Applanix distribution channels. Please contact the sales representative for your region