Censys Adds LiDAR Payload Options

Censys Sentaero BVLOS Fixed Wing

Censys Technologies Adds LiDAR To Payload Options

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby

Censys Technologies, a leading developer of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial systems, is incorporating LiDAR into its offering of universal payload options.

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Censys provides a unique remote sensing solution that offers an innovative approach to the collection of aerial information for use in sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, public safety and more, by assembling the leading airborne intelligence software and hardware solutions. Censys is now implementing LiDAR into its Sentaero family, a line of BVLOS-capable fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones.

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensor camera payload utilizing pulsed laser light to perform 3D mapping. LiDAR functions by measuring the time its laser light takes to return to its receiver after…