Ortho photos derived from the Applanix DSS directly georeferenced imagery and the USGS DEM were produced and shared via ESRI Image Server in less than eight hours after the flight. This represents a significant step towards full on-demand interoperability between industry leading airborne remote sensing systems and the latest geospatial data server technology.

The digital format of the DSS Digital Sensor System, with its accurate and robust direct georeferencing capabilities, makes the Applanix camera platform an ideal airborne data supplier for the ESRI Image Server. Geospatial data stored within the ESRI Image Server - raw georeferenced DSS image data, processed orthophotos, DEMs, etc. - can be accessed, processed, and distributed locally or via the web at any given time, even while the server supports a multitude of simultaneous users.

"The DSS has a proven track record of producing rapid, directly georeferenced ortho imagery and other map products," said Joe Hutton, Director of Airborne Products for Applanix. "A product like ESRI Image Server now provides the missing link of serving this data to the GIS and mapping community in an efficient and seamless fashion."

The server's processing power can be relied upon to produce numerous geospatial data products on the fly. The digital high resolution advantages of the Applanix DSS airborne camera make this combined solution an effective tool for global image data sharing, rapid response, as well as a variety of other geospatial applications.

"We feel that Image Server in association with advanced sensors like the DSS Airborne Digital Sensor System offers a tremendous advantage to providing timely imagery for our users," said Peter Becker, ESRI Image Server Product Manager.

The Applanix DSS is ideal for airborne remote sensing applications that require a fast processing and cost-effective solution for digital imaging. The DSS 322 is comprised of an integrated POS AV Direct Georeferencing System, a Medium format True Color and CIR Digital Imager with Yaw stabilized Azimuth mount, a ruggedized data logger and pressurized drive, a built in Flight Management System (FMS), and imagery and POS AV data post-processing software. A mapping-quality alternative to large-format digital cameras, the DSS is designed to generate high-quality color and CIR directly georeferenced digital imagery that produces an accurate and radiometrically consistent product with 0.05m to 1m GSD.

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Applanix, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trimble, develops, manufactures, sells and supports precision products that accurately and robustly measure the position and orientation of vehicles operating in dynamic environments. Applanix' Position and Orientation Systems (POS) are used in a variety of applications, including road profiling, GIS data acquisition, aerial surveying and mapping, railroad track maintenance and seafloor mapping. Established in 1991, Applanix strives to support customers around the world with exceptional service.

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