Drone Equipment
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Beginning in 2026, TFS will be flying a Vision Aerial SwitchBlade Elite tricopter, capable of flying one payload at a time.
We fly a RGB camera with a 35mm lens to provide high-resolution true-color imagery and Digital Surface Models.
Our Micasense RedEdge-MX was upgraded in 2026 to a Micasense RedEdge-P, which captures nearly identical wavelengths.
Micasense RedEdge-P bands:
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Multispectral |
Panchromatic |
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Pixel size |
3.45 μm |
3.45 μm |
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Resolution |
1456 x 1088 (1.58 MP per multispectral band) |
2464 x 2056 (5.1MP panchromatic band) |
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Aspect ratio |
4 : 3 |
6 : 5 |
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Sensor size |
6.3 mm diagonal |
11.1 mm diagonal |
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Focal length |
5.5 mm |
10.3 mm |
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Field of view |
49.6° HFOV x 38.3° VFOV (Multispectral bands) |
44.5° HFOV x 37.7° VFOV (Panchromatic band) |
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Output bit depth |
12-bit |
12-bit |
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GSD @ 120 m (394 ft) |
7.7 cm/pixel per multispectral band |
3.98 cm/pixel for panchromatic band |
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GSD @ 60 m (197 ft) |
3.85 cm/pixel per multispectral band |
1.99 cm/pixel for panchromatic band |
Former Micasense RedEdge-MX:
| Band | Center | Bandwidth |
| Blue | 475 nm | 32 nm |
| Green | 560 nm | 27 nm |
| Red | 668 nm | 16 nm |
| Red edge | 717 nm | 12 nm |
| Near infrared | 842 nm | 57 nm |