Aerial Precision
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About Aerial Precision
AP-LiDAR-One combines a laser scanner, inertial measurement and GNSS data within a payload configured for platforms such as Freefly Astro and DJI Matrice aircraft. The sensor records range and motion during flight so the resulting point cloud can be placed accurately within a geographic coordinate system.
Aerial Precision’s workflow continues through field checking and processing software, including tools that allow initial results to be reviewed on an iPad before leaving the site. The company supplies integrated payloads and support rather than a bare lidar sensor, reducing the calibration and data-processing work required from survey operators.
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- 2025-11-27 - Partnership - Aerial Precision and Freefly advance FLUX on-site LiDAR workflow
Freefly introduced FLUX in August 2025 and released the product family in October with three models for different mapping requirements. The systems combined Freefly flight technology and LiDAR hardware with the iPad-based Flow App for processing data in the field. Aerial Precision said the partnership accelerated a shared approach to fast, practical and accessible on-site 3D mapping.
Source - 2025-01-13 - Demonstration - Aerial Precision maps Droneport with AP-LiDAR-M Gen II
The sensor flew on a DJI M350 RTK for 12 minutes and 51 seconds, covering two hectares from a height of 45 metres. The scan captured 100,275,397 points at a reported density of 5,401 points per square metre. Aerial Precision processed the dataset on an iPad Pro M2 in eight minutes and reported point-cloud accuracy of five to seven centimetres.
Source - 2023-12-22 - Capability - Aerial Precision adds dual-band GNSS to second-generation LiDAR sensors
Both second-generation sensors used dual L1/L5 GNSS antennas to improve heading and positioning accuracy in challenging environments. The configuration reduced the need for calibration procedures while supporting consistent point-cloud alignment. The sensors combined the GNSS architecture with real-time LiDAR processing for aerial and mobile mapping workflows.
Source - 2021-04-01 - Capability - Aerial Precision details AP-LiDAR-One real-time 3D mapping stack
The system fused LiDAR, a precision IMU and RTK positioning through an in-house SLAM architecture to generate georeferenced point clouds. Its onboard hardware provided 1,024 point-processing cores and registered more than two million points per second. Operators could monitor, configure and control scans through an iOS or macOS app while using the sensor on drones, vehicles or handheld mounts.
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Relationships
- Freefly Systems
On Site LIDAR Technology Partner - Aerial Precision and Freefly Systems collaborate on the FLUX aerial LiDAR family and its field-processing workflow.
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- LiDAR sensor hardware - Stack Layer - LiDAR sensor hardware is a documented company focus.
- UAV LiDAR payload supplier - Peer Group - Aerial Precision designs and manufactures AP-LiDAR sensor systems for mounting on commercial drones and mobile vehicles; it does not supply the host aircraft…