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Airbus Ground Control Points

Get the highest level of precision for your data

GCPs - Highly accurate 3D coordinates

Airbus Ground Control Points are essential for accurate ortho-rectification of aerial, optical satellite imagery and drone data, for precise localisation of ground features and landmark detection.

Airbus Ground Control Points represent a specific geolocation of an object on the Earth’s surface, with geolocation accuracies up to 10cm in horizontal (2D) and vertical (3D) directions. These measured objects are mainly infrastructure features such as lightning poles, traffic signs, fences, and other notable elements e.g. on buildings. The corresponding 3D coordinates are automatically calculated based on spaceborne radar imagery The points can be used to link with corresponding elements in optical imagery or with mobile mapping data to improve or validate geo location accuracy of these data sets.

Find the right applications for your market

Mapping

Precise orthorectification of input data, supporting map scales of 1:2,500 to 1:10,000

Aeronautics

Build and refresh airport runway database

Defence

Support of mission planning

Oil, Gas and Mining

Localisation of potential exploration sites and pipeline corridors

Civil Engineering

Infrastructure planning

Automobile Industry

Co-registration and validation of HD maps and mobile mapping data to support autonomous driving

Aeronautics

Oil, Gas and Mining

Automobile Industry

Key features

Precise orthorectification of optical imagery, elevation models and maps
Coverage of large areas (1000km²) per product

Increasing accuracy of optical imagery and mapping data
Homogenise geo-information layers

Supporting sensor data fusion
Complementing in-situ measurements

Your advantages with Ground Control Points

Increase spatial data accuracy

Allow precise orthorectification of aerial or satellite imagery

Globally available, avoid in-situ risks

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What our customers say

"We are amazed with the accuracy of the Airbus GCPs and that we can harmonise them so well with other data sources. Without the GCPs, we would not be able to complete this huge project in the allotted time frame."

Ady Ruchiatan,
Managing Director,
PT. NARCON

Narcon website

Our products in action

Cadastral Surveying with Airbus Ground Control Points

The Indonesian Government needed to complete 40 million land certificates over a five-year period. To meet its objective, it required accurate cadastral mapping at a 1:5,000 map scale of the entire country. Terrestrial mapping was taking too much time and money, and resources for taking aerial photos were limited. Additionally, heavy cloud cover in parts of the country meant that using optical satellite data was nearly impossible.

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