Aerial Survey
Avcon provides aerial survey and mapping aircraft modifications used for mapping, archaeology, mining, geophysics, reconnaissance, wildlife and deforestation monitoring, precision agriculture, airborne fire detection, radiation detection, and more.
Avcon aerial survey modifications install provisions for cameras, LIDARs, and hyperspectral sensors, adding fuselage camera ports and fairings. Options include lens coatings, oversized ports for large sensors or gyros, and drift sights.
Avcon modifications support installation of film and digital cameras, EO/IR sensors, LIDARs, magnetometers, and other custom-designed equipment, and are compatible with gyro mounts such as the Leica PAV100, T-AS Mount, and GSM 4000. Oversized Avcon ports are available for larger equipment.
Avcon uses BK-7 optical glass or fused silica for camera, LIDAR, and hyperspectral modifications, available coated or uncoated. Certain modifications allow removal of the optical glass for unpressurized operations.
Avcon modifications include sensor cover doors to protect the camera port and defog systems to prevent sensor obstruction. Camera modifications are tested to maximum aircraft pressurization differentials, and most Avcon modifications allow conversion back to standard interior configurations with structural plugs or accessory kits.
Avcon installs sensor provisions inside the aircraft, inside an Avcon pod, or below the wing on hardpoints. Magnetometer booms install on the tail cone of King Air aircraft, detecting variations in magnetic fields useful for oil and mineral detection as well as border protection and coastal patrol.