Patent ID: 11962903
Assignee: SPOOKFISH INNOVATION PTY LTD
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An aerial camera system, comprising:
at least two cameras including at least one ortho camera and at least one of a rear oblique camera directed rearwardly of a survey aircraft and a forward oblique camera directed forwardly of the survey aircraft, the at least two cameras arranged to capture a plurality of successive images, the at least two cameras rotatable such that fields of view of the cameras traverse across a region of the ground that includes multiple different swathes extending in different directions, each of the at least two cameras having a lens assembly and a steering mirror to direct light reflected from the ground onto the lens assembly, the lens assembly having a central longitudinal axis extending in a direction generally parallel to a direction of movement of the survey aircraft, the at least two cameras configured to capture successive images at defined intervals as the at least two cameras rotate.