AerialEarth | Airborne Survey Solutions.

AerialEarth is an airborne survey company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It supplies aircraft and flight crews to GIS survey and surveillance companies.

The company helps geomatics firms collect GIS data. Its aircraft are all set up for survey work, including imagery and LiDAR. Customers can bring their own GIS sensor and hire only the aircraft and crew. They can also ask for a fully custom solution built with in-house engineers and partner companies. The company works year round, with engineers and crews on call.

The fleet is listed with its aviation partners in Canada and the US, and the aircraft can work anywhere in North America. The Piper Navajo Chieftain has a 21.5 by 20 inch sensor hole and nacelle fuel tanks. It offers 7 hours of collection time, carries oxygen and works up to 24,000 feet. It has a large cargo door that lets customers lift a sensor straight into place. The Chieftain can carry a pilot, an operator and 1,100 pounds of GIS equipment, and it flies day and night under VFR.

The Cessna T310R offers 5.5 hours of collection time and works up to 18,000 feet. The Cessna T303 has a 19 by 19 inch sensor hole and 5 hours of collection time. The Swearingen Merlin III is pressurised for high altitude missions. It has turbine engines, 7 hours of collection time and is available for worldwide operations. Some aircraft offer an optional airborne LTE link.

The team installs rapid GPS and custom antennas. It can set up survey equipment, with or without STC approval, inside or outside the aircraft. It works with the customer's engineers so the sensor performs well. For long projects, a dedicated engineer can travel with the aircraft.

The avionics link to ForeFlight through a Garmin FlightStream 210. Customers send KMZ or KML line files, and the crew loads them straight into the aircraft avionics. Pilots and sensor operators carry iPads for better awareness.

The company works with MARC Inc, an aviation services firm in Raymond, Mississippi. Flights run under FAR Part 91, and pilots are listed under the air operator certificate to meet Transport Canada and FAA rules. AerialEarth also partners with VeriMap Plus, which has supplied thermal infrared products since 1993.

Services

• Contract flight services
• Aircraft and crew supply
• GIS survey flights
• LiDAR survey flights
• Imagery survey flights
• Rapid GPS
• Custom antenna installation
• Survey equipment installation
• Dedicated project engineer