UX11

Delair UX11 is a fixed-wing professional mapping drone for large-area surveying and photogrammetry. Its integrated camera, PPK positioning, cellular and radio communications, and onboard processing support centimetre-grade data capture across long missions.

Facts

  • Company: Delair
  • Type: Mapping Drone
  • Core: Connected fixed-wing survey aircraft
  • Function: Map and digitise large areas accurately
  • Audience: Survey and geospatial teams
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://delair.aero/uavs-new/professional-mapping-drone-delair-ux11/

About

About UX11

UX11 is Delair's fixed-wing mapping drone for large-area surveying and photogrammetry. An integrated camera, PPK positioning, cellular and radio links and onboard processing support long-range collection of survey imagery.

The aircraft is designed for centimetre-grade outputs with the appropriate control and processing workflow. Mapping accuracy and coverage depend on flight plan, altitude, ground control and selected positioning mode.

Specifications

  • Max Flight Time Minutes: 80 minutes flight endurance
  • Range Km: 53 km flight range
  • Coverage Area Ha: 120 ha coverage at 120 m
  • Ground Sample Distance Cm: 1.7 cm GSD at 120 m

Market context

Survey and geospatial teams

  • Peer Group: Mapping & Survey Drone

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Capabilities

  • Target markets: Enterprise, Public Sector
  • Control modes: Autonomous Navigation, Remote Pilot
  • Deployment model: Portable

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Research

  • Survey-Grade Mapping with a Delair UX11 PPK - 2019-12-11 - Research Publication - A single 15-minute UX11 PPK flight mapped 19 hectares from 86 metres at 1.15-centimetre ground-sample distance, using 70 percent side and 80 percent forward overlap. Twenty-four independently surveyed checkpoints evaluated… - source: delair.aero
  • FORMAP: A Simple and Fast Photogrammetry Framework for Direct Geo-Referencing Systems - 2019-11-29 - Research Publication - The UX11 benchmark comprises 2,159 twenty-megapixel images over 1.8 square kilometres, with post-processed kinematic positioning and 13 RTK-surveyed ground-control points. FORMAP reconstructed all images with 0.11-, 0.10… - source: doi.org

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Timeline

  • Delair UX11 receives first EU C6 drone classification - 2023-02-23 - Regulatory - The C6 designation enabled UX11 flights under EASA standard scenario STS-02. The classification strengthened UX11 use in long-distance surveying and industrial mapping missions. The approval supports Delair UX11's path toward… - source: dronedj.com
  • Delair receives EU BVLOS authorization for UX11 - 2020-06-19 - Regulatory - The approval supported long-range surveying and mapping flights with Delair UX11. The authorization created a regulated BVLOS pathway for professional drone operations in Europe. The approval supports Delair's path toward fielded… - source: delair.aero

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