Updating High Resolution Aerial Images
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Geo Sense Sdn. Bhd.
19B Medan Aliff Harmoni 1/2,
Taman Damansara Alif
81200, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
0197266411
www.geosense.info

Iskandar Malaysia – Approx 2,200 sq km
Current high interest areas – Approx 200 sq km
Visually, what do we know about our area,
except some boundaries data and images from
space
Nusajaya
Authorities need high resolution aerial images to
make better, accurate and faster decisions.

Satellite - traditional source
of aerial images
-Outdated
-Inaccurate &
-Low resolution
Geo Sense Sdn. Bhd.

Eg.
Danga Bay Area
Satellite images –
subject to cloud cover
Unreliable images delivery
Geo Sense Sdn. Bhd.

Alternately…
photo from small aircraft or helicopter
Sample of aerial photo from aircraft
- Larger coverage advantage
- Lack of availability (lack of dedicated & professional services)
- Limited coverage due to flight regulation (etc)
- Costly
Geo Sense Sdn. Bhd.

UAV Quality Images
Danga Bay

Comparing satellite/google images with UAV
UAV : 10 cm res per pixel
Satellite : >1 meter res

Existing Google Image - Two years old
image of Danga Bay commercial complex
Patching images of high
interest area with UAV
Result - latest high resolution
aerial images
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Sample of imagery –
up to 7 cm resolution per pixel
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Sample Danga Bay High Resolution Aerial Images
Patch with UAV Images
Satellite Images UAV Images
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Image Clarity
help in monitoring ground activities
Property under
renovation
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Sample Application:
Detecting illegal hawker (enforcement)

Integration
GIS / Boundaries Info
Lot 12333
Lot 15621
Future
Lot 25621
Development
Ref Lot 112122
Lot 76575
Lot 34243
Application
Development Future
Ref Lot 112122
Development
Future
Ref Lot 112122
Development
Ref Lot 112122

Urban micro planning & monitoring
Iskandar Malaysia / Johor State Gov.
Geo Sense Sdn. Bhd.

Danga Bay
Stitched Images

Geo Sense Sdn. Bhd.

Urban planning & monitoring
Johor New Admin Center
Nusajaya

Individual Images taken from UAV are stitched for
larger images
Overlapping from
15% to 80%
200 m
250 m
400 meters
1,200 meters
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Johor New Admin Center
Nusajaya – patch to satellite image

Proposal UAV for Aerial Applications – Multi purpose Monitoring natural disaster
Setting up Johor State Government / Iskandar Malaysia
Operation center based on high resolution aerial images
Flood
Centralize Monitoring Room
Landslide
Forest & River monitoring
(environmental protection)
Updating Gov. / IRDA
Crowd monitoring
GIS / Mapping system

Online High Resolution Images Monitoring System
N
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Existing UAV System – Micro glider
Future Investment – Mid Range UAV
based UAV (covering 0.5 – 1 sq km per
(covering > 1 km per mission with more
mission)
than 1 hour flight time)

Geo Sense Sdn. Bhd.
Location Information Service Providers
19B Medan Aliff Harmoni 1 / 2, Taman Damansara Alif
81200, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Tel 607-2341919 Fax 607 2344848 Mobile: 60197266411
www.geosense.info ismaili@geosense.info
Innovation Geo
Prof. Dr. Ayob bin Sharif.
information and Web
Advisor, 57, B. Sc. (Hons.) Land Surv. Sc.
(C.N.A.A., UK), M. Surv. Sc. (UNSW, Australia.), GIS software
Ph.D (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK), FISM, License company.
Surveyor (LJT)
Geo Sense provides
comprehensive geo
Ismail Ibrahim,
CEO 39, 15 years in e-Gov, IT project dev and information data as a
management. Previously CEO of M-Apps
web delivery services.
Solution, specializing in mobile & wireless tech.
Bsc (Info Sys), Michigan, USA, MBA VC Cranfield
UK Other Services
• Spatial data planning,
Mohd Azman Mohd Noor gathering,
COO, 36, 12 years in computer engineering,
development and
mapping and GIS related development, Bsc
updating
Electronic and Comp. Engineering, UPM,
Malaysia • GPS-GSM Tracking
system
.
• Web GIS integration
• Aerial photo services
Finalist MSC Asia Pacific
ICT Award 2008