Chugokogyo Purchases UltraCamX
Graz, Austria — Vexcel Imaging GmbH, a Microsoft® company, has signed a purchase agreement with Chugokogyo of Tokyo, Japan, for the purchase of an UltraCamX (UCX) large-format digital aerial camera system. This is the first camera purchase in Japan by a company whose primary business is flying.
“The UltraCamX performance is suited the best for the Japanese markets,” said Morifumi Koike, President of Chugokogyo. “The reputation of the camera and the vendor was very important to us in making our decision.”
Chugokogyo will use the UltraCamX to provide data acquisition services and mapping services to its client base.
“Japan is a growing market, and Vexcel Imaging is pleased to have a role in the provision of mapping services that support its growth,” said Alexander Wiechert, Business Director of Microsoft and Managing Director for Vexcel Imaging GmbH. “The large footprint and expanded storage of the UltraCamX is an excellent choice for a company such as Chugokogyo as it expands the services it provides to the surveying and mapping community.”
About the UltraCamX
The UltraCamX collects 216 megapixels per trigger to produce 14,430 across track and 9,420 along track pixels, with a sustained collection rate of three gigabits per second. The camera maintains forward overlap of 70% at 3 cm pixels and 80% overlap at 5 cm pixels feasible at normal flying speeds. Meanwhile, the UltraCamX system features a low-cost data flow that allows unlimited image collection in the air. Low-cost, exchangeable data storage devices store up to 4,700 images and can be swapped mid-flight for reduced ground turnover time.
About Vexcel Imaging, GmbH
Acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006, Vexcel Imaging GmbH brings 20 years of photogrammetry expertise to Microsoft’s Bing Maps business unit and is at the heart of the burgeoning Microsoft Photogrammetry business. The company’s offerings include its series of UltraCam digital aerial mapping cameras and related software tools, such as the UltraMap workflow software and Office Processing Center software (OPC).
About Chugokogyo
Chugokogyo is based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 2009, Chugokogyo has focused primarily on aerial flying. With this purchase of an UltraCamX, Chugokogyo will expand its business to serve the mapping and surveying community. For more information, call +81.3.3578.1235.