A high-resolution surveillance camera "ARGUS-IS" capable of shooting an object of only 15 cm from an altitude of 6000 m

America'sNational Defense Advanced Research Projects Bureau(DARPA) developed a 1.8 giga pixel surveillance camera capable of recognizing objects as small as 15 cm from the altitude of 6000 mARGUS-IS". The range that can be caught at the same time is 25.9 square kilometers, it is also possible to zoom in on real-time delivered images freely and track moving objects.

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The movie can be seen from the following.

1.8 gigapixel ARGUS-IS. World's highest resolution video surveillance platform by DARPA - YouTube


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ARGUS-ISIn February of 2010UH-60 BlackhawkAlthough the test flight using was successful, new detailed information was released.


The images captured by ARGUS - IS are as follows.


American science programNovaAccording to the information published in ARGUS-IS, objects of 6 inches (about 15 cm) from altitude 6000 m can be confirmed and displayed on the screen as follows.


ARGUS - IS generates 600 gigabytes of information per second, delivering images to the ground in real time.PersisticsIt is possible to enlarge a part of the image by using the system called.


The enlarged image is displayed as a separate window.


Moving objects are tracked in the color box.


Although it was taken from an altitude of about 5330 m, it is possible to confirm firmly that a man spreads his arms widely.


Up to 65 windows can be opened at once.


In order to reduce costs, ARGUS-IS uses a camera used for mobile phones. ANTONIADES started to disassemble the mobile phone.


The camera taken out is here. The sensor of ARGUS - IS uses 4 lenses and 368 cameras of such 5 million pixel camera used for mobile phones.


ARGUS-ISPredatorPlanned to be attached to unmanned aerial vehicles such as.


By combining 368 mobile phone cameras, a camera that shoots a range of 25.9 square km at 1.8 Gigapixels is completed.


Originally ARGUS was made to be developed in Afghanistan, but its goal is not attained, and the future use is not clear at this time at the moment.