Complex technology of navigation and geodetic support of airborne electromagnetic surveys

Abstract

The paper considers a complex technology of navigation and geodetic support for airborne geophysical surveys by the example of an airborne electromagnetic survey that makes use of an outboard platform connected to the helicopter with a cable. The technology is based on satellite and photogrammetric methods. The innovation methods used to determine navigation and geodetic parameters are protected by the Russian patents and have been tested in practice. The paper presents the results of the authors’ long-term experience in this field of research.