EagleNXT Altum-PT Multispectral & Thermal Drone Sensor

Altum-PT Multispectral & Thermal Drone Sensor Advanced 3-in-1 Remote Sensing Camera for Precision Agriculture The MicaSense Altum-PT is a powerful multispectral and thermal sensor designed for advanced UAV remote sensing and agricultural research. Combining a high-resolution 12 MP panchromatic sensor, FLIR Boson® thermal camera, and five multispectral bands, Altum-PT delivers exceptional plant-level insights for vegetation analysis, crop health monitoring, and machine learning applications. The system enables high-resolution RGB, multispectral, and thermal data capture in a single flight, helping researchers, agronomists, and drone operators collect more accurate and actionable agricultural intelligence. Altum-PT also features global shutter technology, open API integration, and high-speed CFexpress storage, allowing capture rates of up to two images per second for efficient aerial mapping missions. ✔ NDAA compliant ✔ Optimised for precision agriculture and vegetation research ✔ Compatible with DJI enterprise drone platforms Get in Touch Compatible drones AND MORE.... FEATURES Accurate results at leaf-level resolutions High resolution Altum-PT features a high resolution 12.4 MP panchromatic sensor, which allows for “pan-sharpening” of the multispectral imagery, increasing the spatial resolution of the multispectral data: 1.25 cm per pixel / 0.47 in per pixel pan-sharpened ground resolution when flying at 60 m / 200 ft . Thermal sensor The built-in 320 x 256 FLIR Boson® thermal sensor enables accurate thermal maps at a GSD of 17 cm / 6.7 in from 60 m / 200 ft flight altitude. 5 Multispectral bands Blue (475 nm center, 32 nm bandwidth) Green (560 nm center, 27 nm bandwidth) Red (668 nm center, 14 nm bandwidth) Red edge (717 nm center, 12 nm bandwidth) Near-IR (842 nm center, 57 nm bandwidth) Capture rate of up to 2 images/second Altum-PT leverages CFexpress, a 2 TB removable storage that enables up to two captures per second*, immediate turnaround time between flights by swapping cards, and fast card-to-computer upload speeds for more efficient data management. *depending on user configurations Global shutter The global shutter of Altum-PT allows for distortion-free image captures. WHY ALTUM-PT Increase data accuracy and repeatability Calibrated multispectral imagery Each Altum-PT camera kit comes with a Reflectance Panel for on-the-ground calibration as well as a DLS2 light sensor for irradiance and sun angle measurements. These radiometric calibration tools account for different weather and light conditions, providing more accurate, reliable data that enable time series analysis and comparability of outputs over time. Powerful AI capabilities Thanks to the panchromatic band, Altum-PT enables high-resolution RGB, multispectral, and thermal imagery for machine learning applications such as plant counting and advanced vegetation research applications. Enhanced image clarity “I was very surprised at the resolution clarity of the Altum-PT for our weed control in corn. We have been using a Sony Alpha 7R II for the last couple of years, but the camera needs around 1.4 seconds between pictures, slowing down the drone and taking about three battery sets to complete the data collection. We flew the same field when we bought the Altum-PT camera, and it was done much faster and with just one battery. But clearly, the best was the clarity of the Altum-PT data, which far exceeded the Sony one, even before pan-sharpening the imagery.” DR. PAULO FLORES Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at North Dakota State University Open interface for easy integration The Altum-PT SkyPort ensures perfect compatibility with DJI’s M300 RTK drones. The camera also features an open API interface for easy integration with many popular drone and software platforms. Synchronized thermal and multispectral capture The simultaneous capture of multispectral, thermal, and panchromatic bands eliminates the need for data alignment in post-processing and enables high-resolution outputs such as RGB color, NDVI, NDRE, CIR. User-driven design Our products are designed upon customer feedback. The Altum-PT features twice the spatial resolution of previous Altum models, a faster capture rate and RTK support for DJI M300 drones. NDAA compliant All MicaSense series sensors are NDAA compliant, designed, manufactured, and engineered in the USA. USE CASES AND APPLICATIONS Designed specifically for UAV and vegetation mapping Pressure issues and clogs detection in irrigation systems Altum-PT’s thermal imagery can help identify clogs and irrigation leaks through the water cooling effects or lack thereof on the vegetation and ground. Areas with excessive irrigation will appear noticeably cooler than the rest of the field. Areas with no irrigation will show higher temperatures than the rest of the field. Irrigation scheduling Determining irrigation time, frequency, and duration is a critical factor in production agriculture since it directly impacts the health of crops. Altum-PT thermal imagery provides powerful insights into water management, helping irrigation managers determine the correct watering and identify leaks or clogs in the irrigation system by the difference in crop canopy and soil temperature. Disease, pest and nutrient deficiency detection With the high-resolution multispectral imagery from Altum-PT, users have a better chance to identify problems affecting the physiology of the plant canopy. Diseases, insects, and nutrient issues often cause physiological damage before symptoms are visible in RGB. Using the different multispectral indices and composites of the pan-sharpened data, these issues can be detected sooner. Plant phenotyping Manually measuring plant characteristics is time-consuming. Altum-PT captures more data in less time, allowing researchers to more easily understand how different traits react to different growing conditions. Fruit yield estimations Popular fruit yield estimation methods like manual fruit count or time series analysis are time-consuming and expensive. Altum-PT offers a combination of high-resolution RGB, multispectral, and thermal imagery, enabling more precise yield predictions by allowing algorithm-based fruit counts and temperature analysis. Water stress prediction Canopy temperature is a valuable indicator of plant stress. Altum-PT thermal imager allows farmers to periodically evaluate plant physiological status and detect subtle changes in canopy temperature that could be an indicator of water stress. WHAT'S INCLUDED Altum-PT camera kit Multispectral kit Included: Altum-PT sensor DLS2 light sensor with embedded GPS CRP2 Calibrated Reflectance Panel USB Wi-Fi dongle Lens cover Integration cables Assorted mounting hardware CFexpress card CFexpress card reader Hard carrying case Start guide Get in Touch ACCESSORIES INCLUDED Radiometric calibration DLS2 light sensor The Downwelling Light Sensor (DLS2) is an advanced incident light sensor. It measures the ambient light and sun angle for each of the five multispectral bands of the camera. This information can then be used by specialized processing tools to correct global lighting changes in the middle of a flight, such as those that can happen due to clouds covering the sun. CRP2 reflectance panel The Calibrated Reflectance Panel (CRP2) is a compact on the ground radiometric calibration tool. The panel has pre-measured reflectance values across the visible and near-infrared light spectrum and therefore acts as a “control”. Taking a picture of the calibration panel allows you to assign the known reflectance values and adjust your dataset accordingly during post-processing. As a best practice, CRP images should be captured before and after each flight to provide an accurate representation of light conditions during the flight. RELATED DOCUMENTS Download Altum-PT sheet Get a Quote Please complete the form below to submit your quote request.