{"id":149,"date":"2023-04-21T09:48:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T08:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2026-05-02T16:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:22:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/?page_id=149","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About the Drones we use…<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The current drone’s of choice are the DJI Range.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety is paramount, with current drone technology improving rapidly you no longer need a large heavy drone to achieve professional results. Our main drones for inspection work are the brand new DJI Matrice 4TD and DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal and the Mavic 3 Pro with its three camera set up for videography work. this new generation of smaller Matrice and Mavic series drones are exceptionally powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Matrice 4TD Enterprise Thermal – IP55 rate so can be used in all weather, used for high quality inspection, mapping and Thermal imagery <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wide-Angle Camera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1\/1.3-inch CMOS
48MP Effective Pixels
f\/1.7
24mm Format Equivalent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medium Tele Camera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1\/1.3-inch CMOS
48MP Effective Pixels
f\/2.8
70mm Format Equivalent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tele Camera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1\/1.5-inch CMOS
48MP Effective Pixels
f\/2.8
168mm Format Equivalent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laser Range Finder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Measurement Range: 1800 m (1 Hz);
Oblique Incidence Range (1: 5 Oblique Distance): 600 m (1 Hz)
Blind Zone: 1 m
Range Accuracy (m): \u00b1 (0.2 + 0.0015 \u00d7 D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIR Auxiliary Light<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

6\u00b0 FOV, 100m [10] Illumination Distance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Infrared Thermal Camera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

640\u00d7512 Resolution
f\/1.0
53mm Format Equivalent
Uncooled VOx Microbolometer
Supports UHR Infrared Image mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal – used for high quality inspection, mapping and Thermal imagery <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small enough to be discreet yet powerful enough to get the job done! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mavic 3T (Thermal) uses a 48MP RGB sensor and the same thermal imaging unit as the larger Matrice 30T (used by many forces) but is small enough to be used internally as a hand held device enabling deeper thermal inspection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thermal Imager Spec<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Uncooled VOx Microbolometer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Pixel Pitch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 12 \u03bcm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Frame Rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 30 Hz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Lens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • DFOV: 61\u00b0
          Format Equivalent: 40 mm
          Aperture: f\/1.0
          Focus: 5 m to \u221e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • Sensitivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u226450 mk@F1.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • Temperature Measurement Method<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Spot Meter, Area Measurement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • Temperature Measurement Range<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • -20\u00b0 to 150\u00b0 C (-4\u00b0 to 302\u00b0 F, High Gain Mode)
                0\u00b0 to 500\u00b0 C (32\u00b0 to 932\u00b0 F, Low Gain Mode)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                • Palette<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • White Hot\/Black Hot\/Tint\/Iron Red\/Hot Iron\/Arctic\/Medical\/Fulgurite\/Rainbow 1\/Rainbow 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                  • Photo Format<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • JPEG (8-bit)
                    R-JPEG (16-bit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                    • Video Resolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • 640\u00d7512@30fps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                      • Bitrate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • 6 Mbps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                        • Video Format<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC\/H.264)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                          • Still Photography Modes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          • DJI Mavic 3T:
                            Single: 640\u00d7512
                            Timed: 640\u00d7512
                            JPEG: 2\/3\/5\/7\/10\/15\/20\/30\/60 s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                            • Digital Zoom<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • 28x<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                              • Infrared Wavelength<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              • 8-14 \u03bcm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                • Infrared Temperature Measurement Accuracy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                • \u00b12\u00b0 C or \u00b12% (using the larger value)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                  The Mavic 3 Professional – used for videography and stills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Utilising a triple camera system the Mavic 3 Pro is able to capture unique images normally reserved for larger Drones or Helicopters!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                  DJI Mavic 3 Pro Camera Spec<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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                                  • Image Sensor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  • Hasselblad Camera: 4\/3 CMOS, Effective Pixels: 20 MP
                                    Medium Tele Camera: 1\/1.3\u2033 CMOS, Effective Pixels: 48 MP
                                    Tele Camera: 1\/2\u2033 CMOS, Effective Pixels: 12 MP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                    • Lens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                    • Hasselblad Camera
                                      FOV: 84\u00b0
                                      Format Equivalent: 24mm
                                      Aperture: f\/2.8-f\/11
                                      Focus: 1 m to \u221eMedium Tele Camera
                                      FOV: 35\u00b0
                                      Format Equivalent: 70mm
                                      Aperture: f\/2.8
                                      Focus: 3 m to \u221eTele Camera
                                      FOV: 15\u00b0
                                      Format Equivalent: 166mm
                                      Aperture: f\/3.4
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                                      Each model has its strengths and plays its part in delivering professional results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      These are not toys but high performance tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      All flights are screen recorded and flight logs avaliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                      About the Drones we use… The current drone’s of choice are the DJI Range. Safety is paramount, with current drone technology improving rapidly you no longer need a large heavy drone to achieve professional results. Our main drones for inspection work are the brand new DJI Matrice 4TD and DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-149","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":886,"href":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions\/886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southwest-drone-services.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}