Autonomous Copters

Engineers for Exploration maintains several copters that are used for aerial surveying. These copters can carry a variety of sensor payloads, including high-resolution cameras, LIDAR sensors, antennas for radio collar tracking, and thermal cameras.

3DR Iris Copter

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The 3DR Iris is regularly used for fieldwork in a variety of environments.

Devourer

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This large hexacopter can carry a much larger payload than our other systems. It carries a Velodyne LIDAR and is used for jungle surveys in Guatemala.

Mariner Waterproof Copter

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The Mariner copter is fully waterproof and submersible, and can take off and land on the ocean. We use the Mariner copter for ocean wildlife surveys, specifically short-range aerial vaquita surveys.

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Other Platforms

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E4E also has a variety of other custom-build octocopters, hexacopters, and quadcopters, each with a variety of sensors and applications.