AERIAL VIDEO BASED POINT, DISTANCE, AND VELOCITY REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

A measurement system for determining geo-reference data for a measurement area includes a first system receiving a video stream and selecting images therefrom to correlate with geographic x, y coordinates of the measurement area. The system includes a second system (i.e., aerial platform) to hover over the measurement area and a vertical camera scoring unit (VCSU). The aerial platform and VCSU further include an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to measure orientation and movement, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) configured to determine geo-reference coordinates of a reference point, and a camera/mounting system configured to orient the camera towards the measurement area underneath the first system. The camera is oriented directly plumb downward to obtain plan view video across the measurement area and the second system computes a single absolute geodetic point position and communicates the video and data to the first system for point, distance, and velocity computation.