APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AERIAL SURVEYING

There is provided an apparatus, a system, and a method for locating and marking a position on a surface during surveying. The apparatus is for use with a rotorcraft or flying machine and a positioning device, and comprises a gimbal securable to the rotorcraft or flying machine, a prism fixed to the gimbal for reflecting signals from the positioning device, the prism having a center of mass, a laser secured to the gimbal and directed away from the center of mass of the prism towards the surface, and a controller for communication with the positioning device, the controller operatively coupled to the laser to operate the laser.