Super High-Def Camera for Drones

DARPA has revealed the ARGUS-IS its mega digital camera – with a 1.8-gigapixel resolution. The camera is expected to take clear images of objects as small as 15 centimeters from an altitude of six kilometers. DARPA has revealed the ARGUS-IS its mega digital camera – with a 1.8-gigapixel resolution. The camera is expected to take clear images of objects as small as 15 centimeters from an altitude of six kilometers. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is an agency of the US Department of Defense, has finally revealed details of their next-generation eye in the sky – the ARGUS-IS. The super high-resolution photo system is expected to be attached to drones and used for precision guided air surveillance. The so called "Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance – Imaging System" (ARGUS-IS) is described as one of the highest-resolution surveillance systems in the world. http://rt.com/usa/surveillance-camera-drone-unmanned-001/