Software for GNSS-free drone positioning

Drone navigation in GNSS-denied environments is a challenge in many areas around the globe, not the least in Eastern Europe. Our innovative solution for GNSS-free positioning can be used for autonomous drone navigation, preferably together with some kind of Inertial Navigation System (INS).

I-CONIC’s positioning concept, based on real-time 3D modelling and matching, is cost-efficient and reliable, no expensive hardware or active sensors are needed. Other solution providers are using image-to-image matching for positioning, which can work under ideal circumstances. However, the visual/image domain changes over time: shadows and light changes during the day; vegetation, snow, etc varies over the seaso). The 3D domain is very much more stable over time, and hence a better concept for GNSS-free navigation.