Sydney, Seen Clearly From Above

In major metros like Sydney, the sky can be just as crowded as the streets below. With busy airports, constant helicopter movement, and tight airspace corridors, our flight teams are often required to fly higher to avoid conflicts. But higher altitude creates a challenge: how do you still deliver the high-detail orthos and obliques people expect from Vexcel?

That’s exactly why we built the UltraCam Osprey 4.2 TELE.

This specialized Osprey configuration uses a telephoto lens setup designed for elevated collection. It compresses distance while preserving the fine detail needed for city-scale mapping—making it possible to fly higher and still produce the high-resolution imagery Vexcel is known for.

Why TELE matters in cities like Sydney

Flying higher isn’t unusual for our teams—we adjust altitudes constantly. But in airspace as active as Sydney’s, TELE gives us the ability to collect efficiently while still delivering the end products customers rely on:

  • High-detail Ortho and Oblique imagery from elevated altitudes

  • Consistent views across dense urban corridors and coastal zones

  • Faster, more efficient collection in complex airspace

  • AI-ready data for planning, infrastructure work, and disaster response

Our most recent Sydney collection was captured with TELE, showing how this specialized setup performs in one of Australia’s busiest metros. Flying higher over a city like Sydney offers real advantages—fewer airspace constraints, smoother planning, and wider coverage—while still delivering the fine detail customers expect. The TELE configuration makes it possible to capture dense urban corridors, harbour districts, and fast-growing neighborhoods with strong definition even at elevated altitudes.

This newest imagery demonstrates exactly what TELE was built for: dependable, high-detail Ortho and Oblique data across the entire metro, supporting everything from urban planning to asset monitoring to post-event assessments.

More updates from Australia are on the way. When you need clean, unobstructed visibility of what’s happening on the ground, Vexcel delivers it from above.

Check out our coverage for Australia or request a demo to get a customized look at the imagery and data we offer Down Under.