The Matrice 4 Thermal Night Vision Wildlife Recovery Kit is a drone package for locating animals after dark. It is aimed at hunters, wildlife recovery operators, and Part 107 pilots. The aircraft has a 640 × 512 thermal camera that shows heat signatures in fields, woods, brush, and low light.
Once a possible target is found, the wide, medium tele, and telephoto cameras add visual detail to confirm it. The integrated laser rangefinder measures and marks targets at distances up to approximately 1,800 meters, so the pilot can pass a precise location to the recovery team. The AL1 Spotlight mounts on the aircraft to light the recovery area.
The kit includes four flight batteries. Each is rated for up to 49 minutes of flight time under ideal conditions. Actual flight time varies with wind, temperature, speed, and landing reserve. The aircraft has no IP weather-resistance rating and should not be flown in rain or unsafe weather.
- Thermal camera
- 640 × 512
- Visual cameras
- 48MP wide, 48MP medium tele, 48MP telephoto
- Rangefinder
- Laser, up to approximately 1,800 meters
- Flight time
- Up to 49 minutes per battery under ideal conditions
- Obstacle sensing
- Omnidirectional
- Wind resistance
- Up to 12 m/s maximum
- Operating temperature
- 14°F to 104°F
- Weather rating
- No IP rating; not for use in rain
- In the box
- Matrice 4 Thermal aircraft, RC Plus 2 Enterprise controller, 4 Matrice 4 Series flight batteries, multi-battery charging hub, AL1 Spotlight, rugged carrying case, 3 pairs of propellers, 64GB microSD c