Ventus OGI
The Ventus OGI is a cooled mid-wave infrared (MWIR) optical gas imaging payload engineered for aerial fugitive emissions detection. Integrated with the WISPR SkyScout2+ UAV platform, it detects and colorizes hydrocarbon gas leaks in real time using a long-life HOT MWIR detector and Gas Enhancement Mode (GEM), enabling rapid, wide-area emissions surveys across oil & gas, chemical, utility, and environmental facilities. EPA OOOOa/b/c and Appendix K compliant.
Sensor Resolution
640 × 512 Cooled MWIR detector
Pixel Pitch
15 µm Industry-leading OGI sensitivity
Digital Zoom
F1.5 optic with flexible magnification
Specifications
Key performance metrics for aerial optical gas imaging
Ventus uses Gas Enhancement Mode (GEM) to process thermal data onboard and render detected hydrocarbon leaks as colorized overlays in real time. Operators see leaks as they happen, with no post-processing delay and no ambiguity. GEM is calibrated to the peak absorption wavelengths of methane, propane, and a broad range of volatile organic compounds, enabling reliable detection of even the smallest fugitive emissions across valves, connectors, pumps, compressors, and flanges.
The Ventus imaging core is built around Sierra-Olympia’s long-life HOT MWIR detector housed in a miniature closed-cycle Stirling cooler with an F1.5 cold shield, one of the smallest, lightest, and most energy-efficient OGI camera cores on the market. At 640 × 512 resolution with a 15 µm pixel pitch, the sensor delivers exceptional thermal sensitivity for detecting fugitive emissions that evade routine ground inspections. Available in 25 mm and 50 mm lens configurations to support both corridor-based and wide-area survey missions.
Integrated with the WISPR SkyScout2+, Ventus enables rapid deployment over large, complex facilities, covering tank farms, wellpads, pipeline corridors, and compressor stations in a fraction of the time required by ground-based inspection teams. Its compact, lightweight design preserves SkyScout2+ flight time and maneuverability, while its aerial vantage point reaches hazardous or physically inaccessible locations without exposing personnel to flammable or toxic gas concentrations.
Ventus meets EPA OOOOa, OOOOb, OOOOc, and Appendix K requirements for optical gas imaging, the federal standards governing fugitive emissions detection across oil and gas production, processing, and transmission operations. Every mission produces a documented, verifiable record of emissions survey activity, supporting self-reporting workflows, third-party audit requirements, and formal regulatory submissions. Ventus helps organizations avoid fines, reduce environmental liability, and demonstrate compliance with confidence.
Ventus includes dynamic contrast enhancement, noise reduction filtering, automatic gain and level control, and multiple user-selectable color palettes and condition-adaptive calibration tables, ensuring clear, actionable imagery regardless of ambient thermal conditions.
Sensor
Long-life HOT MWIR
Detector Type
640 × 512
Resolution
15 µm
Pixel Pitch
Miniature closed-cycle Stirling
Cooler
F1.5
Cold Shield
Optics
25 mm / 50 mm
Lens Options
F1.5
Aperture
2x, 4x, 8x
Digital Zoom
Detection
Gas Enhancement Mode (GEM), real-time colorized display
Visualization Mode
Methane, propane, butane, benzene, VOCs, and other hydrocarbons
Target Gases
Valves, connectors, pumps, compressors, flanges
Leak Sources
Multiple, user-selectable
Color Palettes
Multiple, condition-adaptive
Calibration Tables
System
Dynamic contrast enhancement, noise reduction, auto gain/level control
Image Processing
Digital (serial/ethernet) and analog
Outputs
EPA OOOOa, OOOOb, OOOOc, Appendix K
Compliance
WISPR SkyScout2+
Compatible Platform
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