High payload & endurance
5 kg max payload and up to 58 minutes aloft (50 min with the CHCNAV AA10 LiDAR) — enough to map far more ground per battery than lighter consumer-class platforms.
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CHCNAV X500 Professional Survey and Mapping Drone
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$13,900.00
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CHCNAV X500 — Professional Rotor UAV for Surveying, Mapping & Inspection
The CHCNAV X500 is a high-performance multirotor platform built for surveyors, mapping teams, and inspection crews who need real payload capacity and endurance in the field. It carries up to 5 kg, stays airborne up to 58 minutes, and transmits HD video out to 20 km — enough to cover serious ground in a single sortie. With dual-redundant flight control, high-precision positioning, and an open payload bay, it's a dependable workhorse for pipeline and corridor mapping, mining surveys, forestry, volumetric work, power-line inspection, and construction.
Unlike consumer-derived survey drones that lock you into a closed ecosystem, the X500 runs on the open MAVLink protocol with an SDK payload interface — so you fit the LiDAR or camera your project actually calls for, not whatever the manufacturer allows.
Key features
- Survey-grade accuracy — dual GNSS and triple-redundant IMU with RTK positioning down to ±1 cm.
- Long endurance, high payload — 58 min flight (50 min with the AA10 LiDAR), up to three payloads at once.
- Safety by design — dual-redundant flight control, 80 m millimeter-wave obstacle avoidance, vSLAM vision landing, and triple-rotor spin protection.
- All-day power — hot-swap B10 batteries and a BS10 station that charges 20%→90% in ~40 min and doubles as a field power bank.
- One integrated workflow — CHCNAV's SmartGo software plans and flies the mission, with every CHCNAV sensor natively integrated — no third-party glue.
- Built for the field — IP55, Level 6 (12 m/s) wind resistance, −20 °C to +50 °C, validated in −35 °C cold trials, folds into a wheeled case one person can carry.
Supported payloads
- LiDAR: AA6, AA6D, AA9, AA10, AA15, AU20
- Imaging: C5, C30 oblique, R6M 61 MP
- Third-party: any SDK-certified payload via the open SDK
Why choose the X500?
- More coverage per flight — high payload and long endurance mean fewer battery swaps and more area completed per day.
- Open, not locked-in — MAVLink and SDK support let the platform grow with your business.
- Redundant where it counts — triple IMU, dual GNSS, dual flight control, and multiple safe-return strategies.
- Fully supported in Canada — sold, trained, warrantied, and serviced by Latnet Technologies Ltd. in Calgary.
Technical Specification and Features
CHCNAV X500 UAV
High-Performance Rotor UAV · Sold & supported in Canada
CHCNAV X500 — the survey drone built around safety, endurance, and an open payload bay
A professional-grade multirotor platform delivering a 5 kg payload, up to 58 minutes of flight, and a 20 km transmission range — engineered with triple-redundant IMUs, dual-redundant GNSS and flight control, millimeter-wave obstacle avoidance, and triple-rotor spin protection. Where consumer-derived survey drones lock you into a closed ecosystem, the X500 stays open: MAVLink protocol, an SDK payload interface, and hot-swappable smart batteries.
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A professional UAV platform for surveying, inspection, and emergency response
The CHCNAV X500 pairs advanced flight control and high-precision positioning with built-in Visual SLAM and obstacle-detection radar — for intelligent, dependable operations in demanding environments. Compatible with CHCNAV LiDAR and camera payloads plus SDK-certified third-party sensors, it adapts to corridor mapping, urban surveillance, disaster relief, stockpile volumes, power-line and wind-turbine inspection, and more.
5 kg
Max. payload capacity
58 min
Max. flight time
20 km
Video transmission range
IP55
Rated for rain & dust
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Why surveyors choose the X500
- Open by design. MAVLink protocol and an SDK payload interface — no proprietary lock-in, so you integrate the sensors your projects actually need.
- Built for safety, not just specs. Triple-redundant IMUs, dual-redundant GNSS and flight control, and triple-rotor spin protection that keeps the aircraft flyable if a propeller fails.
- All-day uptime. Hot-swap B10 smart batteries and a BS10 station that charges 20%→90% in ~40 minutes and doubles as a field power bank.
- One-person, one-case deployment. Folds into a wheeled IP67 transport case (~10.2 kg empty) that fits in any car or SUV trunk.
Key advantages
Everything that matters for professional aerial mapping — performance, safety, energy, and payload flexibility — in one platform.
Multiple redundancy
3× IMU and 2× GNSS units with seamless failover, plus a dual-redundant flight control system with automatic master/slave switching.
Day & night obstacle avoidance
Millimeter-wave radar detects obstacles to 80 m in any light — trees, buildings, and towers — backed by a 1080p FPV camera with electronic stabilization.
vSLAM vision landing
Vision-based positioning enables guided landings on moving vehicles and vessels — a capability rarely offered out of the box.
20 km transmission
Next-generation industry video link delivers stable, low-latency HD over long distances — expanding BVLOS mission areas without dead zones.
Up to 3 payloads
Single/dual downward and upward mounts carry up to three sensors at once, with an open SDK for SDK-certified third-party devices.
Stable & safe flight
Redundant by design, reliable in action
Safety isn't a checkbox on the X500 — it's the architecture. Triple-redundant IMUs and dual-redundant GNSS keep positioning honest; if a unit fails mid-flight, the system switches seamlessly to maintain reliability and precision. Two independent flight-control units run in master/slave, and multiple safe-return strategies — intelligent return, low-battery return, lost-connection return, and obstacle-avoidance return — protect your aircraft from launch to landing.
- Triple-redundant IMU · dual-redundant GNSS
- Dual-redundant flight control with auto failover
- Triple-rotor spin protection for safe landing on a single propeller fault*
- Impact-resistant: recovers attitude rapidly after a bird or object strike
*Triple-rotor protection reduces crash damage but cannot guarantee crash avoidance; effectiveness varies with payload and conditions.
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Everything on board, at a glance
Dual Li-Po batteries, dual flight control, triple IMU, transmission and GNSS antennas, obstacle radar, TOF and Visual SLAM, quick-release shock-absorbing payload mount, and night-flight indicators.
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High-efficiency energy system
Hot-swap power that keeps you in the air
The X500 runs on two B10 intelligent batteries (470.4 Wh, 10,000 mAh each) that hot-swap — pull one, drop in a charged pack, and keep flying without a full power-down. Rated for 450 cycles with capacity holding above 80%, they lower your true cost per flight.
The BS10 station stores six batteries, charges two at a time from 20% to 90% in about 40 minutes (220 V), runs three intelligent charge modes, and can act as a field power bank when you need it.
SmartGo — one app, plan to deliverable
Mission planning and execution, fully integrated
SmartGo is CHCNAV's all-in-one ground control software — you plan the mission, fly it, and manage the payload from a single screen. Every CHCNAV sensor is natively integrated, so the aircraft, camera, and LiDAR parameters (speed, altitude, overlap, resolution, point density) are configured together with no third-party glue and no calibration guesswork. Draw a polygon on the map, pick rectangular, strip, polygonal, or vertical/facade routes, and it auto-generates an efficient flight path.
Terrain-following (online or custom DSM), KML import, virtual fence, one-click takeoff/landing, resume-from-breakpoint, and live obstacle awareness keep BVLOS work simple and safe. The 1080p FPV feed streams up to 20 km over CHCNAV's low-latency HD video link to a 10.1" 1,000-nit touchscreen you can read in full sun.
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Tested where Canadian crews actually work
A carbon-fiber and titanium-alloy airframe, validated through hundreds of power-simulation tests, gives the X500 its strength-to-weight edge. It's IP55 rated, holds Level 6 (12 m/s) wind resistance, operates from −20 °C to +50 °C, and reaches a 7,000 m service ceiling.
CHCNAV verified it in −35 °C cold-soak trials and +50 °C heat testing — reassurance that matters when your season runs from a Prairie winter to a midsummer site survey. Sold, supported, trained, and warrantied in Canada by Latnet Technologies Ltd. in Calgary.
One platform, many missions
Carry up to three payloads at once and integrate CHCNAV sensors or SDK-certified third-party devices. The open MAVLink architecture is what lets the X500 grow with your business instead of boxing it in.
LiDAR mapping
AA6, AA6D, AA9, AA10, AA15 and AU20 LiDAR for survey-grade 3D point clouds and corridor mapping.
RGB & oblique imaging
C5 camera, C30 oblique, and the high-resolution R6M 61 MP for orthomosaics, oblique 3D models, and DTM capture.
Inspection & thermal
Dual/triple-sensor gimbals for power lines, wind turbines, and hazardous assets — no shutdown required.
Public safety
Spotlights, speakers, and droppers for emergency reconnaissance and disaster relief.
Built for the surveys companies are hiring for
High payload, long endurance, and survey-grade LiDAR make the X500 a fit for the workflows in highest demand across energy, resources, and land development.
Pipeline & corridor mapping
Long-endurance LiDAR runs along oil, gas, and utility corridors with terrain-following routes — capturing kilometres of right-of-way per flight for clearance, encroachment, and as-built analysis.
Volumetric surveys
Fast, repeatable stockpile and cut/fill volume calculations over large sites — accurate volumetrics for aggregates, waste, and material management without closing the yard.
Mining surveys
Open-pit geodetic survey, bench and slope monitoring, and haul-road mapping — survey-grade point clouds for safe, current site models without putting crews on unstable ground.
Forestry
Canopy and terrain mapping, tree cadastre, and biomass surveys — LiDAR penetrates vegetation to deliver bare-earth DTMs across large, hard-to-access forest blocks.
Power-line & asset inspection
Overhead lines, towers, and wind turbines inspected without shutdowns — high-accuracy redundant data for thermal, RGB, and LiDAR analysis of hazardous assets.
Construction, BIM & land dev
Topographic survey, 3D object models, natural-surface and DTM capture, and BIM progress management for sites and development planning.
Technical specifications
| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Type / structure | Quadcopter, 4 propellers · carbon fiber, quick-release design |
| Diagonal wheelbase | 1,000 mm |
| Dimensions (folded, w/ props) | 485 × 410 × 450 mm |
| Dimensions (unfolded, no props) | 770 × 804 × 450 mm |
| Empty weight | ~4.4 kg (no batteries) · ~8.9 kg (with two batteries) |
| Max. takeoff weight | 13.9 kg |
| Max. payload | 5.0 kg |
| Hovering accuracy (RTK) | ±0.1 m vertical · ±0.1 m horizontal |
| RTK accuracy (FIX) | 1 cm + 1 ppm H · 1.5 cm + 1 ppm V |
| GNSS | GPS + GLONASS + BeiDou + Galileo |
| Operating temperature | −20 °C to 50 °C |
| Flight performance | |
| Max. flight time | 58 min (no payload) · 52 min (2 kg) · 40 min (4 kg) · 50 min (AA10) |
| Max. speed | 23 m/s |
| Max. ascent / descent | 8 m/s / 6 m/s |
| Max. wind resistance | 12 m/s (Level 6) |
| Max. flight altitude | 7,000 m (high-altitude propellers above 3,500 m) |
| IP rating | IP55 |
| Obstacle avoidance | Forward millimeter-wave radar · 80 m detection range |
| Landing deviation | ≤ 10 cm (vision) · ≤ 8 cm (RTK fixed) |
| Battery — B10 intelligent battery | |
| Cell / energy | Li-ion 10,000 mAh @ 47.04 V · 470.4 Wh |
| Weight | ~2.25 kg each |
| Charging | ~70 min to fully charge 2× B10 · ~40 min 20%→90% (220 V) · hot-swap |
| Cycle life | 450 cycles, capacity above 80% |
| BS10 intelligent battery station | |
| Capacity / charging | Stores 6 batteries · charges 2 at once · 3 charge modes · power-bank output |
| Size / weight | 586 × 372 × 302 mm · ~9.9 kg |
| EC10 remote controller | |
| Screen | 10.1" touchscreen · 1920 × 1200 · 1,000 nits |
| Operating time / weight | ~5 hours · ~1.5 kg |
| Max. transmission distance | Up to 20 km (unobstructed, interference-free) |
| Payloads & software | |
| Configurations | Single downward · single upward · dual downward · single down + single up (max 3) |
| CHCNAV payloads | LiDAR: AA6 / AA6D / AA9 / AA10 / AA15 / AU20 · Imaging: C5, C30 oblique, R6M 61 MP |
| Third-party | SDK-certified payloads via open SDK · MAVLink protocol |
| Ground software | SmartGo — terrain follow, KML import, virtual fence, resume-from-breakpoint |
| Transport container | IP67 wheeled case · 770 × 520 × 310 mm · ~10.2 kg empty |
Download the X500 datasheet (PDF)
Specifications are subject to change without notice. IP rating tested under controlled conditions and may degrade with wear. Flight times measured in windless conditions and vary with payload, weather, and altitude.
Frequently asked questions
What is the X500's maximum payload and flight time?
The X500 carries up to 5 kg and flies up to 58 minutes with no payload — 52 min at 2 kg, 40 min at 4 kg, and 50 min with the CHCNAV AA10 LiDAR. Times are measured in windless conditions and vary with payload, weather, and altitude.
How safe is the X500 if something fails mid-flight?
It's built with multiple redundancy: 3× IMU and 2× GNSS units that fail over seamlessly, a dual-redundant flight control system with automatic master/slave switching, and triple-rotor spin protection that supports a safe landing if one propeller malfunctions. Safe-return strategies cover intelligent, low-battery, lost-connection, and obstacle-avoidance returns.
Can it fly in rain, wind, and cold?
The X500 is IP55 rated and operates in light rain (do not fly in rain exceeding 100 mm / 24 h), withstands Level 6 (12 m/s) winds, and runs from −20 °C to +50 °C. CHCNAV validated it in −35 °C cold-soak and +50 °C heat trials. Below ~5 °C, batteries pre-heat before flight.
How far can the X500 transmit video?
Up to 20 km in unobstructed, interference-free conditions, using CHCNAV's next-generation industry video transmission system with low-latency HD streaming to the 10.1" remote.
Which payloads does the X500 support, and can I use third-party sensors?
It carries up to three payloads at once across single/dual downward and upward mounts. CHCNAV options include AA6, AA6D, AA9, AA10, AA15, and AU20 LiDAR, plus the C5 camera, C30 oblique, and high-resolution R6M 61 MP. Built on the open MAVLink protocol with an SDK interface, it also supports SDK-certified third-party payloads — contact CHCNAV/Latnet for integration.
How do the batteries and charging station work?
Two B10 smart batteries (470.4 Wh each) hot-swap so you can change packs without a full shutdown, rated for 450 cycles. The BS10 station holds six batteries, charges two at a time from 20% to 90% in about 40 minutes (220 V), offers three charge modes, and can serve as a field power bank.
Does it support automated mission and terrain-following flight?
Yes. SmartGo auto-generates rectangular, strip, polygonal, and vertical/facade routes, supports terrain-following (online or custom DSM elevation), KML import, virtual fence, one-click takeoff/landing, and resume-from-breakpoint.
Is the X500 easy to transport and deploy solo?
Yes. It folds into a wheeled, IP67 water/dust/shock-proof transport case (~10.2 kg empty) that fits in any car or SUV trunk without folding the seats — designed for single-person deployment.
See the CHCNAV X500 in action
Book a live demo, request a quote, or ask about rent-to-own and Canadian support, training, and warranty from Latnet Technologies in Calgary.
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