This document describes the development and system integration process of the Smart- Gimbal device developed by DigiSky Srl, the SmartGimbal is a device that performs the controlling of a an airborne camera in terms of spatial orientation and photographic pa- rameters for aerial survey installed into the SmartBay platform. The SmartBay platform is a patented invention of DigiSky Srl and consists in a general purpose wing pylon able to carry in flight and manage different type of aerial monitoring sensors such as thermal camera, multi spectral camera and so on. The SmartGimbal system provides a structure for integrating of a video camera into the SmartBay platform and control the pointing by the PAN and TILT motion of the camera, and the optical parameters like focus and zoom.