The complete beginner’s guide to drone photography
Never has it been so easy to capture
aerial images of some of the world’s most stunning (and sometimes hard
to reach) places. The drone—a sky-high flying, unmanned camera—is
undoubtedly the...
How accurate is your drone survey? Everything you need to know.
Drones seem to have the potential to revolutionize numerous areas of
our lives, but today their biggest disruption is in the field of
mapping. These small flying machines have made mapping...
How Drones Can Optimize Surveying and Mapping Projects
When
commercial drones were first introduced, the geospatial industry
immediately adopted them. Equipped with different types of sensors and
cameras, drones were turned into flying data collection devices. It soon
became...
To the Rescue! Why Drones in Police Work Are the Future of Crime Fighting
At approximately 3:12 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2013, federal law enforcement
officers shot and killed 65-year-old survivalist and Vietnam veteran
Jimmy Lee Dykes. Six days prior, Dykes had boarded a school...
Professional drone surveying applications
Terrestrial, aerial or bathymetric survey
helps in establishing plans on which the topography of a township, town,
village, urban area, agricultural area, valley, pit, open pit mine, or a
river, lake...
Surveying with Drones: The Key Differences Between Aerial LiDAR and Photogrammetry
The following is a guest post from Dustin Price, licensed land surveyor and operations manager at Landpoint: a surveying, aerial data and technical services provider.
There has been an influx of new...
Drone Photogrammetry: How Drone Photos Turn into 3D Surveys
“How do you create the 3D survey of my site?” We get this question
all the time. It’s a good one, and definitely something you should care
about.
Producing accurate, useful 3D...
DJI recommends free Kittyhawk LAANC service for recreational pilots
Earlier today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that LAANC
would be available for hobbyist drone pilots to gain access to
controlled airspace. DJI followed with their own announcement,
recommending the...
Spring-Loaded Drone Collapses Mid-Flight to Zip Through Windows
This drone can dynamically fold and unfold its arms to pass through narrow gaps
Late last year, we wrote about a foldable drone from Davide Scaramuzza’s lab at the University of Zurich...
3D Photogrammetry VS 3D Laser Scanning, Who Wins?
If you have a VR/AR project in mind or just want to have 3D models created, you might be intimidated by the idea of choosing between 3D Photogrammetry...
