Mission Summary
- Goal: Scouting a chestnut orchard and producing an aerial orthomosaic map
- Tech: Walkera Tali H500 hexacopter drone, GoPro 4 actioncam, Droid Planner 2, Photoscan and Microsoft ICE, Event38 DDMS
- Conditions: Late afternoon, warm and 5 knots from south west
- Outcome: It's difficult to produce an orthomosaic of an orchard, also, sloping ground makes it even tougher to create an accurate 3 model. GPS coordinates embedded into the EXIF data in the images is essential.
For this project I'm experimenting with scouting and creating a basic orthomosaic map of a chestnut orchard. For this mission I am borrowing a mate's GoPro4 to see how it performs with the new Feiyu Tech 3D Pro gimbal.
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| An aerial view of the orchard about to be scouted with the Tali H500 |
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| The flight plan created in Tower app for the aerial mapping mission of the chestnut orchard |
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| Stitched photos from GoPro to create this basic orthomosaic of the chestnut orchard |
This has been another 'drone adventure' in aerial surveying, inspection and mapping by The Aero Scout.
