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Drone mapping a quarry and new housing development |
Mission Summary
- Goal: To create a 'drone map' of a quarry and housing development
- Tech: Skyray fixed wing drone, Canon S100 camera, Tower app, Drone Deploy
- Conditions: Midday, sunny, nil wind
- Outcome: 50 hectares where successfully mapped in 14min. :)
I found an excellent site that was going to allow me to demonstrate how a drone map can assist both a quarry manager and a housing development manager with planning and monitoring of the site.
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2D map of the quarry (left) and new housing development (right) created with drone images |
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Elevation visualisation of the quarry and housing development |
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3D view of the quarry and new housing development |
This has been another 'drone adventure' in aerial surveying, inspection and mapping by
The Aero Scout.