and don't forget pole photography... simple is beautiful: http://publiclab.org/tag/pole-photography
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Brian Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > That's true, though it depends on the size of the balloon. You could > also hang it off a kite or R/C plane though again that's additional > cost/complexity. > > > Really though, for many gardening folks, an oblique handheld shotis > fine. It'll point out the areas in their garden that need help. It > doesn't necessarily have to be photogrammetric. A live view could come > in handy here. Just scan around your garden and see where it needs > help. > > - bri > > On 5/24/13, Eric Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of the challenges is to work up a camera that can capture the IR > image > > fast enough. Cameras hung from balloons are not particularly stable. > There > > was a guy, I think in a Civil Engineering masters program in Minnesota or > > Idaho (one of those cold states), who put together a servo-based > > stabilizer. But it added a lot of weight and required a much larger > > balloon.... > > > > Ah, the trade offs... > > > > -Eric > > > > -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- > > Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734 > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Brian Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> That's kinda neat. > >> > >> For a bit more you can also do this to a DSLR. Not too difficult (DIY > >> or places will convert for a fee). Big advantage is significantly > >> better sensor for improved DR. > >> > >> - bri > >> > >> On 5/24/13, Jeffrey Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Thought folks who are familiar with balloon > >> > mapping<http://publiclab.org/wiki/balloon-mapping> > >> > in crisis areas <http://publiclab.org/wiki/gulf-coast> might enjoy > >> seeing > >> > this most recent open hardware project out of the Public Lab > community, > >> > leveraging remote sensing technology in a local, community-based > >> > context: > >> > > >> > > >> > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/publiclab/infragram-the-infrared-photography-project > >> > > >> > "A simple, cheap infrared camera which can measure plant health -- for > >> geek > >> > gardeners, farmers, and open source DIY scientists." > >> > > >> > It basically images photosynthesis with some filter trickiness and > post > >> > processing, building on satellite-based earth-observation imaging > >> > techniques. > >> > > >> > Jeff > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Brian Russo / (808) 271 4166 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Geowanking mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > >> > > > > > -- > Brian Russo / (808) 271 4166 >
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