Hello Steve,
I did check this out, it looks like Linix only for now. Will check
further, looks to have great potential. The point cloud technique
is quite amazing. The Swiss system can produce very good results,
even without ground control points.
Thanks again,
Cheers . . . . . . . . Spring
Hello Jon,
That would be good, there is some very good software available that
employees point cloud technology for high accuracy 3-D mapping that
ranges from $4-$10,000.
As always, good planning and matching the product to the job requirements
is important. Difficult to do on short notice after
Hi Jon,
How did
that work out in Haiti? Was it just for reconnaissance of damage or
for georeferenced mapping? I would think that the data would be
collected to suit a specific purpose.
Reconnaissance, eye in the sky flying is relatively easy to do, good
georeferenced imagery is a few steps up
i was in san francisco at FOSS4G in March and there was a LOT of talk about
opendronemap and the tools developed under open source to create good
quality georeferenced imagery. thecost of drones has plummeted in the last
couple of years and is now available in large quantitities to mainstream
There is something mysterious called precision farming or basically flying
a drone over a field then increasing crop yields based on the information
obtained. Essentially mapping but mapping fertilizer deficiencies etc.
It's not HOT mapping in the conventional sense but if someone could manage
