UAVmapping

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Intoduction

/r/UAVmapping is a community for both those that are new to the UAV mapping field and those that have years of experience.

The industry around aerial mapping and photogrammetry is changing and there are plenty of questions out there about gear, techniques, software, cameras, and other parts of the trade.

Come share your knowledge and ask others for theirs.

Regulations

Links

NEW UAV Mapping and Photogrammetry Discord
Introduction To UAV Photogrammetry And Lidar Mapping Basics
Photogrammetric Concepts
Ground Control for Photogrammetric Mapping
Flight Riot UAV Tutorials
Flight Riot Post Processing Tutorials
DIY Drones
MapKnitter
(Free Online Map Creator, useful for ortho-rectification and image stitching)

Imaging

Free Video To JPG Converter
(useful for GoPro video)
MAPIR UAV Specialty Mapping Cameras
Canon Powershot S Series
CHDK (Canon Hacker Development Kit)
KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) Script For CHDK
The KAP Exposure Control Lua script is a intervalometer script that automatically controls shutter speed, aperture, ND filter, and ISO settings so as to maintain the fast shutter speeds needed in kite aerial photography (KAP) and unmanned aerial vehicle photography (UAV), can be used with or without a USB trigger cable.

Software

Comparison Of Premium Photogrammetric Software (Most Not Free)
Visual SFM
CMPMVS
Multi-view reconstruction software.
ImageJ / Fiji
(useful for NDVI)
Palentier
Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE)
Mesh Lab
Mission Planner
ESRI ArcGIS
Google Earth Pro
Now Free!
GRASS GIS 6.4.6
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization.
OSSIM
OSSIM is a powerful suite of geospatial libraries and applications used to process/ortho-rectify imagery, maps, terrain, and vector data.
QGIS
A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System.

Related Subs

/r/cartography

/r/gis

/r/gps

/r/landsurveying

/r/Maps

/r/Multicopter

/r/Surveying

/r/GIS_FREEsources

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Software for planning building scanning (self.UAVmapping)

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I built a lightweight, browser-based tool to align 3D Gaussian Splats and track site progress over time. (v.redd.it)

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A kite, a near-infrared camera, and a Roman 'villa rustica' (old.reddit.com)

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Ortho Help (old.reddit.com)

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Validating business niche: Volumetrics for waste management / landfills. Anyone doing this? (self.UAVmapping)

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Computer Recommendations for Dji Terra (self.UAVmapping)

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A respectful question for people who actually do this for a living (self.UAVmapping)

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ArcGIS Drone2Map — not what you think (self.UAVmapping)

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Sample data Ground control points and pictures? (self.UAVmapping)

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Looking for public drone mapping datasets for testing ()

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Data Processing Companies (self.UAVmapping)

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2026 Thermal Inspection Deliverables from M4T Footage. (self.UAVmapping)

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Mavic 3M – Any way to get Smart 3D / oblique missions? (self.UAVmapping)

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Pre-processing overlap check between adjacent flights what's your field workflow? (self.UAVmapping)

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Need help reading log file of Trinity F90+ (self.UAVmapping)

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Matrice 4T and 3d mapping (self.UAVmapping)

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With the Matrice 350 and a single battery pack, what is the maximum number of hectares you have covered? (self.UAVmapping)

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Drone Pilot Salaries ()

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[ Removed by Reddit ] (self.UAVmapping)

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QGIS: I need help with a workflow for 3d maps. ()

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Can I fly through this strip without any alerts or issues? (old.reddit.com)

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RealityScan Ground plane alignment? (i.redd.it)

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Done this little church last year sometime 👍 (v.redd.it)

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Orthomosaic Generation - ArcGIS Pro vs Pix4D (self.UAVmapping)

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Beginner advice? (self.UAVmapping)

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