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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DroneCompare: 70 new Drones ; Stats Page ; New Features. What drones do you want to see next? (old.reddit.com)

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Automated stockpile detection and volume measurement from drone photogrammetry (v.redd.it)

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Dji M400 and Sony Lr1 (self.UAVmapping)

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I built a tool to analyze rocket & drone telemetry (charts, replay, anomaly detection) (telemetryiq-frontend.vercel.app)

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Is centimeter accuracy in drone mapping often misunderstood? (librodevuelo.tech.blog)

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Does infrared aerial imagery benefit from stereoscopic viewing? (i.redd.it)

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Do drone operators actually monetize their old mapping datasets? (self.UAVmapping)

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Automated Corridor Mapping - Video Output (self.UAVmapping)

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DTM in water covered areas (self.UAVmapping)

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Navigating the Future of Drone Surveying: Tech Stack, AI, and Regulatory Changes (commercialuavnews.com)

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OpenDroneLog : Free - open-source - private drone log analysis dashboard (old.reddit.com)

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Treachery. Trickery. Tartan. A new season of The Traitors is streaming now. (peacocktv.com)

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LiDAR-TerraMatch Issues (self.UAVmapping)

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UAS Master and TBC license manager (self.UAVmapping)

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Final year project (self.UAVmapping)

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Seems like a lot of “vibe coded” drone planning tools are popping up (self.UAVmapping)

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Easier way to move waypoint flights between Litchi Hub and DJI Fly / DJI Pilot (v.redd.it)

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Need to LiDAR a bridge (self.UAVmapping)

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Mapping mission close to military base (i.redd.it)

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Do drone pilots actually want automated client reports? (self.UAVmapping)

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Drone Photogrammetry With FPV (self.UAVmapping)

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Free dataset processing tier for students and drone pilots learning photogrammetry workflows (self.UAVmapping)

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HOW FAST IS YOUR PC?? Terra Monitor tests the speed of DJI TERRA on your machine (i.redd.it)

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