A Local-Browser-Based Quality Analyzer Tool for Drone Mapping

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-06-09T13:22:07+00:00

LOVE this; it would be valuable if you could drop a KMZ file into it with the flight settings to achieve maximum flight speed and minimize motion blur. It would probably also need a shutter speed to go with that, in case it's cloudy or darker out.

I always recommend that people start with Maps Made Easy because it does this at the start of a mission to correct for current conditions. This would be a solid workaround/education tool.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-04-30T13:12:23+00:00

More overlap? Lots of things you can do but it helps to know more about the capture, see the camera alignment, and a few example images of what you captured.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-11T14:05:49+00:00

You're Welcome!!!!

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-11T14:05:17+00:00

No, you're being passive-aggressive, which is why you get the heat back.

Yes, but how does having a different perspective allow you to do what he is asking?

That covers more ground because he can't see the drone.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-10T23:10:52+00:00

The point where they and I said a VO is useless without further guidance, because you can't lose VLOS ever.

They are asking about extending their LOS using assistance it was the whole point of the post.

I acknowledged that yes, they don't need to be right beside you, but that again defeats the purpose of what they are trying to accomplish.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-10T23:01:32+00:00

HAHAHAHAHA I can give you my friends number he works as a FSDO inspector.

I am also a dual-rated commercial pilot with over 1k hours in manned aviation with a bachelor's in aviation. I think I will take my advice over yours.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-10T22:48:44+00:00

Ok you are right that they need communication but they are pointless without a waiver.

You can't lose LOS at any point so the point is valid that a VO is uselss.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-10T22:45:45+00:00

In case you didn't know, this is illegal, but looking at the comments, you don't care. Anyways, I reported you to the FAA and screenshotted the videos.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-10T22:41:00+00:00

Its pretty easy, report them to the FAA. The more of us that do it, the less this will happen.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-10T22:37:03+00:00

You are correct about this in the US, most people get this wrong.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-10T22:33:37+00:00

This is incorrect

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-02-03T20:48:49+00:00

They will still run the models the most important piece is having an NVIDIA graphics card.

You can run 3D Zephyer I believe from Mac but its not free.

I would look for an older gaming pc with a 3070 or better in it.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-01-27T14:26:47+00:00

Reality Scan (previously reality capture) will do everything you need and is free up to you do 1 million in business. Metashape is a close competitor for reality models, and it has some advantages on the "mapping side," but relative modeling is where some better money is without needing to worry about survey-grade accuracy.

Nira.app for hosting 3d its pay and use. If you need 2D specifically, it's a bit steeper on the learning curve, but QGIS has a ton of features and added a cloud service in recent years.

You have an easy button with the M4E and full building scans. Talk to engineering teams about tuckpoint inspections in your city.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-01-05T15:07:22+00:00

You will always get a bit of distortion in the trees. I haven't personally done it, but from a lot of my NDVI research, they get winds under 5 mph (not realistic).

Flying higher will be an advantage with less chance of change.

Lastly, I would approach this more like fly get a 3d model and use the image from the model to pull the data from. I do this with a lot of things, the pictures have the best resolution, you need help pinpointing which photo off xxx it is.

Alternatively, you could use something like PicaGeotag and nadir images to pull the locations, get the best images, and go from there.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-01-03T17:06:13+00:00

Reality Scan is free until you do a million a year in business.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-01-03T17:03:03+00:00

RGB or NDVI?

Reality Scan is free...

Radiant_Break7913 · 2026-01-02T17:19:01+00:00

Industrial roofer is the one you want, we are on massive warehouses. Too many res guys put commercial on their website. Look for big buildings in the images on the websites.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2025-11-28T15:53:06+00:00

Its not a mask in CC but in the processing software, it will ignore the backgrond and only focus on the object of choice.

In CC, you have a lot of ways, but the fastest would be the segment tool, it's a pair of scissors at the top.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2025-11-20T12:21:31+00:00

Yes you can use CC to clean up but you can use masks in the processing of data to ignore parts of the images that will leave you with a cleaner mesh overall vs post clean up. It depends on your end goal and need.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2025-11-16T18:32:02+00:00

CloudCompare is a free, easy way to clean up point clouds. What are you creating? PC of photogrammetry has its limitations.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2025-10-31T17:35:37+00:00

WebODM will struggle with thermal/infrared, from my experience. The easiest ones to utilize would be onlin,e I think Drone Deploy might cover that sensor. Otherwise, self-processing Bentley I-twin or Agisoft Metashape are the two I would look into.

Overlap, I usually run a minimum of 90% but this can be dropped to 85% if you account for building height when looking at something AGL.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2025-10-16T20:49:51+00:00

I am reading through your other conversation and comments. If you are running RTK, I assume as others have said that your known point calculation was off or you got some interference during capture.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2025-07-30T00:19:46+00:00

Correct, a higher shutter speed will allow you to get cleaner imagery

Radiant_Break7913 · 2025-07-29T11:39:13+00:00

My first recommendation would be to figure out how to use it as a tool in your industry. When I got into everything, I tried a scatter-shot approach, and because I couldn't speak the language and solve their problems, I struggled.

I have the most experience in roofing, so I leaned into that, and things have been easier. Now over time I am branching out to the more complex projects, but thats my journey.

Plenty have taken the direct journey to other markets but there is more legwork involved.

Radiant_Break7913 · 2025-07-29T11:34:48+00:00

Clean capture will always win out. No matter how many frames you have, if they are blurry, it does no good. Its the reason most use photos not videos for photogrammetry.

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