I want one! I don't know what I would do with it but it sure would be fun to play with.
Corey
If anything ever makes it past FAA, I believe it will be this sort of configuration. No joystick controls. Preplanned flight path. If there were any sense in government, these flight paths could be submitted to the FAA in digital form, receive approval (based on various criteria such as proximity to an airport) and the device could be coded to only operate with a secure digital approval from the FAA for that flight plan. Very little risk of pilot error. Better for making sure that the desired flight plan is achieved.
There is coming a day, when at least 1/2 the surveyors will be functionally literate with GPS, and Drones, and Robotic instruments. And, their data will be integrated, fully.
And, I want a drone!
N
Man, I also want one. Looked for more info but can't find much other than the video teaser and I still want it pretty much on blind faith that it will be awesome.
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The Drone Game
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That video seems like only half the product. What make's drones special is when you can import the photos to the office software, and it will use image recognition and the GPS coordinates to automatically align the photos and interpret the DTM, create georeferenced ortho-photos, etc.
Looks like a nice start, though. I like the idea of quad copters much more than airplanes.
I could not agree more. And it will happen! B-)
Mostly animated, but it tells the story well. Like the fact it is dual-purpose. It can double as a standard GNSS receiver too!
These things have to be safer than a 2500 lbs+ airplane racing overhead. If an F1 crashed into my house I doubt I would even notice it! Not to mention the lack of a pilot who undoubtedly would lose his life.
FAA needs to re-think the greater good these things are capable of doing. Especially with pre-programming and encrypting the flight plan to the bird.
I thought so, too, but at least when Javad lacks software support they make it seamless to use with another top product. For instance, maybe they'll make their hardware direct import into something like Agisoft?
I say this because when their survey data collection offering was somewhat lacking they seemed to have a loose partnership with Carlson. I asked Bruce Carlson about Javad at a state association meeting and he said that his (Carlson's) engineers have better access to Javad's engineering staff than any other survey hardware provider.
I like that it can double as a regular receiver, that will help bear a lot of the cost if the form factor is usable as such. I seriously doubt the logic of leaving something that looks like a UAV setup as an unattended base, would be stolen quickly.
Nate-
What would you use it for ?
Cheers,
Derek
The new era of theft protection will be GPS bases that will fly back your office if stolen. 😛
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Recon boundary work. Use it to fly over timber tracts, and find timber tracts that are for sale, at a price that justifies buying it, and cutting the timber.
And, how the best way to access corners is.
It would make my methods more efficient.
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The Drone Game
I agree that preprogramming is important but why wouldn't you want to be able to manually override in case of problems? (such as a small plane flying nearby or emergency helicopter coming through). I would prefer to be able to move my equipment out of the way if needed.
The Drone Game
exactly, I would think it would be safer to have a joystick controller to be able to adjust if necessary...
I could see something like this being a huge asset to document asset damage during and after floods.