If the drone could carry 1 gallon + of paint, and I could upload into it a flight path, of the boundary of land, then it could fly over the tree tops, on a pre prescribed flight path, and then as I look through it's camera, I could shoot paint down, between trees etc. It would have to have a servo controlled paint gun, so that as the drone tilted, it would shoot the paint straight down. I have a BRIAR patch to survey... and it made me mind wander!
N
Why not? I'm sure no one would object to you paint bombing their possessions from treetop height.
Paintball?
Been done.
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
I want to work for you Nate. I'll even bring my own computer. Heck, I could do it from here. Nothing beats working in your skivvies and nipping on a cold one. I promise not to paint any birds nest's or sleeping fauna that blends into the landscape ... maybe.
Can you get one that launches arrow type guided 5/8" rods to the right spot. You'll be rich in no time.
We'll call it the Multi Tasking Nate-O-Copter 3D711... 😉
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Wayne, this could get fun! Now we need paintballs, with more permanent paint... and well, it could be fun cruising the 'hood, and chasing cats!
N
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Silly Nate, we're not allowed to have fun. We're in "business", right? The fun part comes from us weirdos who became surveyors. We always have fun, but that doesn't mean we don't mean serious business.... at least that's my view.
PS - thought about the paint ball gun for my neighbors cats who think they live here, but jail isn't very interesting nor are other headlines. It's more fun watching SWMBO's almost 4 yr old grandson with a squirt gun yelling (kids don't talk quiet) "CAT"
It's a riot to this guy who finds a joke anywhere about anything. SWMBO has an old cat named Sassy, but to me his name is CAT. He's a PIA because all he wants to do is get petted and sleep and eat and poop in his box. AKA - useless. All cats are named CAT in my book, now grandson is calling them CAT. His mom is mad at me because now kiddlet is calling all cats CAT. How cool is that!!!
Now where is his squirt gun.... 😛
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Nate,
I remember(?) back in the 70's Weyerhaeuser having a 'copter mounted ping ball gun. The balls were filled with potassium permanganate and injected with glycol (antifreeze) upon shooting. Like 'puff the dragon" that thing rained fire!
Maybe you could fill your paInt ball with DEET and clear your Path of ticks.
DDSM
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I think there will be more and more serious uses for drones in the future.
Panitball drones? Maybe, but just for funsies!
I can see some serious federal regs, if somebody gets crazy.
N
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Now, Dan, I was not in 'Nam, but what do that mix do?
Tell us, I think we all could enjoy!
N
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> I think there will be more and more serious uses for drones in the future.
Seriously Nate, all this talk about future of our services does depend on technology. As flippant as paint balls may seem, it does seem the technology is advancing there. Accuracy may be a bit off, but "close enough" for at least a bomb from 4'000 ft, or a paint spray from 400 ft.
I think your paint spray thing idea is cool. Expand to all the other aspects of what we do - that list goes forever. Not so sure the aerial mapping guys would like a surveyor with drones doing what they do. Then again, somebody has to assign a seal and signature to it. What is the HI of Donny the Drone? Then again, does it matter in our surreal world of GPS and cosmos living.
Now where did I put my geoid?.... 😉
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