You can use GCP to tighten it up, and it also creates a great 3D model which also at times is useful. As for using it for anything else.... the accura...

Pix 4D. It stitches together an image, then I bring it in to my drawings manually, but since I'm using it only as a visual reference/check I can get i...

I'm at the point now where it's so quick and easy to fly the drone, stitch together an ortho (free software) and use it as a background to all my proj...

Thanks Norm! I'm going to go with 3S and get a pair of 2650mAh for $25

Question for anyone using alternate batteries to power the Trimble 5600's. I've heard of folks using 3S and 4S LiPo batteries. I believe they will bot...

I got the Parani SD1000's working on a 5603 and TDS Nomad. Basically just plug in and power on the Parani's and run it like it's a Total Station (non-...

Holy sh.., um I mean Holy Cow, that's pretty funny. 😀

Broken Lath, post: 395871, member: 7397 wrote: So, for a 1:4 it would be a 4' radius or 2' radius and you make marks where the contours match up with ...

I look at it as another tool to have in the truck to use for the right job. One of the ways I use my drone most often is to fly a site and compile a g...

I've run into that same challenge before, but my solution was to draw circles of certain diameter to fit between the contours. Took about 1/2 hour and...

I say either due east or west. Any other heading and you end up at one of the poles!

A Harris, post: 395107, member: 81 wrote: Flying west you will lose a day.Flying east and you should arrive around the same day and time you left. to...

They're not going to make any money in the UAV sector. Way too many companies can produce flying cameras for way less. Plus, it's really all about the...

leegreen, post: 394053, member: 2332 wrote: Forgot to mention I also used a Phantom 4, with Pix4d. Along 4 GCP's using 36" aerial photo targets.Sorry ...

What mountain is this?Waterville Valley is relocating a fixed triple to Green Peak Expansion. Can't wait. Won't be long. Come to think of it, the earl...

To set a point, you need a baseline. A baseline consists of the coordinates of two known points. They can be tied to real world (or State plane) coord...

Hydraulic modelling to 0.01' for a given storm event for a stormwater system with 600 manholes. I'd hate to be the engineer signing off on that. Neare...

Now you're talking software. I think ideally you'd want to have a data collector with some surveying software and also a desktop/laptop with an AutoCa...

This is the testing supplement they will provide you with before taking the test:Become familiar with it and understand the legend: Sectional Aeronaut...

David C. Newell RPLS LS CFM, post: 392357, member: 6347 wrote: It's closed book.They provide a book/booklet with charts and exhibits you will be asked...