Drone Mapping The most inexpensive way to get in the air to create great maps.
What is a drone?
drone
/drōn/
noun
- an unmanned aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control or beyond
line of sight.
- any unmanned aircraft or ship that is guided remotely.
verb
- to proceed in a dull, monotonous manner.
Let your drone do drone things.
For aerial mapping, drones are perfect. Repeatable, accurate flight makes a drone the ideal flight platform for near-ground mapping. The combination of today's high resolution cameras and inexpensive flying devices enables mapping at levels of detail never before imagined.
Map Pilot Pro automates the data collection process.
Flight Simulation This animation illustrates the path a mapping drone will take.
Each green box that gets drawn represents an image that is taken by the camera. The darker the green, the more times that area has been covered. Ideally, the camera should be able to see every point you want to include in the map at least 14-18 times.
By precisely controlling the flight pattern, flight speed and camera frame rate, it is possible to achieve perfect coverage and overlap. Plenty of overlap and nadir (straight down) images are the key components to collecting great data and making great maps.
Ground Sampling Distance (GSD)
How you fly determines the level of detail you can get.
| Ground Resolution (detail level) | Flight Altitude (ft) |
|---|---|
| 1.5 Inches/Pixel | 450 |
| 1 Inches/Pixel | 300 |
| .5 Inch/Pixel | 150 |
*Assumes a Phantom 4 Pro as the camera.
