Terrain/Surface Mapping

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Terrain/Surface Mapping

Investigate and develop precision UAV-based surface and terrain mapping.  The goal is to produce a precise 3D CAD model of a surface/area.

Members: 118
Latest Activity: 16 hours ago

Mission Statement

To develop a platform capable of automated survey of man-made structures, the output of which can be used to create a 3D CAD model of the structure's exterior surfaces.

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Personal Introduction and Large Scale Quadcopter with High-res imagery

Started by Mike Lyons yesterday. 0 Replies

Hi all. I work closely with the Mining Industry as well as the Oil & Gas Industry and see high value in developing a small UAV with LIDAR, FLIR, and other tech. I have a MS in Aerospace with a…Continue

Tags: Shale, Utica, Exploration, UAV, Marcellus

Small scale LiDAR and Agriculture remote sensing

Started by Mark P. Ludwig. Last reply by Stephen Mar 25. 12 Replies

Folks,I work for a soil conservation district in Michigan.  We could use a way to make LiDAR maps for conservation planning software.  It's pretty expensive to get those shoots done, and we would end…Continue

Introducing myself

Started by Michael Van Varenberg. Last reply by Gautam Jan 14. 1 Reply

Hi Folks,I am a handicapped guy who is pretty handy with everything mechanical, electronical and related stuff. I have a few friends that are into amateur archeology, others that install solar…Continue

Tags: mapping, photography, design, solar, security

Good APM airframes, cameras, software for aerial mapping (& my experience so far!)

Started by Richard. Last reply by Richard Dec 26, 2012. 1 Reply

Hi all,just stumbled upon this group by chance. It looks very interesting, seeing a focal point for people interested in this area. Thought I'd share my experience so far in a nutshell, it may be…Continue

Tags: wing, apm2, ice, flying, dsm

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Comment by Mike Lyons yesterday

Hi all. I work closely with the Mining Industry as well as the Oil & Gas Industry and see high value in developing a small UAV with LIDAR, FLIR, and other tech. I have a MS in Aerospace with a concentration on Automatic Flight Controls and Artificial Intelligence and want to get some prototypes going. I have stayed out of the game because I found revenue in other ideas (see my LinkedIn). I have been doing a lot of software development and miss the math and fun of flight control. If I can be of use, I would love to help or collaborate on a project. On a side note, I may have access to an investor or two but need to put together a serious proposal, but since I'm no GIS/mapping expert, not an EE, and not a comm specialist, I am going to need to learn or get help from you experts. So email me at mike.lyons@9threeSolutions.com or PM if anyone is interested in designing and building a large scale (25lb+ payload capacity) quadcopter for fun and profit (and I will share that profit!), or if I can get involved with a similar type project. 

Comment by Stephen on March 25, 2013 at 5:06pm

Do you want geo-referanced pictures? to what accuracy are you aiming at? 

Comment by Renan Magri Torres on January 3, 2013 at 10:19am

Hi all.

I want to know, where i can start with photogrametry, who can help me to buy the hardware, camera e trigger camera. TKS

 

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Season Two of the Trust Time Trial (T3) Contest has now begun. The fourth round is an accuracy round for multicopters, which requires contestants to fly a cube. The deadline is April 14th.

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