Going to take on a UAV for this season for our own operation.
Row crop ag production (corn/soybeans) type work. I want the best image/optics possible but am torn as to how much to spend early into this UAV evolution. Do we go with something under $1
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I was search if anyone is doing mapping by using this 2 mehtods using the apm and how did they achieve it. I want to do the samething to help out in mi country to help out the agriculture.
Any infirmation on how they use it, m
Read more…i have a project in mind involving my tractor and my farming operation. what i want to do is use gps to steer the tractor for me (that i will be riding in at all times!) so i can focus on other tasks while doing tillage and planting. it will only h
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It covers
Hi All,
I'm looking to build a fixed win drone for mapping small fields and was wondering if anyone has any suggested air frames / parts lists that have really worked for them. I was thinking about a skywalker 1880 or an X-8 (although one reviewer I
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I'm new to UAV, just wondering how can a mounted digital camera be activated to take photos at certain intervals while in the air? Can the intervals of photo taking be controlled from the Mission Planner?
Thanks,
Richard
Hi,
Is there a software that can count automatically the number of plants in a crop?
Example, counting soy plants. I know there are several limitations to this but is there any software that can speed up the proccess? (besides ImageJ)
ALK
Read more…Hi all, i know this topic has already been digested and regurgitated, but I am looking for:
- the best and most affordable UAV
- carries a Tetracam multispectral camera
- can be used for mapping, orthophotos and 3D mapping
Is there a simple answer out th
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We were asked to photograph maize crops for an R&D project, and we did it as we usually do for photogrammetry projects with a Canon SX230 shooting from an Ardupilot equipped wing at 75 meters.
We are having problem stitching the photos
Read more…Could someone tell me his experirence in agricultural or surface mapping and wath are the best UAVS for this purpose considering fixed wings or multirotors copters?
Read more…I am new at this, and so far have not been able to determine what software is being used or recommended. Most of the software I find is either to do panorama's or heavy duty 3D. I assume Agisoft works, but is expensive.
Georeferenced or not?
Where i
Read more…Hi guys! I am trying to build a low-cost UAV for mapping, initially I intend to use a flying wing of 1.5m wingspan with ardupilot APM 2.5, GPS uBlox LEA-6, 2200KV Brushless Motor (2200KV Turnigy 6 D 2826) and Camera Go Pro Hero II, I wonder what th
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Read more…3. Autonomous vehicles and aircraft
Patrico said manufacturers such as Kinze have developed tractor-driven grain carts that don’t need drivers to pull alongside a combine and load up with grain harvested from the field. With th
my experience with AP 2.5 for photogrammetry
after 4 years of doing many failed attempts with APM and inexpensive tool for Photogrammetry and Precision agriculture today and come to the conclusion that APM is an inexpensive tool that can be very usefu
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