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Land Surveyor, Civil Engineer


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Looking to apply to my work.


Hometown:

Great Barrington


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Alexander Thorp commented on Chris Anderson's blog post A newbie's guide to UAVs
"This page does not address what I imagine to be one of the first major questions that a newbie would face - plane vs. copter?  What are the pros and cons of each, for different applications?  I thought I had seen such a discussion, but don't…"
Feb 25, 2016
Alexander Thorp commented on Chris Anderson's blog post A newbie's guide to UAVs
"Where can I find a discussion on the pros and cons of plane vs. copter?"
Feb 25, 2016
Alexander Thorp replied to Mike's discussion RTK post-processing
"You need a short baseline (distance between base and rover)
You need a very good quality antenna, one that is designed to reject multipath
Horizontal accuracy is typically twice as good as vertical accuracy.  For example, if H=1cm, V=2cm
The quality…"
Feb 24, 2016