"Greetings,
I flew some corn fields at 300 feet and 70% (I think) overlap. In the areas where there was a lot of uniformity, AgiSoft failed to tie the images in. Pix4D successfully did so.Doing a damage assessment flight, Pix4D handled a corner…"

"Greetings,

I've noticed a few cases where Pix4D definitely handles stitching better, which is kinda crucial. That price tag reallllly hurts though.

-David"

"Greetings,

Agisoft appears to support distributed processing. There are configuration options in the preferences for additional workers. I've not used it yet so I do not know how well this works.
Pix4D's pricing is really high. AgiSoft seems to…"

"Greetings,

For under $5K, I'd talk to Event 38.

http://www.event38.com/

They have aircraft operating all over North and South America doing ag work.

-David"

"Greetings,

The more user friendly you go, the more expensive the solution is. For $3,000 US you can buy an Event 38 E384 fixed wing that can do optical and NDVI imagery. You currently need to be somewhat technically proficient to use it.

For, I…"

"Greetings,

I've had several hard landings and all damage was fixed with welder's glue. The EPO foam is remarkably durable.

Our next purchase is probably the PrecisionHawk Lancaster - more power, more payload options.

I've not found 10mps to be a…"

"Greetings,

We are currently flying an Event 38 E384 fixed wing UAV. It is based on the Skywalker platform, can stay aloft for about 100 minutes if you are careful with energy, will comfortably lift a Canon S110 for optical or NDVI imagery, and uses…"

"Good morning,

I am very interested in this. I have two models that currently work fairly well:

1) Set the camera on a 3 second interval and "over shoot".
2) 60% side and forward overlap

#2 is working pretty well but going with #1 is appealing.…"

"Greetings like

I am flying a fixed mount Canon S110 in a fixed wing aircraft and am able to create good images. Adding roll stabilization would add weight and power draw, reducing the available flight time. You need to plan your mission a bit more…"

"Greetings,

I have three Vision 2+ that I use for a variety of tasks, including mapping and photo mosaics. The lens is a fisheye and you should correct for this before processing. AgiSoft automatically does this correction or you can do it yourself…"

"Greetings,

Looks good! What is your workflow, and how much do the various tools cost?

-David"

"Greetings,

In a section 333 filing, you are describing the aircraft you intend to fly. You do not need to own them at the time of filing. Once you have a 333, you can amend it to add additional UAVs.

-David"

"Greetings,

1) I acquired a fixed mount for this purpose. Orthophotos should be shot horizontal to the surface. 
2) I am using GCPs quite successfully, but I have access to a high quality GPS unit so can get very good accuracy. Feeding the GPS data…"