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Gender

Male


Location

Berkeley, CA


About Me:

Scientific Program Director at Parrot Inc.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Use of UAVs for research and education


Hometown:

El Cerrito, CA


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Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post Quick overview comparing multispectral sensors for plant mapping with drones
"Sure, here are links for each company.  I don't sell hardware, I just review it.  You can reach out to each company individually.
Sequoia spec sheet
Micasense Rededge-M spec sheet
Slantrange 3PX spec sheet

www.scholarfarms.com or…"
May 27, 2018
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May 26, 2018
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post Fly4Fall: A global initiative calling on volunteer drone pilots for science
Oct 30, 2017
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post Fly4Fall: A global initiative calling on volunteer drone pilots for science
"Satellite imagery is too low resolution for scoring phenology and distinguishing different plant species. There are already a network of mounted cameras to tract plants called PhenoCam. This is the equivalent version but in the sky and much more…"
Oct 27, 2017
Greg Crutsinger posted a blog post
Hi All,We are launching the Fly4Fall campaign, a worldwide initiative to crowd-source science from the drone community over the next few weeks. Please pass on to others you know!The goal of Fly4Fall is a biogeographic survey of autumn plants…
Oct 26, 2017
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post Parrot/Pix4D Climate Innovation Grant - Deadline Jan. 31st
"The questions online are what should be answered for the proposal.  So just answer (copy and paste) them within the word limit and submit a CV or resume."
Jan 7, 2017
Greg Crutsinger posted a blog post
 Parrot/Pix4D Climate Innovation Grant Deadline of Jan. 31stGrant GuidelinesTo submit you application, go to at edu.parrot.com/climate Background – The overarching goal of this grant program is to foster innovation in our understanding and…
Jan 4, 2017
Greg Crutsinger posted a blog post
Compliments to Tridge and team for the great documentation in the Setup Guide for Disco should folks want to load APM.I'm excited to see what the community does with this hardware platform. Remember that academic institutions can apply for hardware…
Sep 19, 2016
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post New minidrones from Parrot: A VTOL and a new quad with powered accessories
"Yes, Free Flight Pro is the new app for Disco and Bebop 2.  Did it autoupdate?  I still see Free Flight 3 on my phone.  

There is another free version on the store called Free Flight Mini for the mini drones.  This is the one you want.  …"
Sep 2, 2016
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post King Clone: Mapping ancient desert shrubs using Parrot Sequoia
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mthztW9EE0o

Here is the how-to integration video for Phantom 3 and Sequoia.  In this case, I would use Pix4D Capture app for the waypoints."
Sep 1, 2016
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post King Clone: Mapping ancient desert shrubs using Parrot Sequoia
"I have been selecting the default settings for Canon S110 with 80% front and side lap (its a bit overkill but the stitching is good, so I stopped experimenting).   Then I go into Parameters and slow the Waypoint navigation speed down to 200 cm for…"
Sep 1, 2016
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post New minidrones from Parrot: A VTOL and a new quad with powered accessories
"Updated now."
Aug 31, 2016
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post New minidrones from Parrot: A VTOL and a new quad with powered accessories
"Yeah, I am in the Parrot San Francisco office.  So know the ins and outs of hardware/software."
Aug 31, 2016
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post New minidrones from Parrot: A VTOL and a new quad with powered accessories
"Yeah, they are amazing little vehicles for their stability with the optical flow/sonar.  We have the new Bluetooth controller for sticks that makes it so much fun to fly.  Right now the controller comes with Swing but will work on the new Mambo too.…"
Aug 31, 2016
Greg Crutsinger posted a blog post
Parrot launched some fun new mini drones this morning that are about to make your drone educational programs even more awesome, particularly access to the Parrot SDK for app development.  Here is a nice writeup in TechCrunch and more details on…
Aug 30, 2016
Greg Crutsinger commented on Greg Crutsinger's blog post Parrot announces Disco is available in September
"For the DIY community, there are some pretty amazing things about this. Certainly the ability to load APM if you like, (Disco can fly waypoints with FlightPlan...in app purchase).  You can also use the Parrot SDK (developer.parrot.com)

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Aug 25, 2016
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