About

Gender

Male


Location

Glen Innes, NSW


About Me:

Environmental consultant,


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Looking at using UAV to remotely sense vegetation data from farms, golf courses etc.


Hometown:

Glen Innes NSW


Activity Feed

Patric Millar commented on Jeff Taylor's blog post DIY Camera Filter Swap on a Canon Powershot
"Great how to.  Anyone done it for a GoPro?"
Aug 25, 2013
Patric Millar commented on Stefan Gofferje's blog post IR photos with the Boscam HD19, part 1
"Thanks for the information.  Can't wait for part 2."
Aug 17, 2013
Patric Millar replied to Mark P. Ludwig's discussion Small scale LiDAR and Agriculture remote sensing in Terrain/Surface Mapping
"Hi Mark
I am soil conservationist in Australia so I understand exactly what you are after.  The challenge apart from the legal ones outlined are the data ones. LIDAR is very data hungry with small areas producing several hundred or even thousands of…"
Feb 6, 2013
Patric Millar replied to Marty LaBelle's discussion Tips for Mounting Electronics in a Quad/Multicopter
"Hi Marty
I went low tech and used a clip lid plastic food container.  I mounted the lid on the frame with rubber mounts holding the board in place to give it some insulation from vibration.  I drilled a hole in the side of the container base with…"
Nov 25, 2012
Patric Millar replied to Jason's discussion Go pro camera near IR
"Wondering how you got on with this?"
Oct 22, 2012
Patric Millar commented on Chris Anderson's blog post An Australian drone-based aerial imaging business
"Not wanting to dwell on the point.  The costing comes from a couple of people I know who are currently involved in the process.  The CASA visit alone is around $5,000 to come and watch you fly, the manuals are around the $3,500.  Then add pilots…"
Feb 27, 2012
Patric Millar commented on Chris Anderson's blog post An Australian drone-based aerial imaging business
"G'Day All

There has been a lot of discussion about this on the RC Forums recently.  The issue is the CASA regulations.  Basically if you want to charge even a single $$ for material that you've obtained from your UAV you are a "commercial…"
Feb 26, 2012
Patric Millar commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post A large scale Variable Pitch Tilt Quadrotor implementation.
"Hi Joe
Thanks for the response.  The answer is yes.  I've been discussing with Michael the supply of the collars, VHF and UHF download system around the 50g mark.  We already have an automatic UHF download system which can run as a self contained…"
Feb 5, 2012
Patric Millar commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post A large scale Variable Pitch Tilt Quadrotor implementation.
"Hi Joe.  Looks like a very interesting project.  As someone with a foot in both the UAV/Quadcopter camp and the tracking wildlife camp I'm waiting for more updates. 
I'm also interested in the mechanics of your tracking rig?  What type of antenna do…"
Feb 4, 2012
Patric Millar left a comment for Michael Johnston
"Hi MichaelLikewise goot to chat yesterday. Ha a good look at the Nampilot work.  really interesitng. I'm really keen to read the paper on VHF tracking.  Any chance you can steer me in the direction of a copy?P"
Feb 4, 2012