"Can I also add that there is definitely a place for below 2kg technology which we see as very valid GIS grade imaging.  We like the sensefly technology in particular.  I also endorse the sentiments here in pricing and we regularly compete in the…"

"Use the contact us form on our website and Ill fire through the pricelist. for complete system we have many config ranging $55-65K  Post processing also varies depending on what you require to do - Mining volumetric , classifying .LAs etc."

"Who said the Hawkeye is 80K?  Can we raise our prices?  Arguably if you are doing this as a business - which is what this technology is for (professional grade),  then you need to look at about 150-200k to set up.  Consider Vehicle, phone, website, …"

"I understand your sentiment and I think you nailed it on the industrial perspective.     When you are relying on gear to do survey grade tasks, DIY wont cut it. We do have a lot of extras as you note."

"@UAVstuff,  with all due respect those cost assessments are incorrect.  As an example - two lenses that we use are $1000 each not including filters.  We also have Nex series sensors that are stripped down to save weight  (time and labor)  A remote…"

"Sure thing.  I think the key point is that this industry is complex and people always try and over simplify capabilities.  As soon as you are dealing with the environment the cards are stacked against you."

"Mike, we agree but we found a significant increase in efficiency with our new UAV and were excited, so hence the focus on Sq/km.   One thing we have found from years of commercial experience is that you do need to be able to do reasonably large…"

"Oops and I have been told off by one of our staff,  the acquisition was complete at 42 min not 36.  I recall 36 min for the task complete and we continued for another 6 min for some extra.  This was the first time I had flown for a good 6 months. …"

"Yes processing is king, especially with wide angle lens. Its taken 18 months for Areo to fully optimise for this type of aquisition.   Its hard to say what the side overlap is, I think you're right - 50% is about right but it does change with…"

"It depends on the output.  We are acquiring on both the upwind and down wind legs.  Typically we aim for 90% for 3D point cloud generation. How we achieve this with all the variables is our IP - have been doing this for 6 yrs now both in Military…"

"We are doing this already here www.hawkeyeuav.com   Its not easy, but once you get it sorted its workable.Good Luck"

"Soaring can be done by a UAV - automatically.  We have partial ability in that area right now.  I would prefer th hawk though.  This is so cool Bob and Kevin very well trained."