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San Pedro, CA


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low-level aerial mapping and 3d modelling for cultural/natural resources


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San Pedro


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W Hayden replied to Justin M's discussion For Sale: Iris+ with Backpack, LiveView, 6 extra motors, 3 batteries, extras in IRIS
"Hi there,
sent you an invite/msg - let me know if you're still selling? Pretty close to the setup I already have, but I'm looking for a backup since I work remotely and had to abandon a job when I had a complete and fatal brownout at 120'."
Jun 13, 2016
W Hayden replied to Corey O's discussion Mounting a S100 cannon camera on my drone
"Hi Nadia - did you ever have any luck on this? Basically trying to figure the same thing out, but in a time warp..."
Jan 15, 2016
W Hayden replied to Corey O's discussion Mounting a S100 cannon camera on my drone
"I know this is an old thread, but I've been running in circles trying to figure out how to mount an S110 to my Iris+ with the Tarot 2D gimbal. I was recently told it would never work anyways because the Tarot doesn't have enough power to balance an…"
Jan 15, 2016
W Hayden posted a discussion
Might anyone be working on automating this or has anyone done it manually?The idea is to be able to plan a mission that flies along the centerline (more or less) of a canyon, while keeping the camera pointed at the wall of the canyon.I can do it by…
Aug 3, 2015
W Hayden replied to W Hayden's discussion GoPro 5.4mm non-fisheye lens replacement (for mapping mostly)
"Huh - so whatever is going on with Photoscan, it seems to be working OK.Yesterday, I reflew a structure scan that just was not working well.Here's the medium resolution (for alignment, cloud, and…"
Jul 16, 2015
W Hayden replied to W Hayden's discussion GoPro 5.4mm non-fisheye lens replacement (for mapping mostly)
"Huh - so whatever is going on with Photoscan, it seems to be working OK.

Yesterday, I reflew a structure scan that just was not working well.

Here's the medium resolution (for alignment, cloud, and mesh):…"
Jul 16, 2015
W Hayden replied to W Hayden's discussion GoPro 5.4mm non-fisheye lens replacement (for mapping mostly)
"Hi - so I am still trying to figure out what's going on with Photoscan, PhotoModeler, and Pix4d results, but I did look at the camera parameters here:
https://github.com/ne0fhyk/3DRServices/tree/master/Android/assets/C...

and double check the…"
Jul 16, 2015
W Hayden posted a discussion
Hello,so, I'm an archaeologist by trade, and we're (generally speaking) sort of technology bottom-feeders, so my apologies for the lack of familiarity with what seems like should be a straightforward situation.I have a 5.4mm replacement lens on a 3+…
Jul 13, 2015
W Hayden replied to W Hayden's discussion Has anyone installed a camera for mapping on a 3DR Aero (not Aero-M)?
"You, sir are absolutely correct!

And I feel like an idiot - I found this review first:
http://www.dronelife.com/cms/product/E384-Complete-Package
and then spent more than an hour running around online in circles.

That must have just been an older…"
Jul 10, 2015
W Hayden posted a discussion
Alternately, I know the E384 basically does what I'm looking for, but I have an IRIS+ with a Pixhawk I'm quite happy with, but it's unclear to me if the APM in the E384 is really a significant difference.thanks for any help!
Jul 10, 2015