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Originally Posted by Jims5543
I purchased this drone for Surveying, I am shopping now for mapping software so I can use it for aerial land surveying. Software ranges from $1500-$7000 I am trying to find something I feel will work best for me. In this instance I could lay down targets, put XYZ values on them then photograph the property from various angles and heights, then overlay the pictures into the mapping program.
It will grind the numbers and create a to scale 3d map of the land saving me 30 hours of field time, it will pay for itself on my first job using it.
I have my hobby license and am working on my commercial one.
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Jim, as part of the UAS company I sold almost three years ago, we teamed with a few surveying companies and provided them sub centimeter resolution for survey work. We used ground referenced points, etc. The camera on the UAS must point straight down and I recommend autopilot grid flying. Otherwise the imagery sucks.
Glen is an expert at this, btw.
Things may have changed, but, for lack of a better term, "survey law" had not caught up with the capability of UAS to provide precise imagery. This was a California firm and a Washington State firm so it may not apply in your case.
PM me and I'll provide contacts with folks in the industry who could help with your learning curve. I no longer provide aerial UAS services, I just make'em!