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Drone Data Processing

Software for Drone Mapping: Which one is the best?

Why choose desktop software Drone mapping software comes in two flavours – desktop or cloud-based.  One is not ‘better’ that the other, but rather there are pros and cons to them both. It comes down to considerations internally to your organisation, and also at times your access to a reliable internet connection. If you haven’t

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Series of tools used for making measurements on maps or photos aka photogrammetry
Drone Mapping Tips & Tricks

What is photogrammetry?

Photogrammetry is the science of taking measurements from photographs. We can make photographic measurements using photos taken at ground level, from aerial platforms, and even underwater. One of the most important elements of photogrammetry is taking lots of photos with high amounts of overlap between adjacent pictures.   Aerial photogrammetry was initially limited to organisations

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drones used for research
Drone Mapping Tips & Tricks

Drones Used for Research: A Grad Student’s Perspective

Drones used for research:  My name is Valerie and I am currently a PhD student at James Cook University. My project consists of modelling coral bleaching predictions and therefore, it fundamentally requires spending a lot of time in front of a computer. Although coding may not necessarily be every marine biologist’s favourite part of research,

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