What is the best desktop drone mapping software?
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What is the best desktop drone mapping software?

If you’re just getting started with drone mapping and would like to pre-process the data yourself, it’s a great idea to acquaint yourself with the range of desktop drone mapping software options. Compared with most of the cloud options, desktop software packages give you more control over the different processing parameters. There are challenges with…

What is photogrammetry?
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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…

Drones Used for Research: A Grad Student’s Perspective

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,…