Category: Drone Data Processing

3d drone mapping view of Tucson, Arizona
Drone Data Processing

3D drone models and the end of the rainbow

Contents There’s no lack of ‘wow’ when viewing aerial drone footage as photos or videos. But the awe in awesome doesn’t stop there! Our flying tripod friends are also incredible data collection and mapping tools. We use drones to capture information about all sorts of different environments, with detail far greater than you’ll see on

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Drone Data Processing

What is the best online drone mapping software?

You’ve bought your drone and are keen to get into mapping your local ecosystems. Or maybe you’re still pondering the best drone for your application. Either way, you’ll need to make a choice – do you go with online drone mapping software, or a desktop package? If you have a high end computer with a

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Drone Data Processing

Software for Drone Mapping: Which one is the best?

Discover which is the best desktop software for drone mapping. We thoroughly tested four options to help you make the most informed choice for your projects! 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

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drone image of carrie bow cay
Drone Data Processing

Drone mapping an isolated reef in the Caribbean

People often ask me what inspired me to create GeoNadir. To be honest, first and foremost it was selfish intention to make my life easier. Since 2013 I have amassed a huge amount of drone mapping data, and I’ve always had the problem of how to store, process, and share it in a simple workflow.

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Mangroves of Orpheus Island Research Station
Drone Data Capture

Mangrove conservation – How can drones help?

Mangrove conservation is a pressing global concern. These habitats are highly productive ecosystems that offer many environmental services. Mangrove forests store nearly 10 times more carbon per hectare compared to terrestrial forests, playing an important role in the fight against climate change! They also safeguard the coastlines of tropical and subtropical regions, home to nearly

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Drone imagery of seagrass meadows off Curtis Island
Artificial Intelligence

Mapping seagrass with machine learning and drones

Getting an understanding of the size and scope of marine ecosystems has always been a challenge for environmental scientists. Seagrass is no exception. These intertidal and subtidal meadows help support important fisheries species and iconic animals like dugongs. They’re also increasingly under threat from things like poor water quality. But with some meadows being many

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what is orthomosaic
Drone Data Capture

What is an Orthomosaic?

Orthomosaic, the Short Answer: The output from a process where a number of overlapping photos (e.g. from a drone or aerial camera) are stitched together with distortions removed to create a complete and continuous image representation or map of a portion of the earth. The orthomosaic below is made up of 283 individual drone photographs.

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Marine ground control
Drone Data Capture

How can I get ground control in a marine environment?

I’m sure that my certified surveyor friends cringe when they hear about our methods of ‘Marine ground control’ on the reef! But here goes… What is ‘ground control’? No, we’re not calling Major Tom… Ground control points (GCPs) are points or features on the surface of the earth (or even underwater) with a known location.

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Mother Earth’s Paparazzi
Drone Data Capture

Drone Pilots Reinvent Themselves as Mother Earth’s Paparazzi

Mother Earth’s Paparazzi is a term used to describe drone enthusiasts who capture images of mother earth to help protect at-risk ecosystems. Over the past seven years, I have captured tens of thousands of beautiful drone images. But I don’t consider myself a skilled photographer – I’m simply lucky that my subject is stunning! And

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how to map with a drone
Drone Data Capture

How to Map With a Drone (Top 10 Tips)

How to map with a drone: I know that lots of people love flying drones, but I’m not one of them! Yet what I do love is the #earthobservation data that I can capture with my drone. I’ve been working with remote sensing data since the late 1990’s and know full well that not all data

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earth observation data
Drone Data Capture

Earth observation data reveals the when and where of mangrove dieback

Earth observation data reveals valuable information that you should know. In the wake of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (#COP26) there’s even more than usual climate related information hitting the headlines. And this just landed from Professor Peter Macreadie and team from Deakin University (and others), reminding us to consider the role of blue carbon ecosystems (e.g. mangroves,

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machine learning drones
Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning Drones: 3 valuable concepts you need to know

We’ve been talking about artificial intelligence (AI),  drones and machine learning for a while now. However, do you feel that sometimes it’s just a bunch of fancy words flying around? In this article, I would like to introduce three basic machine learning concepts for those who love drones. No matter why you love flying drones, or

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drone image processing
Artificial Intelligence

How Artificial Intelligence helps make drone image processing smarter

By combining AI with drone image processing, we can pinpoint the exact geographical location on earth in an efficient and consistent manner. If you search “AI”, there are more than four trillion results in Google. If you search for “AI” in news, there is a piece released almost every hour about this topic. Artificial Intelligence

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Giant clams on Orpheus Island, Manbarra Country by Dr Erin Graham and Trinity Bay STEM Girls on GeoNadir
Case Studies

Using Drone Data to understand Clam Reefs

Using drone images of clam reef, we estimate the amount of live tissue & model their contribution to the calcium carbonate of the reef. I have to confess that I absolutely LOVE clam chowder. I remember when I was first introduced to it at Phil’s Fish Market and Eatery in Moss Landing, California >20 years

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drone mapping apps
Drone Data Capture

The low down on drone mapping apps

There are dozens of drone mapping apps to choose from, let’s us help you choose the right one for the job. Yes, apps can make our lives easier, but do we really need so many of them?! Let’s check out some of the free (or freemium) options in the mission planning phase of drone mapping,

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advantages of drones
Drone Data Capture

What can we do with drone data? A few advantages of drones

Get more information about the advantages of drones. Drone images hold a wealth of information. From an individual pixel to a combination of images creating orthomosaics over space and time. In the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the drone globe on top of the stadium is for sure one of the most iconic

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drone image
Artificial Intelligence

How much data does a drone image have?

In this article, we discuss extracting information from drone images. From orthomosaic maps to pixels, thrilling information can be unveiled layer by layer from drone data. However, some may wonder, how is this related to us? These are scientists’ jobs. On one hand, the abundant amount of raw data out there is too cumbersome for

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