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Good question. GPS alone is only one component of a drone. To execute mission plans to capture data, you need several systems working together at the same time.
Can you do a Drone Platform Showdown of DroneDeploy vs Drone2Map by Esri? Drone2Map seems to have the same capabilities including Stockpile analysis, photogrammetry processing, and orthomosaics but also has the benefits of ArcGIS and its cheaper. What do you think?
Thanks for the video. I guess I am having trouble understanding the practical implementation of this. In the video you are intentionally selecting a site based on the proximity to a CORS station and survey markers. Is this possible in more remote sites? What if you are outside the suggested 15km radius and have no survey markers?
I just wanted to say thank you! Very useful/helpful video!! 45 mins flew by. I’ll have to rewatch a few times to actually catch on to all the different points you made. Thanks!
Great video, thanks Jason. I've watched it a couple of times but could you please confirm that in this case the aeropoint has only been used as a checkpoint and not as a GCP in DD processing? Thanks!
That was also what I'am thinking, Aeropoint was not used as a GCP so no georeferencing done. If used as a GCP , It would have been increased the accuracy.
That was a really good explanation. Maybe i'm picky (or confused); but you were explaining about PPK, and @29:56 you got into RTK post processing tab on topodrone. Does that make a difference over the workflow?
Great video Jason (like the name)! I was wondering if you could do a video or share some insight to using a Reach RS2+ on site with the M3E? How accurate would that RTK data be? How do you verify the accuracy without a known checkpoint? I am just getting started and have no survey knowledge, only RU-vid U…but I’ve learned a lot. I noticed you used ArcGIS to verify your checkpoints, but am clueless as to what to do. I’ve tried my local Cors station and RTK correction (via Emlid studio) but don’t know how to verify that either. Please shed some light please. Much appreciated! BTW…I just got the Reach RS2+. Jason Breaux
@Do You Know Drones? we recently got an Emlid RS2+ unit and are enjoying it with RTK corrections. I'm curious about the logistics of checkpoints and how to incorporate reliability into the work flow with DroneDeploy.
@@DoYouKnowDrones I live about a mile from where you did this and I have a GNSS receiver. Would you want to get together to do it? I am actually just getting my feet wet in this realm. Let me know. Thanks. Al
Amazing video Jason, thank you! James from DroneDeploy here. I think the real reason that the RTK and PPK do not line up is that they are based on different datums. If I had to guess, the PPK matched the AeroPoint as they both using CORS networks that are using the nad83(2011) datum, whereas I guess the RTK2GO corrections were using the more global WGS84 and most recent ellipsoid. Both maps were processed with very high accuracy, and are likely absolutely referenced in XY to within 0.2ft vs their reference datum. Anyway, your workflow to resolve that was great, thanks for sharing. If you want them to match perfectly in the future inside the DroneDeploy interface then you'd need to use an RTK network that uses a NAD83 datum. I think most CORS in the US will be using NAD83(2011).
Thank you for the insights, James. I did wonder if a datum shift was responsible for the RTK result, but the documentation on the RTK2GO network was a bit scattered. That being said, I know that DroneDeploy offers RTK Corrections within the Flight App. That’s something that I will showcase in the future.
First and foremost great video. I was also surprised to see such a large shift on the RTK dataset. It almost made me wonder why we invested in an RTK drone in our company. I think that if you get an Emlid and can measure your GCP using the same datum, then the results would be much better or better say closer. You experiment makes RTK look inaccurate, but RTK is actually supposed to be good (very accurate) as long as you don't get any drops. You make me want to go buy an Emlid or a pair of aeropoints. Propeller also has PPK processing, ask them to process your data for the video.
hello sir i have 1 doubt about drones nd their apps ,can we connect any drone to any app and is there any diff in video quality in every diff apps like can we connect any cheaper drone to any app?
That’s a good question. Unfortunately, not all drones can connect to all apps. It gets even more complicated, even drones from a single manufacturer aren’t compatible with apps that previous models were. Sweeping changes in hardware and SDKs have made it very difficult for apps to accommodate all drone models.
@@DoYouKnowDrones Maybe I wasn't clear or am missing something, I've seen this video 3 times now, there is no mention of entering another location, only dragging around the map. I'd like to enter an address of a building 30 miles away from me. Pix4d Capture doesn't seem to have that option from all of the videos that I have seen.
Thank you for one of the first reviews on this new sUAS. While this is an exciting entry into Public Safety and Enterprise choices, it does have some negative selling points. Number 1 on my list is the battery in the controller. It cannot be swapped and it cannot be charged while in use according to the main distributor. This will necessitate a second controller having to be bought. For users like myself in Public Safety, this is an obvious problem adn added cost. Other questions. If the sUAS loses satellite "FIX" is the RPIC alerted to being in Atitude mode? Can Atitude mode be enabled by the RPIC? Is there ADS-B In alerting you of nearby aircraft that are transmitting? Will there be an Enterprise level battery charger that can charge more than just 2 batteries? Do the batteries self discharge and can this be set by the user? Are there any smart features like: Orbit, Follow and the like? Will RTK be a future upgrade? Will there be true technical data available for light maintenance tasks and a manufacturer set maintenance schedule? Thank you.
Interesting and entertaining, kudos Jason for tackling one of the more polarizing areas of the industry. I saw that mostly the respondents were solution providers, which makes sense since you're on an Expo floor ;-). I would be interested to see what end users say to this question.
Definitely not past the hype. We were at Commercial UAV Expo too. DroneUp couldn't even tell us how many single pilot operators they have that fly Enterprise Drones and need BVLOS. Hint: it's not many - yet, BVLOS is still front and center "for everyone." Why? The business models are shit. The end user market doesn't know how to value itself, other than to undercut each other to the point of very little margin. All you need to look at is the latest "funding round" for various UAV companies and see the hype. And then look at all the Market Research Data reports that are available from so many sources - they are so over forecasted. Anyway, cool new Enterprise drones though, eh? Next time, don't ask people that benefit from the hype.
I feel you. I started at a drone company that was nothing BUT hype. Good people, but all “slideware”. Funding rounds don’t equal capability or maturity. Many think that BVLOS is the final frontier for drones, but I don’t agree (maybe the subject of another video). It is interesting that there was a distinction between excitement to enter the industry versus racing to create solutions. Thanks for the comment.
I know with all this rules I regret getting in to drone.i got the Air 2S and I barely fly it scare I'll get a big ticket.i don't understand how this country allows things to be sold and once out the store is illegal in most places smh.
@@DoYouKnowDrones Yeah but in my town is illegal to fly drone.a regular joe like me fly a drone cops come and still give you a ticket.its sucks I spend $1,500 on an item I'm scared to fly most of the time.i used it to do Facades on abandon buildings.practicing that lol
According to Executive Order 13981 (Jan 2021) Taiwan (ROC) is not an adversary country so this could be eligible for NDAA compliance. We would need to see a full parts list to validate that. I can ask Teledyne FLIR this week at the Commercial UAV Expo.
@@DoYouKnowDrones hey for what its worth i think the drone looks really awesome and its a great step in the right direction i gotta say so hats off for that... but imo we should be have moar board manufacturers and prop shops and just hobby pilots in general not having our own govt happily stifle future stem oppurtunities and just general av flyers... so yeah i love that yall are doing this, hope it goes well i just cant agree with the taiwan thing lol i mean it might not be legally china buuuut cmon
Hi, Using dualgram...How would you show a separate photo that you have in your pic library at the same time that you are reporting and showing footage on the rest of the screen? I have a few photos that I would like to cycle through while I'm doing the video? Kind of like zoom where you are sharing your screen which might be the back camera as your doing footage on the front camera that is explaining the photos that are in box to your side? Or isn't this possible with the pro version and if not what other iPhone app could one do this with? Thanks!
