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    Drone Mappers in CO/WY: Survey Laws and Drone Mapping

    Hello everyone, Are there any mapping professionals here that work in Colorado or Wyoming and are familiar with what can be done in regards to mapping without a PLS and staying out of trouble with the state survey boards? I'm planning on consulting a lawyer before pursuing this part of the...
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    Drone Mapping with Leica RTK GPS Base Station + Rover | Help

    I recently got into drone mapping and invested a great deal in all the equipment needed. The gear I'm using is the Phantom 4 Pro V2 with the Leica GS18T rover with a base station and have some landing pad GCPs. In short, everything went smoothly until I imported the GPS points I captured with...
  3. Volatus Drones

    LiAir V LiDAR Mapping System

    Empire Drone is now a distributor for Green Valley International (GVI), the maker of the LiAir V LiDAR Mapping system. You might be thinking, so what? Well the LiAIR V is a full feature LiDAR system that's compatible with the DJI M200 Series, M300 RTK, and M600 for around $35,000. This makes the...
  4. REpro321

    GIS/Mapping/Surveying Capabilities?

    #1 Hello all, I just purchased a Yuneec H Plus a few months ago and I absolutely love taking the bird out for flights on the weekends. I am in the real estate field and so I have started a small side business doing aerial photography for real estate agents. However, I also have quite a bit of...
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    Have you ever tested Maply Platform for processing?

    Hey Guys, The Maply platform is cloud software that processes drone-captured images in highly accurate 2D and 3D views, including orthophotos, digital elevation models, point clouds, and three-dimensional models. For now the platform is only available in portuguese, but in a few weeks it will...
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    Hello from the Gold Coast of Australia

    Hello, I am a Drone Pilot based in the Gold Coast of Australia. I fly for emergency services, engineers and film crews around the world. I also hold a Part 107 license for the U.S. & Canada. Using the latest in technology, 3D image mapping, thermal imaging and high-quality cameras. Whether it is...
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    Hello from Advantage Geomatics

    Hi there, we are Land Survey business based in Shropshire uk, looking to develop a UAV based mapping service to add to our existing traditional surveying products. We are also developing a UAV based agriculture monitoring service which we hope to launch later this year.
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    Fixed Wing or Multi Rotor for Surveying?

    Hello folks, Since I am new here, I'd like to start by sharing my experience and learn from you as well. I have been using Fixed-wing (Trimble X100- yeah the old UX5 version) before and now using Inspire 2 for surveying and mapping. As per my previous company's work flow, we can complete...
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    Pix4D or Datumate Photogrammetry Software?

    Hi all, I've been using Pix4D for about a year and a half now and feel very comfortable with the workflow and have had a lot of success. That being said, I'm interested in what Datumate might have to offer. Curious what others on here are using and what they like about it. Here's a couple of...
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    Traverse City Michigan @flyindrones (Twitter) Introduction

    Hello Everyone, We have been providing maps and aerial photography for a little over a year. I am partnering with Contour Geographic, contourgeoraphic.com providing high resolution interactive solutions for real estate. We have unique solutions, which can be offered to agents even without the...