The FAA has launched its online course and exam to meet the requirements of Part 107 remote pilot with an sUAS rating (14 CFR part 107). Remote pilots holding a Part 107 certificate must complete recurrency training requirements every 24 months. This is to both...
In this post, I want to point out two great products for quick object reality capture using your smartphone or tablet, Pix4DCatch and Autodesk ReCap Photo. In both programs, you use your mobile device to take a series of photos around an object that get...
It's been a while since our last blog post, and I'm hoping these will become more regular. Today's topic is fairly well understood by the expert (or even intermediate) drone pilot, but can come as a surprise to beginners. When it comes to drone photogrammetry, there...
As of the latest release, we've seen a drastic reduction in bugs and issues, so it's time to take GeoPhoto out of beta. We're going to keep it free at least through the end of the year. For technical resources, the beta announcement still has the best info....
**Update** As of 3/17/2020, GeoPhoto is no longer in beta, info here. It’s an exciting day for us today at GeoDrones as we are pleased to announce the beta version of GeoPhoto. GeoPhoto was created to address the issue of elevation accuracy for high precision drones....
Is it possible to use an aircraft instead of a team of earthbound inspectors to check a gas line for leaks? Last week Seiler Instrument was in Illinois demonstrating how it's possible to get off the ground and examine hundreds of yards of gas line in minutes using the...
Are Drones Accurate? - For the common photogrammetry workflow, surveyors can count on accuracy of between 1 and 3 times the ground sample distance within the imagery collected by the drone. This is to say 1-3x the distance between the center of each neighboring...
Seiler Instrument Corporate Headquarters Modelled with Drone By Eric P. Seiler The Seiler Instrument Emerging Tech team collected aerial data from their 7 acre headquarters site in Kirkwood Missouri. Using a DJI Matrice 200 Series Drone, the building was captured in...
With the explosion of the drone market or the more formal term, unmanned aircraft systems, we asked Travis LeMoine, our Emerging Tech Director and Drone expert to put together the following FAQ's. 1. What locations are restricted from flight? In altitude, the FAA...
With the explosion of the drone market or the more formal term, unmanned aircraft systems, we asked Travis LeMoine, our Emerging Tech Director and Drone expert to put together the following FAQ's. 1. Is a pilot's license still required to fly a drone? A:...