Recent content by DesertRat

I think, if I'm not mistaken, Drone2Map is an integrated ESRI implementation of Pix4d "into" ArcGIS/ArcMap. The annual licensing fee is also similar to Pix4d.

The D30's are great quality workstations, and with the right specs should work very well.

I use an iPad mini 4 and find it to be great for portability, and the screen size to be quite usable. I'm beginning to really like GS Pro for flight planning too. I use a windows laptop for processing with Agisoft Photoscan (Prostar gaming laptop), it has 32Gb RAM and a GTX 970M. With Photoscan...

There seems to be a bit of term confusion with "Wilderness" in this discussion. Drones (or any aerial vehicle, including helicopters) are not allowed to take off or land in Congressionally designated Wilderness Areas, except as required in emergency situations (the same as with any other...

You might want to check out DroneMapper. DroneMapper Rapid is free, but it has a 75 image limit, and can only be used with nadir photos from a DJI product. It's literally "stupid easy" to use, and will create geotiff's easily usable with ESRI software (or just about any other GIS software)...

Thanks for the clarification! That is what I thought was the case, that you would need a waiver to fly over/near people. But after watching the video I was not sure. Obviously Matty didn't have permission to fly over the site from the owner, which means that when applying for a waiver...

Agreed, I hope Matty does respond back and keep us informed. To answer one of your questions, if he is the same Matty that posted the video linked above (and I believe he is, since the avatar photos are identical) it appears he does indeed hold a Part 107 certificate, and does business as Mr...