Computer Science (UW Alum!)

Bridging the Gap

Environmental Science

How did we get here?

David Shean "Ice Man" http://psc.apl.washington.edu/wordpress/people/students/david-shean/

CUGOS "Google Guys"

Video the bikes!

Hardware options...

Fully DIY

Big Crazy Scary

I choose low cost RTF (Ready To Fly) and then Hack It!

Phantom FC40 (~$450)

FPV camera (FC40)(720p)

Canon (elph 130 16MP) downward facing (CHDK) (~$130)

Flytrex Data Logger (~$50)

CHDK

Prop Guards + Extra battery + Camera mount(~$50)

"The Rig"

Gimbal

Hack

Why is this so interesting now...

$$$$$ Cheap $$$$$

Technology is easy to use

FUN!

Where is it OK to fly https://www.mapbox.com/drone/no-fly/

Workflow #1

... as good as Google gets

200 of these

ICE

AgiSoft

Workflow #2

QGIS Warper

MapKnitter http://mapknitter.org/

nearblack -of GTiff -setalpha -o outfile infile

gdal2tiles.py --profile=mercator -z 1-22 yourmap.tif outputfolder

git checkout gh-pages
git add outputfolder
git commit -m "Yes... TILE DATA"
git push

http://langleywa.github.io/gisdata/tiles/langley-2nd-street-2014/21/335500/1368498.png

Tiles into your App!

Edit in OSM http://ideditor.com/ https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?editor=id#map=19/48.03979/-122.40668 http://langleywa.github.io/gisdata/tiles/langley-2nd-street-2014-tms/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

Workflow #3

Load image batches

Matching

Visual SFM Sparse Point Cloud

Dense Point Cloud

MeshLab

AgiSoft Sparse Point Cloud

Dense Point Cloud

Textured Mesh

More Examples

Flying Brightwater Treatment Plant

Flight Paths

Photoscan SFM Rendering

Chewy

School

Farm

Compare (PhotoScan vs VSFM)

The Future

Automation (OpenDroneMap)

OpenDroneMap working hard!

DEM's

3D Print Example (Chris Schmidt)

Point Cloud

Mesh

Print Prep

Print!