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Contents 1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) 1.1 Example model airplanes 1.2 AutoPilot 1.3 Image handling 1.4 Image Metadata

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) can be a way to create aerial imagery. Several commercial and open source soltuions seem to be floating around. To actually be able to use the images created, additional handling and/or information may be required...

Example model airplanes

MultiPlex EasyStar The EasyStar is a great platform for imaging and for learning how to fly. It is very stable and has good glide characteristics. It uses a simple rudder-elevator control system and a rear mounted electric motor.

MultiPlex Cularis

http://www.mikrokopter.de - an open source (but not free) model quadrocopter designed as a stabilized photographic platform. Carries 200-500g payload.

AutoPilot

UNAV PicoPilot

Procerus UAV

DIYDrones WM6 Cellphone Autopilot

DIYDrones Lego Mindstorms Autopilot

DIYDrones BASIC Stamp Autopilot

Image handling

• warp each individual image using ground control points
• combine the images into a larger image
• attach geodata to the image
• store this image on a WMS
• create tiles from the to serve to e.g. openlayers

Image Metadata

Mantra: your final results will be as good as your flight metadata is. Which metadata should/could be available:

• (Differential)GPS Location (of picture centre?)
• Orientation(heading information)