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Re Offline maps. Have you looked at OSMand+ . A great set of worldwide maps that are installed on a tablet and used offline. Roughly $30 to buy but then with lifetime updates. Look at OsmAnd for more info. Neville Queensland Australia

In 2014, when I was an exchange student at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro the satellite imagery that the Uni was getting from the State Police was good enough to tell that someone was hanging the washing on the line. Move forward 11 years and I betcha the satellite imagery...

Uh huh. If you wast the best you must expect to pay! My copy was provided by the Uni here in Australia for a research project to locate potential leaks in irrigation channels using a UAV (drone).

Try Agisoft Metashape. Has a bit of a learning curve but does what you want.

Makes me glad that I live in Queensland! If we ever see snow then the next ice age is upon us. Neville Queensland Australia

I have a Garmin GLO2 Bluetooth GPS that could be attached to a UAV then the gps co-ords are available for any mapping application. I use OSMand+ for mapping on a 10in tablet. The Garmin GLO2 weighs about 60gm so that may be too much for your little UAV. Have at look at the GLO2 specs for the...

I had my local canvas worker make four with eyelets in each corner to peg them down. Had them numbered 1-4 . Cost about $180 Aust and that's about the same Canadian. Neville Queensland

Yesterday I saw that AgiSoft Metashape was available for Apple/Mac. Best software for stitching ortho-photo-images. Neville Queensland Australia

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Turbine operation is controlled by a Cup Anenometer measuring the wind speed at the generator height. Usually shut down if the wind is constantly over 60kph.

I agree. Used Agisoft Metashape to stitch thousands of UAV images of irrigation channels for a research project. No mis-shapen objects just clean sharp ortho-photo-mosaic images. Perfect for your task , if flown in a grid pattern as above. Neville Australia

Uh huh. Today's TV news - 2 Chinese teenagers were sentenced, in front of thousands of teenager in an open air forum, to twelve years detention. Why...for watching a South Korean Boy Band in action. WTF?

I concur. Tried to get approval to use a Phantom 4 in Bihar State, India for a University Research Project and was accused of being a spy. Maybe I didn't pass enough Rupees in a brown paper bag, under the table! Neville Australia

Also, when using a MAC tablet out in the open during summer at 35+ Deg C the tablet would shut down until it was placed in an air-conditioned vehicle with loss of contact with the drone until re-booted. Would only work continuously in an a/c vehicle so VLOS was limited. Neville Queensland...