Best 3D mapping software?

[DaveLewin]

Looking for input on which is the best, and whether litchi does this stuff.

Thanks.

 

[paulatkin73]

look up dronedeploy if you intend to do it professionally.
otherwise - this link has some freeware mapping software references - look that up as well.

5 Best Free Drone Mapping Software

The pairing of aerial mapping and drone technology is a match made in heaven. With the introduction of drones in the field of mapping, massive jobs that used to take several weeks to complete can

3dinsider.com

 

[brett8883]

Looking for input on which is the best, and whether litchi does this stuff.

Thanks.

I use to use Pix4DCapture but recently switched to DroneDeploy. DroneDeploy just makes things easy.

Now both of those apps are “all-in-one” deals where they have both the mission planner and the mapping/model making software and both are purpose built for that purpose.

You can plan Litchi missions for mapping but isn’t specifically for mapping so you’ll have to manually make missions in with waypoints or in the Litchi Mission hub.

I know some people like to do it with Litchi because you can really fine tune a mission but figuring out for far apart each line in your way points grid needs to be based on the altitude and how often you need to take pictures is an acquired skill.

Note that Litchi does not have a map/model making software so you’ll need to feed your photos into some other softwareto get the model made and if you choose a desktop option for this you’ll need to have a very very powerful computer. The nice thing about DroneDeploy is you just upload them to the cloud and they process everything for you. This comes with a cost of course

 

[ddodell]

look up dronedeploy if you intend to do it professionally.
otherwise - this link has some freeware mapping software references - look that up as well.

5 Best Free Drone Mapping Software

The pairing of aerial mapping and drone technology is a match made in heaven. With the introduction of drones in the field of mapping, massive jobs that used to take several weeks to complete can

3dinsider.com

None of the solutions mentioned in this article are free anymore, or available except WebODM