Facade inspection

[jojonono]

I have a tiny task to inspect the facade for one building where I live and am an experienced pilot flying since 2018 just never dont facade inspection before, they basically just want images of the entire building to examine them for any cracks in the building, I was wondering instead of doing this manually can it be done with way points using the air 3s ?

Thanks

 

[DJ Wes]

I have a facade waypoint mission creator that will work for the Air 3S.

Facade Mission Creator

Create a vertical mapping mission used to capture the facade of a building. The minimum height, maximum height, and photo spacing must also be specified.

www.litchiutilities.com

 

[jojonono]

I have a facade waypoint mission creator that will work for the Air 3S.

Facade Mission Creator

Create a vertical mapping mission used to capture the facade of a building. The minimum height, maximum height, and photo spacing must also be specified.

www.litchiutilities.com

Isn't way points enough without third party tools ?

 

[mneeze]

Isn't way points enough without third party tools ?

Yes but depending on building size you could be manually entering hundreds of them. I believe the creator above helps by creating the waypoints for you after you enter mission parameters. I could be wrong tho

 

[DJ Wes]

Isn't way points enough without third party tools ?

I'm sorry, I thought you were looking for a better way to set up a facade mission. Sure, you can do it manually. Have you tried? It would be a tedious task.

I wrote this utility to facilitate the creation of a facade waypoint mission making the setup much easier. To be clear, since your Air 3S is not supported with an MSDK, you would fly the mission using DJI Fly. Briefly, here are the steps I suggest you follow:

1. Create a facade waypoint mission (my utility includes all of the necessary instructions).
2. Convert the saved Litchi CSV file into a DJI Fly KMZ file using my "Litchi to DJI Waypoint Mission Converter".
3. Manually import the KMZ file containing the facade mission into your flying device.
4. Fly the mission.

Here is a link to the "Litchi to DJI Waypoint Mission Converter":

Litchi Waypoint Mission to DJI Waypoint Mission Converter

Convert a Litchi waypoint mission in CSV format into a DJI waypoint mission in KMZ format. The KMZ file must be manually imported into DJI Fly.

www.litchiutilities.com

 

[Ralph thompson]

I suggest you take heed of the following video made available by Transport Canada (posted previously but worth repeating). I know of one drone operator who crashed his drone being unaware of the hazards of operating around tall buildings downtown.

Urban Airflow: What Drone Pilots Need to Know

tc.canada.ca

 

[NightRider67]

Set a waypoint mission, then set the camera to shot a picture per second. Start the mission, then check the result. May be you need to change the number of pictures per second to achieve the result you need.

 

[jojonono]

Set a waypoint mission, then set the camera to shot a picture per second. Start the mission, then check the result. May be you need to change the number of pictures per second to achieve the result you need.

I didnt know you could capture several pics per second in way point missions ...!