Free and open source software for precise image geolocation

[Theta]

Greetings,

I'm the developer of OpenAthena, a free and open source UAS geodesy platform which allows common drones to spot precise geodetic locations on Earth, letting them complete their mission faster and with better accuracy:

This solves a common challenge with commercial users of UAS's, where they know where they are but have trouble precisely locating anything they're looking at on the ground.

With OpenAthena, a novel technique is introduced whereby a terrain-raycast can be performed from any pixel of a drone image towards terrain as represented by a Digital Elevation Model. This allows common drones to spot ground locations at any point in their images, greatly enhancing their ability to do useful work.

The app is free and is available on iOS and Android. Digital Elevation Model files necessary for use of the software are easily and freely obtainable here.

I'm seeking this community's feedback on how we can help you solve common challenges encountered during commercial use of drones. My email is [email protected], and I'd love to hear more about your thoughts and questions about the software.

-Matthew

 

[Theta]

Since the app analyzes images taken by drones, it's compatible even with devices that do not support DJI-SDK. It's also compatible with select models of Autel, Parrot, and Skydio drones.

Images may be downloaded shortly after flight through the DJI gallery, and analyzed by this app on the spot and without an internet connection.

As far as DJI drones go for compatibility, there are a few models which are known to be incompatible due to their insufficient recording of metadata in their images:

• DJI Phantom 4 (not inc. Pro or Advanced versions, FC330 only)
• DJI Mini 2
• DJI Air 2 S (old firmware)

Newer firmware versions of the Mini 3 Pro and Mavic 3 are known to be compatible however

-Matthew

 

[clackey]

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