Mapping sloped terrain

[Ddsalone]

Good day,

We are doing a 2d orthomosaic of a piece of land which slopes toward the end.

We are using drone deploy for capture and processing with pix4d.

Does anyone have experience with mapping slopes?
The automated flight planning software doesn't adjust the height of the drone so there is a constant height and consistent ground sampling distance.

Any ideas appreciated.

Cheers,

Kane

 

[Keule]

Any ideas appreciated.

Use MapPilot (IOS only) - this app has 'Terrain Awareness' - it follows the terrain as you wish.

‎Map Pilot for DJI

‎Map Pilot helps you create and fly the optimal flight path to create great maps using the Maps Made Easy map processing service. Collecting great data to create high resolution aerial maps with your DJI flying camera is just a few clicks away. Process into the final product using your own...

apps.apple.com

The same feature (Terrain follow) has UgCS.

UgCS - Drone flight planning software

UgCS drone mission planning and flight control software for complex UAV LiDAR or photogrammetry missions over large areas with terrain following. UgCS-supported drones include DJI M350, M300, FreeFly, Inspired Flight, Ardupilot, and many others from the Blue UAS list (NDAA-compliant drones).

www.ugcs.com

 

[Ddsalone]

Thanks Keule, most flight planning software is more geared toward iOS. We are using android at the moment.
Will let you know what solution we come up with.

 

[Wailuku]

I do a lot of the same sort of thing, but I use Pix4D Capture. Just curious why you use Drone Deploy for capture then Pix4D to process?