Drones...

[andydclements]

For me I can see the video landing page and play it with no issue, of the pics only the first one loads automatically, the last three show as links which then open in separate window when I click on them. It must be a browser setting thing.

When I've walked those parts of London at night I've never thought of it as pretty or decorative, but certainly looks nice in those images. Maybe it's because when I've walked it I'm knickered and just thinking of a comfy hotel bed.

[Chillidoggy]

Please keep your choice of underwear to yourself.

[exeterjeep]

Australia: Crocodile sinks his teeth into a flying drone

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-58773120

@Bibs beware of any zoo visits

[Bibs]

Haha, I'm not a fan of things that eat me so think I'll give that a miss! 

Some pics from filming from Drake up over the Thames in London a couple of weeks ago...

https://www.espritdroneservices.co.uk/canadian-rapper-drake-takes-ovo-the-oxo-tower-in-london/

Here's the video...

https://vimeo.com/603165570

[Bibs]

70 hours of airtime plus over 650 miles flown, this was bound to happen sometime!  

Was flying the M2P with Active Track and the enhanced Obstacle Avoidance on (it's called APAS, Advanced Pilot Assistance System) which is meant to fly you autonomously around obstacles in all directions but it decided to shimmy me 5m right of my actual flight path into a 16m high branch of a tree! 

I always carry a spare drone so used that to complete the job then check on the M2P. The front right props were firmly wedged under some bark so the tree surgeon was the best option to recover it. Damage is a new set of props, I've flown a couple of test flights since and everything else seems just fine! 

[exeterjeep]

Do you need to borrow a chainsaw, sure looks like plenty of logs for winter.

[Bibs]

Couple of my pics have been displayed on the website for the 2021 CAA Drone competition! Yay!! 

https://caa-dronecomp.uk/galleries/

[Bibs]

Did a large roof in Hackney last week, though I'd pop the images into a 'digital twin' program! It's not perfect as I wasn't planning this so didn't take enough obliques but gives a good overview!

[Giniw]

Not perfect, but still pretty good!

How many pictures did you use and what is the name of the photogrammetry software you used?

[Bibs]

There are 9 roof areas I was asked to inspect and I took a total of 265 images. 95% of them are Nadir so don't capture the verticals so well hence the few dodgy bits. It was run through DroneDeploy this time.

 

[Bibs]

 

[comem47]

On 26/11/2021 at 10:16, Bibs said:

Did a large roof in Hackney last week, though I'd pop the images into a 'digital twin' program! It's not perfect as I wasn't planning this so didn't take enough obliques but gives a good overview!

locks up my chromebook real good !!!!

[exeterjeep]

Dronut X1 looks more like a UFO - such a different look.

[Bibs]

It's not cheap either but the other current drone which does that kind of close, no-GPS internal inspection is the Elios 2 and that's over twice the price!

https://cleorobotics.com/product/dronut-x1/

[exeterjeep]

Looks even more alien looking at the pic on the web!!

[mg4lotus]

mmm.. Makes me want to carry a cricket bat around with me. Purely for defensive purposes of course.

This years Reith lectures have a section about AI and attack drones for military purposes. Good in the right hands, bad in the wrong hands.

Kargu military attack drone, maybe I need a bigger cricket bat.

[Bibs]

Recent job for a solar installation company

 

[pete]

BBC News - Norfolk by night: Drone captures spectacular festive colour
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-59680508

[Bravo73]

"Someone told me Great Yarmouth from the air could almost pass for Dubai - it's true," he said. 

Yes, from 400ft away. 

[Bibs]

That's a minimum too!

They're not bad shots for a Mini 2, they're not that good in low light. Would have been much nicer with a decent sized sensor.

[PaulCP]

Now that’s a different use of drones🤔

[Bibs]

I'd have liked to be sending the invoice! Dread to think how much it cost! 

[PaulCP]

You’d be made for the rest of your natural.

Money is generally not a problem for most things. I worked and lived in Saudi for 4 years (2009-13) and know from experience that, despite some of the shortcomings of the country, it is not as bad as some like to portray. 

[Bibs]

Out flying tomorrow right next to City Airport, local construction job on Friday and then here on Monday, slap bang in the middle of town! Busy busy! 

[Bibs]

Last night was filming projection on the Royal Opera House for Joyce DiDonato. She's apparently one of the belle's of the world opera scene at the moment, she was a very lovely lady when I got to say hello! 

Her new album, and eco-movement, Eden is out soon so we projected in 5 different locations around the building. I was on the roof in the pitch black to taking off and landing was done from the hand, I've still got all my fingers left gladly! 

Over 30 mins of video and a few stills...

 

And a tweet from Joyce! 

💖💖💖 https://t.co/GXSjBmItyb

— Joyce DiDonato (@JoyceDiDonato) February 14, 2022