Webinar Replay: Start to Finish Workflow for Creating Beautiful Mapping Models

Originally Aired: Wednesday, March 19, 2018 at 7 pm EST This 03.19.18 webinar is all about streamlining your workflow in order to create appealing mapping models. Paul and Doug lay out strategies for acquisition, processing and post processing. Should you use RTK-GPS for laying out your GCP’s? Is Pix4D still the gold standard for mapping applications? How do other tools such as MapsMadeEasy and DroneDeploy compare to Pix4D? We also discuss the best way to do a façade clean up in SketchFab. Paul shares his SketchFab models and demonstrates how you can do just that. Apart from mapping apps, we discuss flight paths, RTK-GPS systems, drone systems, cameras and much more. Also, watch out for information about our forthcoming in-person training's and online courses. Fly safe!

Timestamps

[04:33] How do you typically deliver content to clients?
[05:39] What are the two important aspects of mapping?
[07:10] What is the agenda for today's webinar?
[08:16] Will the screenplay be available later on for viewing?
[08:52] What is the workflow for creating mapping models?
[09:50] Step by step description of the Acquisition process
[11:33] Why are manual tie points so important?
[12:20] Should you use RTK-GPS for placing GCP's?
[13:10] We talk about the different flight paths that you can use while mapping data; we start off by talking about Nadir flight path
[13:14] Learn why Minimum Operating Clearance Altitude (MOCA) is so important
[13:17] Sharing how you can fly a Crosshatch flight path
[15:50] Ways to get correct Obliques and Orbitals
[16:10] How lowest is too low when capturing data?
[16:28] Does Aeropoints need 90 minutes to calibrate location of path?
[16:57] Tips and tricks to processing imagery using Pix4D
[18:06] We talk about image post production; learn why image clean-up is so important
[19:33] What are the KPI's for point cloud clean up?
[20:14] Why is Pix4D the preferred tool for cleaning up point clouds?
[21:29] Paul displays a post clean-up final image
[26:50] How do you get rid of wall mold and do a facade clean up?
[31:56] Paul shares information about the forthcoming Drone U seminar in Houston
[32:28] Is it normal for the buildings to appear pixelated?
[32:48] Is the Inspire 2 and X5S okay for mapping? Is the X4S better?
[33:02] Which App do you normally use for correction?
[33:20] Are you doing a mapping class out West?
[34:52] Learn why you should upload an FBX file to Sketch instead of OBJ or PLY file
[35:42] Correcting a model in SketchFab sharpness and adding annotations
[40:00] Do you have subscription to Pix4DMapper or Pix4DModel?
[40:11] Is it possible to get survey grade models with photogrammetry?
[40:31] When is the Drone U conference?
[40:44] Is P4P still the standard? Or, have you moved to a new drone?
[41:01] When can expect an advanced mapping class for Drone U members?
[41:41] Are you doing a mapping classs in Denver?
[41:58] Which is your opinion about Drone2Map and ArcGIS?
[42:47] Do surveyors mostly use Autocad?
[43:06] Is my Yuneec H520 with E90 good for this weekend?
[43:27] What is the difference between mapper and modeler in Pix4D?
[43:45] Is there another program that we can use apart from Pix4D?
[44:38] Why is the Inspire 2 more accurate?
[44:54] What is the reason for using Pix4D instead of DroneDeploy?
[45:37] Can you customize using a free account in SketchFab?
[46:16] Does anyone contract post processing services?
[46:45] Should you consider using a QNAP system?
[47:47] Is DroneDeploy good for stockpile calculations?
[47:56] Is MapsMadeEasy really bad? I have good results with it
[48:25] What about UGCS?
[49:40] When you get an OBJ export to upload from SketchFab, can you rezip the files to make them smaller?
[49:47] Another software that has my interest is Inpho by Trimble. Have your tried it yet?
[50:09] What is Pro membership?
[50:44] Is SketchFab the gold standard for marketing models? We discuss pros and cons
[51:23] Is the Matrice 210 equipped with the X4S good for mapping? I use it for inspections but I haven't tried mapping
[51:44] We will love to have Drone U come to Charlotte, North Carolina
[52:23] You mentioned surveying and real estate on the podcast. What was that all about?
[53:05] Can you go over models for progression mapping?
[53:16] I produced a great model with Skycatch this week. But, there are some obvious limitations. Thoughts?
[53:43] In the intermediate course, I am not sure where the data is used to create an interactive map. Pix4D or SketchFab after uploading the model?
[54:24] When you did the Mavic Air review, you said that something is coming that is going to change the industry
[55:10] I am a VR developer and I use Unity game engine
[55:51] We would definitely like to hear your thoughts on SkyCatch
[56:38] Can you run Pix4D on a grid clustered server?
[56:54] Which flight app do you prefer strictly for acquisition?
[57:43] Is the Phantom 5 coming?
[57:53] What is your opinion about the Matrice RTK 210 during modelling?
[58:21] Does Pix4D still conflict with DJI Go4?
[58:24] Can Pix4D stitch thermal images from FLIR?
[59:30] How do you acquire mapped data on a side of a hill?
[59:41] How many acres should you map at the most on each model?
[60:17] What do you like for agriculture?
[60:37] Is the intermediate class enough to keep me going?

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