I am new to Dronelink and working on setting up automatic flights for roofing inspections.
I am trying to set up automated flights for roof inspections. I am using an M2Pro. On my first attempt I noticed that the detail is nowhere near what I would need to provide a customer, so they are able to zoom in on map details. From what I have deduced so far, I will need to upgrade to the growth account to be able to get the detail necessary to perform these types of inspections. Does anyone have recommended settings for this type of deliverable? I have been using Webodm to create the map and would like to know if that will do what I want or any other recommendations.
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Lot's of reasons why the deliverable would not be good.
Best option is to share a mission you used to capture and we can take a look at it.
https://app.dronelink.com/alan-cline/my-first-project/plan/ZKTXXgHmanximfSaQdbD/aokBRpnncfhtfxcl3VmW
Thanks. A little note. I usually share in read only mode, otherwise someone can accidentally mess up your plan.
You are at 100ft. If this is a regular home you are going to want to be much lower than that. Roof inspection is usually about 20ft off the roof. Just be careful - set the altitude based on the highest point.
Try that and see how it goes.
I will edit the plan and fly it later today. Can this be done detailed enough in the starter plan or do I need to upgrade to the Growth plan to see better details?
The details are from the camera - not the plan. The plan doesn't change the camera quality, just the number of features that you have.
Make sure that the camera is focused, and that you are flying slow enough to capture details.
Two options that the growth plan (next one up) would add would be capture speed and inspection. Those will allow you to slow the drone almost to a stop before each photo (capture speed), or bring it to a complete stop for each photo (inspection).
More on those here: https://youtu.be/dtZKGRSAuNs
and here: https://youtu.be/vQZLB1P8ExY
But try it just lower and slower first and see how that goes for you
Barry, thanks for all the recommendations. I re-did the flight at 44 feet and the map came out quite a bit better, but still lacks the detail I would require for a detailed "roof inspection"
My updated plan is here:
https://app.dronelink.com/alan-cline/my-first-project/plan/ZKTXXgHmanximfSaQdbD/JMn0FYtKnnumIW3RQSqN
Is it the original photos or the ortho that lacks detail?
Maybe you can share a few of the images and the final result so that we can see? Then we might have an idea of how to help.
I think the images have plenty of detail... I took a couple pics of map and 3D with my cell phone. I admit that I don't know a quick and easy way to share them. I also included a few of the shots taken with the drone and I do notice that it was bright sun, so that is part of the problem. I am using a neighbors house with permission and found a broken roof tile which I have shared that image with them... I just need a bit more to get a deliverable that will work for clients...
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/17l46bnxbwsxgisuhx5q0/h?rlkey=kz1h29i91lbf02m1x9g92zayf&dl=0
The photos look slightly out of focus to me. A couple of things to try.
1. Update the plan to show continuous AF in the focus mode section and run it again.
2. Try different ways of processing such as the high quality mode (not sure of the exact name without starting WebODM) which is available in the dropdown. You can also try processing in Maps Made Easy. Depending on size that might cost a small amount of money, but you might be under the threshold for free processing.
To send everything - in WebODM, use the download option and then put the zip file it creates into Dropbox
I changed it to continuous AF and this is processed in high quality.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/te9kn21q05499fp3s8mqf/RoofAZ1?rlkey=erww5916bqo720z9wbsypbrcg&dl=0
I will take a look at maps made easy when I get a chance.
Can't open that file, everything says its got no extension
Ok, evidently when I downloaded all assets Webodm did not put the .zip file extension.
Try this one:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/k9ixfki0zbwc3nhuf9xw1/webodmz1.zip?rlkey=smuxrf6lepc8jm8elespqxs9f&dl=0
After typing out a long reply the system seems to have forgotten it. I get that sometimes - it thinks I am spamming people because I often provide links.
I was able to load into WebODM and see what you mean about quality. But, I often find that the full image is not as detailed and this is probably why they give the option to show photo locations and link directly to the photo taken. You can see how to do that here: https://youtu.be/vjsRt6kbpF4?si=UjZKarz5XrcsMeVk&t=50
If that doesn't work - Maps Made Easy, Drone Deploy and Pix4D are all other options. They are paid but most of them offer free trials. Maybe try one of those and see how it goes.
in addition to what Barry Houldsworth has suggested, post a question over on the WebODM forum outlying your problem and link them to the output and the dataset itself, I've always found them helpful
Here's the link https://community.opendronemap.org/
Take off ND filters. Fly slow. Shoot with significant overlap, then shoot from different heights with a variety of gimbal angles. You do not have to be so close to the roof as to potentially have a bump with anything. Also, using HQ setting or not on M2P?
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