Add time to execute on a Map
It is somewhat important to know how long it will take to execute a map.
From that you can also guesstimate how many batteries and it would help with scheduling missions.
If there is already some way to do this please tell me.
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nvm I found the mission estimate button. I need to replace Pix4Capture as it just can't seem to reliably resume a mission.
The jobs I so require setting the camera angle and overlap so Dronelink is my best hope.
Have you tried the new Pix4D integration?
I don't actually use Pix4D myself it's just that my employer uses capture to map because it's one the few that allows setting overlaps and camera angle. If this all works out I will recommend it over capture.
We just upload the photos and they process it.
I had a horrific mission failure with Pix4DCapture - it was a 12 battery map and it kept glitching out in various ways.
I'll bookmark that page and include it in my pitch for Dronelink
Another Tip that Jim had to point out to me (thanks Jim) is that you can adjust the length of time on the battery estimate in the preview window of dronelink.
General tips assuming this was to be processed in Pix4D Mapper
You need to be careful with your flight planning when capturing an area that size. 12 batteries means that you are looking at about 4-6 hours in the air. Your lighting conditions will change over that period. (a shadow pointing in one direction will be pointing in another) and that can mess with your output a lot.
It may be a better plan to split it up into several smaller overlapping capture areas of a 2-3 batteries each. Then make sure you can see some overlapping GCPs in each of the areas so you can join them later. Process each separately, then run a merge afterwards. But at the very least try to make that all the photos near each other are taken near the same time as possible (lots of short zigzags, not big long ones). That way you can have dawn on one side of your orthomosiac, and noon in the middle :)
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