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Method & Data Analysis

Method & Data Analysis - Sept. 30th, 2025
Method
Drove to site
Read thoroughly through lab requirements
Field notebook out and ready to take notes
Set up Drone Station & Base Station
Flew Drone within LAANC authorization limits
Max Alt. 200’ AGL
Purdue Turf Farm Boundaries
Mapping Mission - Red Boundary
Parallel ‘Lawn Mower’ Grid
200 feet AGL altitude
90% lateral and frontal overlap
90 degrees Nadir lens (Straight Down)
Landed & packed up
Processed Data
Data Collection
Setup and Travel
20min
Drone flight
45min
Images (HD1080p) - Red Boundary
Parallel ‘Lawn Mower’ Grid (200ft AGL)
796 Images - 1.39 MB per image
Size of Files
Photos
Parallel ‘Lawn Mower’ Grid (200ft AGL): 1.09 GB
Common Questions
Geofencing?
We didn’t use geofencing because it wasn’t a requirement for the lab and we were under LAANC already.
Ceiling?
Set to 200’ AGL because that was the max altitude, we could get an automatic approval for through LAANC.

Aerial

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Fig. 1: Approx. Flight Boundary (RED)

Parallel ‘Lawn Mower’ Grid

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Fig. 2: 200ft AGL
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Fig. 3: 200ft AGL
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Fig. 4: 200ft AGL
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Fig. 5: 200ft AGL
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Fig. 6: 200ft AGL
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Fig. 7: 200ft AGL

Mission Planning Screen View

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Fig. 8: Flight Mapping Screen
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Fig. 9: H20T Flight Mission Screen
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Fig. 10: H20T Flight Mission Screen
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