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Method & Data Analysis

Method & Data Analysis - Sept. 2nd, 2025
Method
Drove to site
Read thoroughly through lab requirements
Field notebook out and ready to take notes
Set up Drone Station
Flew Drone within LAANC authorization limits
Max Alt. 200’ AGL
Purdue Turf Farm Boundaries
Conducted predetermined flights
Nadir aerial photos at altitudes in ascending 25’ increments
Waypoint Videos
Keyframe Videos (Series)
Landed & packed up
Processed Data
Data Collection
Setup and Travel
1hr
Drone flight
30min
Images (HD1080p)
8 Taken Nadir: Starting at 25’ AGL, then ascending in 25’ increments
Videos (HD1080p)
Waypoint: Variety of alt. and direction (1min 12sec)
Keyframe: Variety of alt. and direction (1min 20sec)
Size of Files
Videos
721 MB
Photos
78.8 MB
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.

Aerials

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Alt. 200’ AGL (Zoomed into Alt. approx. 25’)
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Alt. 25’ AGL
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Alt. 50’ AGL
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Alt. 75’ AGL
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Alt. 100’ AGL
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Alt. 125’ AGL
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Alt. 150’ AGL
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Alt. 175’ AGL
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Alt. 200’ AGL



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