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Method & Data Analysis
Method & Data Analysis - Sept. 16th, 2025
Method & Data Analysis - Sept. 16th, 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 University Student Farm Boundaries
3D Scanning Mission - Predetermined Flight
Mission #1 - Car Scan
7ft AGL Flight Scan Ceiling
80% side and frontal overlap
Set Pillars for Scan Boundaries
Mission #2 - Light Pole Scan
50ft AGL Flight Scan Ceiling
80% side and frontal overlap
Set Center Pillar to then define scan radius around object
Landed & packed up
Processed Data
Data Collection
Setup and Travel
20min
Drone flight
30min
Images (HD1080p)
Mission #1 - Car Scan
95 Images - 7.85MB per Image
Mission #2 - Light Pole Scan
273 Images - 7.88 MB per image
Size of Files
Photos
Mission #1 - Car Scan: 712MB
Mission #2 - Light Pole Scan: 2.18GB
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.
Observational
Light Pole Scan
Light Pole Scan
Mission #1: Car Scan
Mission #1: Car Scan
Car Scan
Car Scan
Mission #2: Light Pole Scan
Mission #2: Light Pole Scan
Mission #1 - Car Scan
Figure #1: Car Scan
Figure #1: Car Scan
Figure #2: Car Scan
Figure #2: Car Scan
Figure #3: Car Scan
Figure #3: Car Scan
Figure #4: Car Scan
Figure #4: Car Scan
Figure #5: Car Scan
Figure #5: Car Scan
Figure #6: Car Scan
Figure #6: Car Scan
Mission #2 - Light Pole Scan
Figure #7: Light Pole Scan
Figure #7: Light Pole Scan
Figure #8: Light Pole Scan
Figure #8: Light Pole Scan
Figure #9: Light Pole Scan
Figure #9: Light Pole Scan
Figure #10: Light Pole Scan
Figure #10: Light Pole Scan
Figure #11: Light Pole Scan
Figure #11: Light Pole Scan
Figure #12: Light Pole Scan
Figure #12: Light Pole Scan
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