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Method & Data Analysis - Sept. 24th, 2025

Method & Data Analysis - Sept. 24th, 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. 180’ AGL

Purdue Turf Farm Boundaries

Mapping Mission - Red Boundary

Opposing Grid Lines

180 feet AGL altitude

80% lateral and frontal overlap

Crosshatch enabled

Perimeter enabled

80 degrees lens (pointed towards center)

Parallel ‘Lawn Mower’ Grid

180 feet AGL altitude

80% 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

Opposing Grid Lines (180ft AGL)

584 Images - 10.1 MB per Image

Parallel ‘Lawn Mower’ Grid (180ft AGL)

143 Images - 8.4 MB per image

Size of Files

Photos

Opposing Grid Lines (180ft AGL): 5.71 GB

Parallel ‘Lawn Mower’ Grid (180ft AGL): 1.26 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.

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Aerial

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Fig. 1: Flight Boundary (180ft AGL)

Fig. 1: Flight Boundary (180ft AGL)

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Opposing Grid Lines

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Fig. 2: 180ft AGL

Fig. 2: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 3: 180ft AGL

Fig. 3: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 4: 180ft AGL

Fig. 4: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 5: 180ft AGL

Fig. 5: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 6: 180ft AGL

Fig. 6: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 7: 180ft AGL

Fig. 7: 180ft AGL

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Parallel ‘Lawn Mower’ Grid

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Fig. 8: 180ft AGL

Fig. 8: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 9: 180ft AGL

Fig. 9: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 10: 180ft AGL

Fig. 10: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 11: 180ft AGL

Fig. 11: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 12: 180ft AGL

Fig. 12: 180ft AGL

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Fig. 13: 180ft AGL

Fig. 13: 180ft AGL

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Mission Planning Screen View

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Fig. 14: Parallel 'Lawn Mower' Grid Lines

Fig. 14: Parallel 'Lawn Mower' Grid Lines

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Fig. 15: Opposing Grid Lines

Fig. 15: Opposing Grid Lines

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Fig. 16: Opposing Grid Lines

Fig. 16: Opposing Grid Lines

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Fig. 17: Opposing Grid Lines

Fig. 17: Opposing Grid Lines

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Fig. 18: Parallel 'Lawn Mower' Grid Lines

Fig. 18: Parallel 'Lawn Mower' Grid Lines

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Fig. 19: Parallel 'Lawn Mower' Grid Lines

Fig. 19: Parallel 'Lawn Mower' Grid Lines

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