Lucas WR UAS

Part 1 (Introduction): This lab will demonstrate the usefulness of Ground Control Points, or GCPs. When comparing this lab to the previous one it is obvious how the inclusion of these points greatly increases the accuracy of the map becuase it allows for more accurate orthorectification and alings the data on the plane better. These points are placed on the ground prior to the flight with known coordinates. The coordinates are then fed to the software in order for it to make the nessecary adjustments in order to account for any innacuracises that were created due to flight charactersitics or innacurate data collection. Part 2 (Methods): The start of this lab was similar to the previous one, the initial processing of the map was done without the use of GCPs and then these points were added into the program in order to make the necessary adjustments. In order for the program to be able to adjust the map, the user must go through the various GCPs and select their exact cen

Introduction: What is Pix4D? It is a photogrammetry software that can be used to generate point cloud structures and drone maps.   What Products does it generate? Digital surface models, orthomosaics, and point cloud structures. Why is a so integral to UAS data processing, This is integral to uas data processing because allows for quick and easy processing of the data and generation of maps. Methods: For this lab we used Pix4D, a software designed to generate an array of products from aerial imagery, to process the flight data that was given to us from our professor. This flight took place over a house, and we began the process by starting a new project within the software. We updated the camera settings as per our instructors request, and let Pix4D process the images. There were no GCPs used for this flight, so after the initial processing we confirmed the settings and began processing the orthomosaic. We also had the software create a DSM and a 3d