There are two ways to get really good video out of an Inspire 1 or Phantom 2. The “easy” way is to simply use some of the presets such as Vivid or Film. The downside to using the presets is that you are letting someone else decide what your video should look like. The other way is to optimize the video settings so that the video is ready to be edited for contrast, saturation, and color adjustments (in the biz, this is referred to as color grading). What we are going to cover here is the latter as we believe in having as much control over our finished product as possible.
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FAA 333 Approved, But are you Complying?
FAA APPROVED…BUT are you compliant?
We keep seeing more companies taking to the web to proclaim they are “FAA APPROVED” but what does that actually mean? The problem I see is that while more and more are getting their approval from the FAA, they are failing miserably at complying or not even trying at all to comply with the special conditions of their COA’s (Certificate of Authorization). [Read more…]
Are UGS (Unmanned Ground Systems) Commercial ground-based drones in our near future?
While we’re all currently focused on the issues surrounding commercial UAS for aerial imaging, data networking and small package delivery in our near future, what do we know about commercial UGS (Unmanned Ground Systems) plans for use in our daily lives? With resistance to getting the Amazon Drones off the ground due to current FAA regulatory indecision, maybe instead of looking to the skies for our answers, we might focus here on the ground. [Read more…]
3D Drone Mapping Made Easy with Pix4D & DJI Phantom 3
Using a drone to get imagery for 3D mapping is rapidly catching on, and thanks to Pix4D software, they’ve made strides in bringing the technology to the small UAV market. We’ve only just begun to see where this technology is going to take us, and how we can best utilize it for industry. New designs in drone hardware, cameras and software applications such as the DJI Phantom 3 Professional with the DJI Go app are really pushing the envelope. [Read more…]
Have Drone, Will Travel!
Have Drone, Will Travel!
San Francisco, Orlando, Indianapolis, Virginia, Los Angeles…… Ahh the glamour of travel!
Wait…Glamour…Traveling with a drone ain’t what its cracked up to be!
One of the most frequently asked questions I get from people is “How do you travel with your equipment”. [Read more…]
DroneSpeak vocabulary-based UVS and civilian drone information
What is the DroneSpeak website?
The DroneSpeak website offers information about civilian:
- Drones;
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV);
- Unmanned aerial-vehicle systems (UAS) and other unmanned vehicle systems (UVS).
Website information has been organized by using the DroneSpeak™ Vocabulary, a managed hierarchy of defined terms for describing a UVS in its developmental and operational context.
- Unlike a typical dictionary website, the DroneSpeak Vocabulary is based on the terminology and structure of a system model. The hierarchical relationship of the DroneSpeak terms in the system model enables you to zoom in to focus on information about a specific UVS topic, from a type of hardware or software component to the overall context of a UVS or UVS project.
Currently, most terms in the DroneSpeak Vocabulary have been defined to support descriptions and conversations about civilian drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and unmanned aerial-vehicle systems (UAS).
- More information will become available as the description page for each UAS term is extended to include an overview, suggested links, and other information.
- The DroneSpeak Vocabulary will be extended beyond aerial vehicles and systems to include terminology for six (6) other categories of UVS, for example: unmanned water-vehicle systems (UWS) and unmanned hybrid-vehicle systems (UHS).
How can I use the DroneSpeak website today?
- Explore the website’s menu bar (hover over top-level and lower-level menu items) and visit one of the pages.
- Explore one of our posts about a month of DIY Drones blog posts, to help you become familiar with the terms in the hierarchical DroneSpeak Vocabulary. Use the menu under ‘Archived Posts’.
- Use the Search box on any page.
When can I use the DroneSpeak website?
- When I want to learn more about civilian drones, UAVs, UASs, and other unmanned vehicles or UVSs.
- When I am thinking about buying and operating a ready-to-fly drone or other UAV.
- When I am planning to assemble or develop an unmanned aerial-vehicle system (a UAS).
- When I am searching for technical information on DIY Drones or other websites.
- When I am tired of looking for useful information across many pages of not-useful Internet search results.
Who could use the DroneSpeak website?
- Developers and buyers of civilian drones, UAVs, UASs, and other unmanned vehicles or UVSs;
- Manufacturers or suppliers of components, systems, services or information to civilians;
- Educators or students who want to participate in the evolving civilian UVS industry;
- Media news reporters, article or book writers, and other content developers;
- Government officials, support staff and agencies/departments;
- Civilian-oriented activity, club or trade organizations;
- Anyone who is interested in unmanned vehicles.
Why use the DroneSpeak website?
To support searches, writing and conversations about civilian drones, UAVs, UASs, and other unmanned vehicles or UVSs. The description page for each DroneSpeak Term is being extended to include an overview, several suggested links, and other information. Additional reference information has been provided for you, and more is being developed:
- The Glossary of DroneSpeak Terms, an alphabetical list of the current DroneSpeak Vocabulary terms and their definitions, including links to other definition or description sources where appropriate.
- Results from reviewing the 2013 DIY Drones blog posts. By month, you can select a UAS term and see related links to blog posts on the DIY Drones community website. See which blog posts are related to a potential UAS topic for posting on the DroneSpeak website.
- The Glossary of UVS Industry Terms, an alphabetical list of terms that are relevant to the evolving civilian UVS industry.
Note – this is an older article given to us by a now defunct site! Dronespeak.com content is now on Droneflyers.com and can be found by simple selection of the author by clicking this link – DroneSpeak Staff
As with all older content on our sites and others – things may have changed, so be sure to read the older articles and then navigate to the front page of Droneflyers.com, which will generally feature the newest content.
