That sounds good.  I would like to know if he has to be prexact on his 
altitudes and what kind of software he uses for the stitching.  

From: David Coudron 
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 7:38 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] documenting underground marks

Chuck,

I was just talking to a guy that uses a drone to fly construction sites.   He 
uses a 4 MP camera and makes multiple passes.   He stitches the video together 
with software.   Each pixel in the resulting image is 1 centimeter.  The 
construction company uses this as sort of an asbuilt.   They file this and can 
look later to see where rebar is in the cement floor and walls.   Where 
plumbing goes through cement, etc.   He does this at multiple stages of the 
construction process.   You could definitely do what you are asking about 
according to what he is doing.

  

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From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> on behalf of Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 8:08 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com <af@af.afmug.com>
Subject: [AFMUG] documenting underground marks 




   
  We strive to have video and photo evidence of marks before we start digging.  
Sometimes we fail but most of the time when we hit something there is no paint 
or flags.  
  I am wondering if a drone video would be better than our handheld 
phone/camcorder footage?  I have never used a drone personally but have seen 
some of the images.  It sure would be quick and easy to fly a route.  Not sure 
the altitude you would want to use.  Not sure if it would see more than the 
camcorder on the ground.

  I am thinking that the aerial view would see the paint better but the ground 
view would see the flags.  
  Be good for engineering I would think.  Hopefully much better resolution than 
Google earth.  I wonder if you can correct the perspective distortion?


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