Monday, February 20, 2017

Waypoint Flight at Wetland Mitigation Bank

A waypoint flight was conducted over a 30-acre portion of a wetland mitigation bank in Bradford County, FL to assess the ground vegetation on the property.  Ten waypoints were configured to establish five north-south flight path transects that ensured complete aerial coverage of the site.


During post-flight processing, drone flight data (latitude, longitude, and heading) were overlaid on the video to provide geo-reference information. Geo-referenced videos can be beneficial when flying large-acreage sites such as wetlands, conservation easements, and timber land. Below is a portion of the geo-referenced video along the first three transects.