Strapping a NIR Camera onto the Inspire 1

I finally went and did it...strapped my near-infrared camera (NIR) onto our DJI Inspire 1. Here are some of the results from this quick test flight.

For those unfamiliar with NIR imaging, in Geography we primarily use the near-infrared portion of the spectrum to help us measure a multitude of things just beyond the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Some of the primary uses for NIR imaging are to measure vegetation types, vegetation health, and help differentiate different landuse/landcover types. Here's a NASA link to more information on NIR and another on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (results below).

Agisoft Photoscan Crash Course (updated for version 1.1.6)

Finally, time for an update…this time to Photoscan Professional 1.1.6. In this tutorial, I am going to fly through the basics of getting a Photoscan project up and running without getting to deep into the details. If you are interested in the details of specific tools, I will refer you to the official documentation (Agisoft Photocan User Manuals).

The instructions for the previous version 1.0 are still here…
I also have discussions on cameras and camera geometry.