On 10/10, DJI announced the Zenmuse L2. We believe the new L2 will offer exceptional technical improvements over both the L1 and the current mid-tier sensor market. We’re excited to share what we know about the delivery timeline, and how we view the technical specs.
DJI’s long-anticipated L1 sensor is finally here, and we’ve been doing dozens of test flights and spending hundreds of hours flying and analyzing data to create a real-world, field-tested review of the newest DJI L1 sensor.
DJI states that “The P1 supports 24mm, 35mm, and 50mm lenses with industry-specific DL mounts. Only use lenses engraved with the "DJI Enterprise" logo to produce survey-grade accurate results.” But, there is more to the story.
There are numerous ways to process GNSS data from the DJI M300 RTK and the Phantom 4 RTK. This article will discuss the five most common methods for processing data from DJI RTK drones and weigh their strengths and weaknesses.
Read the article to get answers to these common questions:
Can I use my Trimble, Leica, or Topcon base with the Phantom 4 RTK?
Is it possible to use my NTRIP correction service without a base station?
Will the DJI D-RTK 2 work as a standalone base or rover?
This article covers best practices for commercial drone operations, addressing regulatory hurdles, and gray areas, as well as strategies for handling onlookers and concerned parties. Despite the widespread discussions on drones, public perception remains sensitive. We'll explore approaches to encounters with the public, aiming to minimize disruption while staying within your rights as a drone operator.
The Phantom 4 RTK has been the workhorse drone for thousands of surveyors across the country. Released in 2018, it has been extremely popular among the surveying and mapping community for being simple to operate, impressively accurate, and reasonably priced. There are still tens of thousands of Phantom 4 RTKs being regularly used by businesses everywhere. But with the FAA’s new Remote ID rules coming into effect in less than 2 months, will they even be legal to fly still?
DJI recently announced their new M350 drone platform, the successor to their current flagship M300. It has a number of minor quality of life improvements over the M300, but is not a major or revolutionary upgrade over the current M300 platform. Notably, it does not add any new or improved surveying sensors to the M300 suite, and still relies on the existing L1 Lidar or P1 Photogrammetry sensor.
Once the M350 becomes available, Aerotas will do our standard review for all survey capable DJI hardware, and will publish the results as soon as they are available. Our initial analysis of the features and capabilities leads us to believe that this will be a minor upgrade over the M300, to the extent that it is likely not worth upgrading for existing M300 users.
As of this writing, the M350 has been announced, but there is no published pricing or release date, which we will provide as soon as it becomes available.
DJI recently released their new Inspire 3 drone, and we have had the chance to go through all of the information about their latest aircraft and camera system. It has many new and impressive features, with a very long list of advanced technological specifications. But is it any good for land surveying?
This month we are updating our CAD Standards and CAD templates as part of our ongoing process of improving the overall quality of our linework offerings. This article will go over some of the changes we will be making in this change, or you can view and download the full layer template at the below link.
The Mavic 3 Enterprise is DJI’s latest hardware release that is capable of performing survey grade mapping. It promises an advanced suite of capabilities and attachments to perform different tasks, but here we are specifically going to focus on the RTK enabled Mavic 3E, and how well it performs as a high accuracy surveying and mapping tool. And now that we have had a few weeks to fly, test, and process data from this drone, we are able to provide a full in-depth review.
