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Project Ion aims to provide tutorials, knowledge, workflows, scripts, videos, tools and links to increase the value of the data that you deliver to end clients. First, the project shows how you can compile/extract new data from data you just collected by using a range of open-source and commercial tools. Second, the aim is to make those data diagrams, images and reports more visually appealing.
Flying your drone, setting it up, calibrating, etc is not discussed here, there are so many other online places where that's explained. So project Ion is about all these other steps of actual data collection and processing:
Given a set of photos, a video, an orthomosaic, a DEM... what do you do with those? How do I measure the volume of a pile of sand? Can I use my DEM to make an aspect map? How do I generate a contour map for this mining client? Can I use tools to simulate "what-if" scenarios on the water impact if we construct a dam on this bit of farmland? How does the water flow away in this construction site? How do I import a set of points from an on-site survey and show the region of interest borders in my orthophoto? How do I import the data into 3D tools for further visualization by an architect? How can I add 3D elements into my video? How do I spice up my results to make it all look more visually appealing?
To send links, request access for collaboration, ask questions, you can send emails to the project on this email address: [email protected]
The rationale behind project Ion is that the data you generate with a uav survey mission goes a lot further than "just" an orthomosaic or a digital elevation model (DEM). The real value of the data to the client doesn't stop there, but some additional couple of steps for information extraction are required. Even if you produce the ortho or DEM at a much lower rate than competitors, you may still fall short of the client's expectations.
A girl scout selling a "cookie baking kit" doesn't have as much of a chance as selling the kit vs. a girl scout selling ready-made cookies. Why? It's about context. If you're on the couch after a long day watching a series, you may be compelled to purchase a ready-made product if that helps with an alternate cause, but not so much if you need to go into the kitchen for an hour putting the ingredients together.
Project Ion was established to resolve these disparities and to equip people who do not generally work with GIS (uav operators, etc.) with the knowledge and tools to deliver results congruent with the expectations of their clients (and hopefully beyond).
- Ensure high quality data.
- Process your collected data.
- Post-process the data and extract information. Follow the link to see a videos, tutorials and workflows. You'll see how to perform some fundamental GIS processing steps all the way to volume measurement and complicated maths for specific scientific or industrial work.
- Combine your results into an attractive report and give this to your customer.