What is LiDAR Drone Surveying | Accuracies and Results

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[@IndianaDrones]

View the dataset here ---> data.lidargear.com/LiDAR-Land-Survey-IndianaDrones.html

[@zab6stringer]

Thanks for sharing , really appreciate it !!

[@johansteenkamp1286]

Hi Indian Drones I would like to ask you a few questions regarding your setup. do you have an email address or WhatsApp number that I can use to contact you. Or if its possible can you send me a email with your contact details. [e-mail] kind regards Johan Steenkamp

[@gentbossi]

How do you press together the GCP and the aerial material?

[@964cuplove]

Dataset not reachable ? Trying in December 2020

[@ztengineering4803]

Can you provide information about the uav and lidar system?

[@umar_heyaat]

dude I'm a design, surveying and planning student and I have an exam on surveying methods tomorrow. This was super helpful. Your a legend!

[@aminabdo9760]

Your videos are really inspirational for me as a Land Surveyor and Geomantic engineer. Keep up the good work Sir

[@skywatchaiinsurance7442]

Detailed and professional video! Your safety is spot on!

[@TommyHerbig]

This is extremely informational. Love to see this type of content. We need more people making videos like this. This is the future. It is now!

[@IndianaDrones]

Very glad you like it! More to come!

[@thhomasmarks]

Don't waste your time with this guy he's a nut bucket, he keeps telling me on one crap and that he divides it when I contact him on telegram.

[@muchtarsputra]

Thank you, this is what I need to learn more about LIDAR

[@TheBrickhoused]

Amazing job explaining this in an easy to understand manner!

[@timothyhelf6144]

Your videos are awesome, wish I would have seen these sooner, I’m just starting to learn about mapping and I’m bingeing all of these

[@zackbuck901]

Fantastic video man! The detail collected from these landscapes you survey using LiDAR is awesome, and its own kind of adventure.

[@IndianaDrones]

Thanks a ton!

[@ParkerEdwardsParties]

Extremely cool, unbelievably well produced, thanks mate

[@saifkhalid9706]

I found this video Sexy for me as a surveyor, Amazing ! keep on.

[@kellymoses8566]

This is one of the best videos on KZbin

[@oscarnarvaez6108]

Wow....Explained in a very practical way, very well. I understood in this video what I have seen in 5 videos I have subscribed BRAVO!!!!! Thanks!

[@IndianaDrones]

Glad to hear it! Thank you!

[@SkyHorseTech]

Excellent information, thank you for posting the dataset. Tools like lidar are the future and more accessible thanks to videos like this.

[@indrasagarbist]

Fantastic. Thanks for this amazing video.

[@dehengkong8579]

Nice video! Thanks for sharing , really appreciate it !!

[@IndianaDrones]

Thanks for watching!

[@williamseipp9691]

remember that scene in Prometheus where the drones mapped out the tunnels and the crew were able to see it in real-time? Yeah I've been imagining how that's possible ever since taking a hike. Wonderful video!

[@kellymoses8566]

And then they got lost. What a stupid movie.

[@IndianaDrones]

Thank you!

[@alexanderbruchhaus5984]

Hey! I study surveying in germany. I really like your content and the style of your videos. Keep on going!

[@IndianaDrones]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@gumboe2007]

Very good detailed video

[@alikazmi6513]

I had an interview with a mining company for a Co-op Geospatial position. This video was very helpful in me passing the interview. Thanks

[@IndianaDrones]

That's great to hear! I hope you land the gig!

[@darshansaavedra408]

Excellent video ! Thank you !

[@nakabirijoanita8430]

Here enjoying this video 2022, so informative

[@jeffyneedsanap]

This is so cool to watch - thanks Indiana.

[@waqasather8917]

Learning this for my survey exam 😃

[@edwardrobison3684]

Exceptional video!!! I do a lot of photogrammetry and was curious about high quality lidar. The accuracy and tree penetration is amazing! Also, as a cinematographer I really appreciated the work you put into making this a high quality video and interesting to watch. Thanks!

[@surajbelbase9100]

Great video ...Watching from Nepal.

[@Dan_Amaii]

Well done! Thanks for your work!

[@IndianaDrones]

Thanks for watching!

[@redcaster6831]

Very informative video and comment section, love to see more stuff from you!

[@IndianaDrones]

Thanks! I please post any questions you have here. I or another subscriber will definitely answer!

[@betzabesp94]

Thanks for the video, awesome work! Congrats!

[@IndianaDrones]

Our pleasure! Thank you for watching!

[@jesangelomasagnay3026]

amazing videos! keep it up!

[@stephenjaucian]

Hey! Happy New Year! I'm a fresh Geodetic Engineering graduate in the Philippines and I was offered a job that deals with this kind of technology. And I honestly have no experience with it, I just read about it and seen the devices during seminars. But after watching this video, I feel confident about learning it with the company because they're also offering us a free training. I just wanna say kudos man for making it look so easy. 🎉 I'm definitely watching more. :-)

[@wilfredprins9718]

Are you still looking for a job? We just started with 2 big projects in Manilla

[@raonasir7124]

Hi, I am Rao: Basically by profession, I am Surveyor I have run my survey company so I like your video relate to the drone survey.

[@OliveirosDiasJr]

Indiana, you have made amazing things using a drone with a LiDAR ! I hope someday I will know how to use it too.

[@Durgeshyadav-yt8in]

Wow Amazing video.keep it up bro.love from India

[@sarfrazahmed5646]

Thanks for such informative video.

[@AchmadTohari]

keep going, mate. I will support you!

[@bobbymac215]

Fun to watch. Thanks for keeping it simple.

[@IndianaDrones]

You bet!

[@jonathanmartinez4333]

Good video lots of information straight to the point 👉 😎😎

[@IndianaDrones]

Thank you!

[@jonathanmartinez4333]

I got a question for you I'm currently looking to changing my career path and beginning to look forward in drone pilot is it better to become certified or just pass your license test I'm new to the drone world and would appreciate Andy fees back thank have a good day

[@RPUP61]

Very useful presentation ✌️ thanks bro 😊

[@ramjet4025]

Just sent you an email. Fanatastic introduction. You have me hooked.

[@IndianaDrones]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@rstp2001]

Great video! Awesome work!!! 👍

[@IndianaDrones]

Thank you very much!

[@BERNARDIN_1986]

Awesome video! Greetings from Chile

[@IndianaDrones]

Greeting from the U.S.A!

[@geoatacama]

Hi, thanks for the videos and information, in any project have you used ground control points (GCPs)? would help improve your work?

[@zab6stringer]

Really interesting and knowledgeable videos !! i have been following all your videos ! hope to be working like you soon ! thanks for sharing your knowledge !

[@IndianaDrones]

I hope so too! More videos to come soon!

[@hoffstar96]

Thanks for the dataset. Great to see those Emlid RS2s! I love those receivers!

[@IndianaDrones]

I'm really enjoying the RS2 receivers, we have some CHC systems as well. But for the price and accuracy. These are pretty good. Just want Emlid to get on their game and get the antenna profile added to OPUS!

[@hoffstar96]

@@IndianaDrones Have a look at RTKLib, you will be able to convert to a RINEX and upload the correct Antenna height to OPUS.

[@Emlid]

@@IndianaDrones Hi and thank you for choosing RS2 for the project! We'll have antenna profile added pretty soon. You can already use Reach with OPUS, we have a guide about how to prepare data: docs.emlid.com/reachrs2/common/tutorials/ppp-introduction/#noaas-opus-ppp-service

[@lknchad8191]

Man thats amazing from a fellow surveyor

[@IndianaDrones]

Love to hear it! Be sure to check out the rest of my channel!

[@TheMetalhead312]

Fantastic video! But how do you end up with the final contours of the ground? Does the LIDAR penetrate the trees and the foliage as well?

[@mapa5000]

Great video !!! ... thank you ! 👏👏👏

[@IndianaDrones]

Thank you!!! Appreciate the comment

[@Danny-fs1hk]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@IndianaDrones]

You are welcome!

[@lornasloan5161]

Excellent video - you clearly area good land surveyor! lots of complicated issues reduced to a simple workflow. Great over view aerial shots and google comparison etc.

[@IndianaDrones]

Glad it was helpful!

[@StephenPeot]

Great video, how does the lidar perform if there was say a blanket of snow? Would this skew accuracy at all?

[@LiveLife2DaLuis]

This some amazing content!!

[@IndianaDrones]

Thanks!

[@carrickbrabazon9828]

Great video mate! What software are you using?

[@jameshuggins8335]

Greetings much Respect. I new to using the drone technology. I enjoyed your program and pleased that I found you. I have subscribed to your program.👍

[@IndianaDrones]

Welcome aboard! Thank you!

[@maheshvs1363]

Thanks for your valueable information

[@IndianaDrones]

You can easily learn how if you join the www.rockrobotic.com community!

[@gideonnkrumah5144]

Excellent video. May I know the software you used for your post-processing?

[@buildwaysengineers8978]

Thank know i got clarity difference between drone and Lidar data survey thank you

[@kevinbarbour7649]

nice video dude, lovin the progress. it looks like you went for the Emlids. Im building a lidar drone but man its expensive, you're the best around when it comes to these Geophysics videos.

[@IndianaDrones]

Thanks a ton. I'm putting together an Emlid video right now! Feel free to reach out through the website and share your experience in purchasing a system! Love to hear about it! ---> www.theindianadrones.com/

[@kevinbarbour7649]

@@IndianaDrones sure thing dude, ill give some feedback. I'm working offshore for the next three months but ill get around eventually. cheers

[@BIKER38]

maaan ! you help me a lot ! now I know when I will need Lidar or not ! I'm starting a drone mapping company like many of us and this help me to decide my drone ! kudos !

[@IndianaDrones]

Right now, the R3 Pro V2 has some very competitive pricing options for the full package deal with unlimited use of all its features. Join us for a group session (no hassle) and we can tell you more about it... www.rockrobotic.com/talk-to-sales

[@abigailgood3327]

Awesome explanaition!

[@IndianaDrones]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alexandruparaschiv5656]

Thank you for your presentation

[@IndianaDrones]

My pleasure!

[@crazypieman9]

great video!!

[@yuvrajram798]

Thanks, great information by you

[@IndianaDrones]

Thank you!

[@Dmitriy-zt3xw]

Looks great! Did you use it for archeology survey?

[@koolkiwikat]

Love your mojo bro, good energy

[@IndianaDrones]

Thanks a ton! Love sharing about this awesome industry. It's a great time to be involved in this growing technology!

[@gerrysanchez4143]

Awesome content! Are you using an FPV camera on the M600? If so, which one?

[@thhomasmarks]

OH DUDE !!! I wanna do what youre do'in! Thats a rad drone dude, take me with next time man!

[@naiyirelbially2610]

Excellent Job I love it

[@IndianaDrones]

You bet!

[@timgiles9413]

This is exactly what I need for our 34 acres of West Virginia. I need to build logging roads to the very top of the mountain that are no more than 10% grade so they can later be safely used for side by sides/ATV use later (after logging) Our mountain is very steep but this would tell me where is best for logging roads. Awesome video.

[@IndianaDrones]

That's awesome Tim! Let me know if I can help you out with LiDAR hardware or processing. You can write to my company at: [e-mail] - we'll help you out.

[@timgiles9413]

@@IndianaDrones That would be awesome IF I could afford you.

[@IndianaDrones]

@@timgiles9413 Well, I have some great news regarding that exact concern. I'll be announcing it this week on my channel. My company (ROCK Robotic) is focused on making LiDAR accessible as possible. Reach out and let us try to help!

[@patelshreyas1269]

Amazing technology,❤️❤️❤️ I want to start this type of survey in india ........

[@patelshreyas1269]

How much it will cost me ?

[@dronopreneur]

Amazing stuff man! Love the information and motivates us to also share what we do.

[@IndianaDrones]

Please do share! Let's raise the awareness of our industry and really have it take off!

[@TobiKellner]

Thank you for your efforts, really appreciate it! One topic I'd actually be quite interested in - though it may be too personal - is how you got into it all. What formal qualifications did you need? Did you start out with all that expensive equipment, including the LiDAR, or with a simpler drone and then gradually worked your way up as you started making money? Would be interesting to hear what you consider the "minimum starting position", both in terms of equipment and qualifications. Thanks!

[@IndianaDrones]

Not too personal at all. I think that will go into the list of videos to make! One thing that I believe in whole heartedly, is persistence. Just stick with it and keep on moving forward day by day. Even on these videos, I am making mistakes and people will call me out. Its important to take everything in and improve. Fail Early, Fail Fast, Fail Often... And Learn faster than anyone else!

[@Marquez511]

@@IndianaDrones any chance this video content might be available soon? Would love to hear about training/qualification requirements in this specific field. Thanks

[@wolphman007]

Have you had any progress in starting in this field? I'm very interested in using LiDAR for survey.

[@momusau642]

As others have mentioned in your videos, this is really really great information that I can't find anywhere else. Keep it up! One question/request I would have is to know your drone fleet and software setup. For example I am very curious about the laptop you use, is it a System 70 type machine? Either way, I'm looking forward to the content you continue to create!

[@IndianaDrones]

Hey Mo! It is a system 76! But it is a bit overkill. We needed this laptop for a deep learning A.I. project I was leading. One of the teammates really wanted to deploy all the models in real time. But now we figured out how to do this using a little computer the size of a credit card

[@alejandrofigueroa4476]

El se ve que es todo un profesional en el tema. me gusta su forma de explicar todo y de editar los videos

[@nucspartan321]

great video

[@darrylmccall3980]

Great Video... you really break it down well... quick question... I'm in the final stages of my licensing, and would like to open my own business... how much did your total set up cost.... drone, rover, base...etc. I know it wasn't cheap...

[@xaviervillat27]

Hello, what software are you using to work on your lidar point cloud ?! Great videos by the way ! And do you think the livox from DJI would be usefull for archaeological survey ?

[@IndianaDrones]

ROCK Cloud! www.rockrobotic.com/cloud

[@user-nd9yd3hm5i]

This is a nice one

[@jmartinezster]

Excelente...Gracias...

[@simhachalam1551]

Very good information, tnq

[@boyeightyz]

Well done,its revutionised topographic survey in the future.. perhaps some hints for costing like...

[@dronesinconstruction]

You had me at LIDAR , had to hit the S!!

[@wolphman007]

Very interested in getting into this as a business. Great video, thank you!

[@IndianaDrones]

Glad it was helpful!

[@arshadraza2222]

Really very informative. Thank you for sharing. Can this also provides the height of the existing structures coming in the route?

[@crodvideo1]

Great video man. I just got my Part 107 a few months back and I’ve been doing real estate photography. I really would love to get into this type of drone work. Do you have any suggestions or advice on how I can do this? Thank you so much for this video! It explained the gist of it perfectly. Gratefully, Cris R.

[@wolphman007]

Have you been able to get into doing any of this work?

[@stevelong1255]

Thanks for the great informational video. This is a great first video for creating interest in the field of Surveying. The tech available these days is amazing compared to when I graduated with my degree in 1983 from PSU. I'm going to use this with generating interest in the field of surveying among high school kids. We are a dying profession-the average age of the professional surveyor in US is somewhere in the upper 50's which says we are aging out.

[@aurimasmaldzius5345]

I wish you turned up in my school 10 years ago ! Would love to study something like this

[@soufianbioughan1117]

great work

[@josebiscaia670]

GREAT JOB.

[@IndianaDrones]

Thank you Jose!

[@Retipster]

Great video! How is LiDAR able to see through the trees and get accurate elevations of the ground?

[@timd9430]

Stand in the middle of the forest during the middle of the day, look up at the sun. The sun's rays pass through all the openings to the ground, much like the LiDAR does.

[@soaknfused]

Great video.. I have been dabbling with drones and the related technology for LIDAR, SONAR, autonomous flight etc for fixed wing and hex/quad copters for a while now simply because I find the technology fascinating BUT that has led me to realize there is so much potential in this space and that will only continue to grow as time goes on. In your case or experience what formal certifications, degrees etc are required and/or common as a pre-requisite to performing this kind of paid work?

[@Hurricane23]

None, everyone is self taught

[@eloyjuniorrezende2196]

Execelente trabalho!

[@preritkaji6038]

Vey well explained video. We work on Government projects in India related to urban planning and topographical survey is usually a start point at it. I was always skeptical about drone survey as they may not be cover the physical attributes like ravines, temples, temporary shed, etc below the tree canopies. Hence we are used to combining the Drone survey with Total station survey. But as you said LIDAR is able to offset the problem of tree canopy by mapping the physical attributes below it, makes it really interesting. Can you mention what would be the comparative cost of performing a Total Station vs. LIDAR vs. Aerial +Total station, some hint like is it three time or fours times of Total station ?

[@danielefranceschini4876]

great video, thanks. how do you insert contour lines in google earth?

[@fiskiee_fpv]

I find this to be such a cool field and would love to do this one day since I'm super passionate about flying drones and would love to make it into a living. How does one go about getting started in this industry?

[@myrandacolina]

I'd love more LIDAR videos.

[@IndianaDrones]

I'm on it! More coming soon! Any topics you want to see?

[@myrandacolina]

​@@IndianaDrones if there's any chance you could show more about LIDAR point cloud processing after you collected it? or different examples of the use of LIDAR

[@birkan250]

Awesome work! Can you share the details of lidar sensor as well as drone equipments. Also, can you capture images over the area and combine it with point cloud to create mesh models ?

[@IndianaDrones]

Yes, the LiDAR sensor is the Riegl miniVUX and I have a co-aligned Sony RGB camera to colorize the points, but typically I run a separate drone create an orthomosaic then assign colors to the points. It just looks way nicer this way!

[@thaninchan3798]

It is the great sharing of Lidar technology. How far the operation range from the base to drone? Do you use RKT mode or PPK?

[@eliseroberts5981]

I'm curious about this as well, and how many ground control points?

[@LaneLarson]

Excellent!

[@IndianaDrones]

Many thanks!

[@ConStruct-ive]

Awesome 🏆

[@syachrilmispaki2976]

Very nice video 👍👍

[@IndianaDrones]

Thank you!