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How to Decide Flight Altitude for Drone Mapping and Inspection?
In this short article, we will discuss how to decide flight altitude for drone mapping and inspection.
Jun 23, 20223 min read


A Guide to Drone Photogrammetry
In this guide, we will explain the process and how you would achieve the 3D Output whilst maintaining the highest quality data collection.
Jun 14, 20224 min read


How to Set Up RTK with Hammer Missions
Overview RTK can revolutionise the way you collect data in the field and is now an integral component in some of the most popular survey...
May 31, 20223 min read


How to Achieve Highly Accurate Flights with Enterprise Drones?
In this article, we will discuss RTK and how it integrates with some of the latest drone technology.
May 28, 20226 min read


Collecting High Quality Data Safely and Efficiently with the DJI M300
In this post, we explore some of the key ways in which the DJI M300 can used to maximise productivity and safety on job sites.
May 10, 20223 min read


How to Collect High Quality Data for Photogrammetry
Overview As a Drone Operator we know that the collection of high-quality data is imperative to producing the best quality image, whether...
Apr 27, 20226 min read


How to download and use NASA SRTM Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)?
What's the best way to download and use NASA SRTM DEM data for terrain-follow drone missions?
We'll break it down in the post below.
Jan 31, 20223 min read


Global Shutter vs Rolling Shutter: What’s the difference and Why does it matter?
In this article, we’ll explore the main difference between global and rolling shutters found on modern drones.
Jan 17, 20223 min read


What's the difference between a drone's true focal length and the 35mm equivalent?
Overview It's 2022, and commercial drones over the last 10 years have evolved to carry a number of different payloads. Most commonly used...
Dec 23, 20214 min read


Why Automatic Exposure Settings for your Drone is a Bad Idea.
Overview If you are using your drone for any kind of photography, whether it is filming a smooth promotional video or doing technical...
Dec 10, 20213 min read


How to Calculate the Optimal Flight Speed in Drone Missions?
With any drone mission, one of the parameters to carefully calculate is the speed. In this post, we'll look at how to calculate the speed.
Dec 1, 20213 min read


Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) for Drone Flights - How do they work?
In this post, we look at Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and learn how do they work with common drone mission planning software.
Sep 22, 20215 min read


Drone Roof Inspections & Mapping - An Exhaustive Guide
An exhaustive end-to-end guide on how to conduct successful roof inspection & mapping flights using a drone and software tools like Hammer.
Aug 25, 202111 min read


Analyzing & Delivering Drone Data with Hammer Missions
In this post, we look at how you can upload, analyse, annotate and share drone data using Hammer Missions & Hammer Hub.
Jun 8, 20213 min read


Calculating Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) in Drone Flights
In this article, we look at how to calculate Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) for drone flights, for both mapping and vertical missions alike.
May 25, 20214 min read


Magnetic Surveying using Drones (UAVs) - Key Considerations
In this post, we look at the key considerations to bear in mind while undertaking drone-based magnetic and other geophysical surveys.
Mar 9, 20217 min read


Sharing & Collaborating on Mission Files in Hammer Missions
In this post, we look at how you can use Hammer Missions to share plans with different members of your team and collect better drone data.
Mar 2, 20212 min read


How to Inspect a Tower using a Drone?
In this post, we look at the key considerations to bear in mind while undertaking tower inspection missions with commercial drones.
Feb 23, 20214 min read


Facade Inspections using Drones - Key Considerations
In this post, we're going to look at the key considerations to bear in mind while undertaking facade inspections with commercial drones.
Feb 1, 20215 min read


How to do a Roof Inspection using a Drone?
In this post, we're going to look at the key considerations to bear in mind while undertaking roof inspections with commercial drones.
Jan 25, 20215 min read
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