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Desktop vs Cloud Drone Software
In this article, we will look at the key considerations to bear in mind while choosing between desktop vs cloud drone software.
Jul 8, 20224 min read


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


Terrain Follow in Hammer Missions
In this tutorial, we will focus on how to use Terrain Follow in Hammer Missions.
Jun 10, 20222 min read


Editing Missions in Hammer Missions
Overview In this article, we will take you through the various different methods of editing your mission files in Hammer Missions At...
Jun 6, 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


Adding Team Members to your Enterprise Account
In this guide, we will look at how you can invite your Enterprise team to use Hammer Missions.
Feb 6, 20221 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


How To Swap Batteries and Resume Flights in Hammer Missions
In this tutorial, we’re going to look at how you can use Hammer to execute multi-battery missions with your commercial drone.
Jan 31, 20222 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


Referring Customers to Hammer Missions
Looking to refer colleagues to Hammer Hub and earn credits for your referral? No problem, we made this process super simple! Here are the...
Oct 20, 20211 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


Utility Pylons - Mapping & Inspection
We look at how you can use Hammer Missions to automate drone flights for Utility Pylon (Transmission Tower) mapping & inspections.
Jul 30, 20214 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


Manual Control in Hammer Missions
In this post, we look at how you can take manual control of your drone while using Hammer Missions to automate your flight.
Jun 7, 20211 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


Precise Asset Inspections using Fly-To-Draw in Hammer Missions
In this post, we look at how you can create precise mission plans for asset inspections by using fly-to-draw options in Hammer.
Mar 22, 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
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