Hammer Missions: All Support Guides

Please find all support guides for Hammer Missions below.

Questions? Contact us at team@hammermissions.com

Specific Workflows

1. 3D Mapping 🌐

• 3D Mapping - Mission Planning

• 3D Mapping - Processing 3D models

• 3D Mapping Buildings

• 4D Models in Hammer Missions

2. Stockpile Measurements ⛰️

• Complete Workflow for Stockpile Measurements

• Types of Stockpile Measurements

• How to calculate cut and fill volumes?

3. Facade Inspections 🏢

• Facade Inspections - Mission Planning

• Facade Inspections - Data Processing

• Facade Inspections - Complete Workflow

4. Building Inspections 🏫

• 3D Mapping and Inspecting Buildings - all in one project

• Using Drones for Building Inspections

• End to End Walkthrough

5. Roof Inspections 🏚️

• Roof Inspections: End to End Guide

• Visual + Thermal Roof Inspection

• Drone Roof Inspections: Exhaustive Guide

• Roof Inspections: Mission Planning

6. Solar Inspections ☀️

• Solar Farm Inspections - Mission Planning

• Capturing Solar Parks not in Google Maps

• Solar Inspections - End to End Workflow

7. Cell Tower Inspections 🗼

• Tower Mapping - Mission Planning

• Cell Tower Inspections - Step by Step Guide

• Cell Tower Inspections - End to End Video

• How to inspect a tower? Operational Considerations

8. Wind Turbine Inspections 💨

• Wind Turbine Inspections - iOS guide

• Wind Turbine Inspections on Android

9. Magnetic Surveys 🧲

• Magnetic Mapping - Mission Planning

• Magnetic Mapping - Video

• Magnetic Surveys - Key Considerations

10. Other

• Bridge Inspections - Step by Step guide

• Linear Inspections - Mission Planning

• 4D Models in Hammer Missions

Features ✨

1. Flight Planning 🧑‍✈️

• 2D/3D Mission Planning

• Editing Missions

• Missions Layers in Hammer Missions

• Flight Planning from Past 3D models

• How to download and use Nasa SRTM digital elevation models (DEMs)?

• Using DJI M300 with Hammer Missions

• Site Planning in Hammer Missions

• Installing Hammer App on DJI Smart Controller

• Resuming Flights from a Custom Point

• Using Unsupported Drones with Hammer Missions

• Terrain Follow in Hammer Missions

• Importing KML Files

• Setting Exposure in Hammer App

• Syncing Missions between the Hub and the App

• Swapping Batteries and Resuming Flights

• Taking Manual Control in Flight

• Using Fly to Draw for complex inspections

• How to use obstacles in mission planning?

• How to auto focus in flight?

2. Data Processing, Analysis & Verification 🔢

• Verifying your Data on site

• Multi-selecting your data

• Processing Thermal Data in Hammer Missions

• Processing 2D maps (Orthomosaics) in Hammer Missions

• 3D Mapping - Processing 3D models

• Annotating Drone Data

• Analysing drone data for inspections

• CAD overlays

• Creating PDF Reports

• Making Volumetric Measurements

• Making Measurements

3. Flight Logging 📂

• Exporting and Uploading Flight Logs

• Why only using DJI for your flight logs is a bad idea

4. Team Workflows 👥

• Adding Team Members

• Sharing Your Data Projects

• Sharing Mission Files

• Roles and Permissions in Hammer Missions

5. [Coming Soon] Analysing Projects with AI

Knowledge Base 🔮

1. Improving Quality & Accuracy

• How to improve the quality of your drone maps and models?

• What is GSD and why does it matter?

• Types of Accuracy in Drone Data

• Accuracy of Stockpile Volumes from Drone Images

• The Importance of Oblique Images in 3D Drone Mapping

• The Missing step in most drone workflows

• How accurate are 3D measurements?

• How to calculate GSD?

• Preventing Motion Blur

• What is a ground offset and why does it matter?

• Camera Specs - Do they matter for drone photogrammetry?

• A guide to drone photogrammetry

• Drone Photogrammetry - how does it work under the hood?

• How to calculate the optimal fight speed?

• What are Ground Control Points?

• GCPs vs RTK vs PPK - What is best?

• How to use GCPs for Drone Mapping?

• Drone PPK - How does it work?

• How to collect high quality data for photogrammetry?

• How to achieve highly accurate flights with DJI M300 RTK?

• Types of Stockpile Measurements

• Why automatic exposure is a bad idea

2. Drones & Cameras

• How to buy the right drones?

• Benefits of using the DJI P1 Camera

• DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise vs DJI M300 - Who wins?

• DJI M30 vs DJI M30T - What's the difference?

• DJI M3T - Cameras Explained

• DJI M300 vs M350 - What's the difference?

• Why upgrade to the DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise?

• What makes DJI M300 a great mapping + inspection drone?

• Rolling Shutter vs Mechanical Shutter - What's the difference?

• The All new DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise

• Camera Specs - Do they matter for drone photogrammetry?

• How to collect quality data safely and efficiently with DJI M300?

• What's the difference between drone's true focal length and 35mm equivalent?

3. Implementing Digital Twins & Drone Programmes

• What is a Digital Twin?

• Are building regulations a call for drones?

• What can AI offer to the commercial drone industry?

• The risks and rewards of AI in construction

• The Power of 4D Mapping in Construction

• What are the new flying rules in US and the UK?

• How do drones & digital twins power the Golden Thread of Information?

• What is the golden thread and why does it matter in AEC?

• How to measure ROI in Enterprise Drone Programs?

• Key Considerations while launching a drone program

• Tips on scaling your UAV program

• Lidar vs Photogrammetry - What's the difference?

• Drone Programs: Top 5 Considerations

• Top 5 things to consider while inspection solar farms with drones

• The role of Digital Twins in Construction

• The importance of drones in the energy sector

• The benefits of using drones for cell tower inspections

• The benefits of using drones for construction

• What is 4D Drone Mapping?

• The benefits of drones for inspecting wind turbines

• How drone technology is changing the mining industry?

• How do drones contribute to surveying?

• How to use drones throughout the lifecycle of your construction project?

• Drones, Reality Capture and Digital Twins: Unveiling the Future

4. Growing Your Drone Services

• Growing your drone services

• Costs involved in Drone Mapping & Inspection

• How to price your drone services?

• 3 ways to advertise your drone business

• 9 tips for marketing your drone business

• Safety in Vertical Drone Flights

5. Data Formats, Technical & Other

• Flight Planning for Unlocking DJI Drones in No Fly Zones

• How to Scan-to-BIM using drones?

• Types of Drone Data Formats

• Captured vs Aligned Images in Photogrammetry - What is it?

• Why only using DJI for your flight logs is a bad idea

• Best Drone Apps and how to use them?

• What are flight lines and tie lines in drone magnetic surveys?

• Desktop vs Cloud Drone Software