I put up this call for input on a collaboratively-written Pocket Guide to Grassroots Mapping last week, and you might notice that the end of the booklet is a set of "logbook entry forms" that (for now) look like this:
I asked for:
- date
- location
- collaborators (attribution!)
- conditions
- windspeed
- wind direction (the "compass rose")
- any extra notes
What else might we provide space or prompts for when you go out and map? One idea was that we could provide a unique code to write onto your SD card, or even a place to tape your SD card onto the logbook page -- what are your ideas?
When someone reports about a mapping session, I am always interested to know about:
These and lots of other details are really useful to other people who might want to try aerial photography but don't know all the details about how it is done and how various factors can influence the results.
I rarely write anything down in the field, but I almost always process the photos as soon as I get a chance and try to include a summary of the flight when I post about it. There are a few examples of my "flight notes" at the end of these research notes and one other example below.
Flight notes:
Camera:
Rig:
CHDK:
SkyShield:
Flight:
Panorama stitching:
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