civic-hacking
civic-hacking


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ajawitz "YAY!!! I took your advice and added a 20 ft fuzzy tail and it worked like a charm! I still have to process all the photos before I can call the fl..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "Awesome summary of the kites! I've had good luck with a french signal kite but only when it had a long (15' of string) drogue tail attached. it d..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
eustatic "How did i miss this note? excellent discussion, y'all I wrote this up after a chat with mathew http://publiclab.org/notes/eustatic/11-11-2014/a-m..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
ajawitz "Yes, I conducted my own test by correcting values using both menus on two copies of a single photo and the photos came out identical. This is how t..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
Philgib "I guess I read your question too fast or it is too late here (past midnight) or I am too old... Anyway... I am using the first 2 variables in the ..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
Philgib "Sure. I won't say I have the best way to do it but that works for me for many different lenses. Take a picture of that screen : http://1.bp.blogsp..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
ajawitz "Philgib- I tried using the GIMP+BIMP combination that you suggested and it seems relatively straightforward. The only problem is I have no way of..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
ajawitz "cfastie- Now that I'm back in the air, I definitely see what you're talking about with the lens distortion... My latest attempt- http://archive.pu..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
warren "Hmm, trying again now: https://mapknitter.org/map/view/pottskaptest2/ It worked this time! Not sure what your last error was but it seems converti..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
mathew "On anemometers-- learn the Beaufort scale and watch the tops of trees-- since wind speed on the ground is less important than high up, Beaufort is ..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
mathew "I haven't seen anyone doing orthorectification with Open CV. MicMac is the only toolchain I know of it include 3D construction and orthorectificat..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "Also a brief search into OpenCV and 3D Aerial Photography yielded some promising results- This post on Stack Exchange almost seems like it came fro..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
cfastie "That's good to know that structure from motion works with wide angle photos. It sounds like you have to correct the distortion first. It doesn't se..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "Now I can't wait to get back in the air because I really want to compare the Bimp+Gimp combo to DigiKam. I have a slight suspicion that DigiKam po..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
Philgib ""The lens is very wide, so stitching maps from multiple low altitude photos produces poor results" Sorry for not being clear enough. Gimp + Bimp ..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
cfastie "That is an excellent Mobius photo. The Mobius is so lightweight that there is no reason not to include one on every flight. The lens is very wide, ..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
Philgib "Sorry two more things for you : - make sure you use pulleys and proper pulleys string on your picavet. Brooxes.com is the place. My picavet / pulle..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
Philgib "That is the "black island" from Tintin album cover. My multicopter is hand made with super cheap material, it is therefore vibrating a lot. From a ..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
Philgib "Links to waterproof case (the only case I am aware of ) Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy8ONQOhha8 Purchase : https://joovuu.com/gb/home/1..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "Thank you for the interesting recommendations. I actually just got my Mobius today and will be printing out various components for the rig. Can y..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
Philgib "Hi, Great project. I do multi rotors, rc planes, blimp and kite pics. Your pictures will be 100 times better with a Mobius, plus a waterproof ca..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "RE:-High Winds- Has anyone posted a note about making a DIY wind speed meter? It would've been handy to get a rough idea of how close I was to t..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "RE: Kite Reels and Line- It was definitely 50 Ibs line but now that I know better I made sure to order a Yo Yo Reel with 150 Ibs Dacron this time..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "RE: Mapknitter- I converted the images to JPGs and uploaded them again. The export status dialog then reads (Status: Warping 1 of 6, 2 of 6 etc...." | Read more » almost 10 years ago