This year perhaps marks the end of one of the biggest frustrations for operators of small UAVs. Where exactly were the photos taken? Small form factor point and shoot cameras that have their own GPS onboard able to tag image EXIF files with a position and time offer faster processing times. Currently most UAS operator work backwards from the...
A Grassroots mapping team lead by Jeffrey Warren is positioned in New Orleans and taking coastline images that may be useful in the future for establishing a baseline of conditions before oil arrives. Perhaps sadly also recording the aftermath for comparison. Grassroots mapping seeks to invert the traditional power structure of cartography, the grassroots mappers used helium balloons and...
