Forest Photogrammetry: Aerial Photography Costing Tool
Platform Selection
X coordinate:
Y coordinate:
Calculate Cost
Import and Results
Change Platform Variables
| Flying speed (non-photography): |
km/hour
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| Flying speed acquiring photographs: |
km/hour
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| Aircraft cost in transit between sites: |
$ p/hour
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| Aircraft cost during photo acquisition: |
$ p/hour
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| Time to turn at end of flight lines: |
minutes
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| Cost for aerial photography crew: |
$ p/hour
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| Car travel time, base to airport (one way): |
hours
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| Max flight time: |
hours
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| Flight time to refuel during campaign: |
hours
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| Time lost replacing batteries: |
hours
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Apply Platform Changes
Change Flight and GCP Variables
| Along track dimension of imaging aray: |
mm
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| Across track dimenson of imaging array: |
mm
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| Dimension of a single image pixel: |
mm
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| GSD: |
metres
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| *Forward overlap (normally 65% - 85%): |
%
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| *Side overlap (normally 60% - 80%): |
%
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| Distance from final site to home base: |
km
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Apply Flight Changes
Site #1 specification
| *Distance from base/airport to site 1: |
km
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| *Site dimensions - Length: |
km
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| *Site dimensions - Breadth: |
km
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Site 1 GCP requirements |
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| Time for field crew to establish a GCP: |
minutes
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Apply Site 1 Changes
Chart Controls
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Y Coordinate: