Drones & UAV Applications

Drone Mapping

What It Takes to Map 4,000 Acres of an Urban Environment With a Drone

Recently, I completed one of my biggest mapping projects. We were tasked with mapping 4,000 acres in an urban environment in Nairobi, and the data was to be used for 3D modeling and to improve machine learning methods for accurate building reconstruction and height estimation. At first, it looks easy. All you need to do …

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Drone Mapping and Image Processing

What It Really Takes to Process 20,000 Drone Images

Recently, I was tasked with processing nearly 20,000 drone images collected along a road corridor using Agisoft Metashape. It was the largest photogrammetry project I had ever worked on. To be honest, I wasn’t prepared for it. I underestimated the scale of the project, overestimated my hardware capabilities, and didn’t fully understand some of the …

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DJI Dock 3

DJI Dock 3 Arrives in Kenya: A First Look at Automated Drone-in-A-Box Operations

A few days ago, I got to experience the DJI Dock 3 in action, thanks to a Demo organized by Stablegen Drones and Astral Aerial. Seeing the dock open, the drone takes off automatically, and the same thing happens during landing; it looks like something pulled out of a sci-fi movie.  But beyond the fascinating …

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DJI Matrice 400 vs. M350 RTK

DJI Matrice 400 vs M350 RTK: Full Comparison of DJI’s Top Enterprise Drones

Are you looking to upgrade your enterprise drone fleet in 2025? DJI has launched the Matrice 400 (M400), a powerful successor to its Matrice series designed for advanced industrial missions. But how does it compare to the tried-and-tested DJI M350 RTK? This in-depth comparison breaks down the key differences between the Matrice 400 and M350 …

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