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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ajawitz "Don't get me wrong. I didn't mean to come off as "the drone guy" (and every DIY tech forum seems to have one these days...) I think my intended p..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "cfastie- That seems like the best approach yet. I'm going to forward your suggestion to the teacher in charge of field collections though we might ..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "$300 would admittedly be a challenge, but a $500 quad with decent lift and up to an hour of flight time is not only possible, I've seen it done a n..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "That sounds like a very interesting project! Have you submitted a research note for it? I for one would definitely be interested in exploring DIY ..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "That sure would be amazing if all we had to do was take a picture with the iPads the students are using to get coordinates! But my guess is we wou..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
ajawitz "Wow! That sounds great! I'll try to add some more information to the wiki to give people a better idea of the general project parameters and what..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago