Hi, On 1 February 2012 13:48, robert colombo <[email protected]> wrote: > Getting there i think...next xmas gift will be one ( or 8) of those and a > few cameras...check the flight possibilities to plan an aeriasl image > Survey on an emergency area..Forget Drones (to expensive)..
Drones don't have to be expensive. The tiny quadcopters are also drones. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIMGV5vtd4 flyduino.net sells the PCBs to build those tiny quadcopters. But I don't see their utility for aerial imaging, they have too little lift and battery life to be useful for aerial imagery. However you can build a slightly bigger one for under $300 which can lift a 14 megapixel compact camera and a long range radio and take useful photos. At last year's CCC I have been convinced that an actual imaging satellite can be put on orbit by amateurs at a reasonable cost. It *would* require a couple of people to quit their jobs and spend a couple months of work on it, but it's a cool enough project that it might just happen! Cheers _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
