David

David Barton is a Remote Sensing SME and Director of Innovation & Remote Sensing at a national civil engineering firm. Through his brand That Drone Guy, he shares real-world insights from the field — from flying drone LiDAR over 2,000-acre solar farms to building streetview-style asset inventories. All work is performed through his licensed employer.

Our search for a new Heavy Lift is over!

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Clients have been requesting no Chinese and more specifically, no DJI drones being used on their projects. We have been examining options for viable heavy lift sUAS. After kicking the tires on a number of platforms we settled on the Freefly Systems Alta X. The Alta X offers very good payload capacity, flight endurance, and … Read more

Do you want to make money with your drone?

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Do you want to make money with your drone?  Step 1: If you are 16 years, get your FAA Remote Pilot Certificate so you can legally fly for money.   Before you sign up to take the Remote Pilot test you have a bit to learn.   I have used and like the RemotePilot101.com class the best.  It is well … Read more

Change is hard, but inevitable

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I have spent the past four plus years building the very best Aerial Services/Drone team and capability in Virginia. The demand for our services exceeded our expectations, often our capacity. We won every contract, client and project we set our eyes on. To say it’s been an honor and a privilege to build the team, … Read more

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Video: Worse than expected

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Alutel Evo, Freefly Astro & Parrot Anafi oh my… Trying replace our Phantom 4 Pro & Phantom 4 RTK with a non-DJI equivalent. Considering Autel Evo, Parrot Anafi USA and Freefly Astro

Pix4Dmapper Certified

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I use Pix4Dmapper on a daily basis for surveying and mapping applications. I have a little more than three years of experience using it. Given it is such an important part of my career I figured I would become certified.

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