About this episode
How can pilots perform low elevation mapping? How low can pilots fly to conduct mapping missions effectively? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Mapping courses. Drone U's comprehensive and advanced mapping courses covers range of topics, from mapping fundamentals to mapping technologies, deliverables, safe flying. Our mapping courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U mapping courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is a short quick one where we address the minimum height a drone can fly for conducting a mapping mission. Our question for today is from Marc, who is looking to map a cemetery and would like to fly very close to the ground for mapping the area. Thanks for the question, Marc. In this short podcast we address the minimum height for photogrammetric missions and how pilots can fly less than 10 feet and gather data. We also cover the steps for low height data acquisition. Tune in today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:40] Today's question on how low can a drone fly for a photogrammetry mission [02:48] Whats the minimum a drone can fly for a mapping mission [03:31] Our recommendation for acquisition of data at low heights