<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Hello All-</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> I might've met some of you at the Crisis Mappers conference last year or some may know me through my research with PublicLab-<a href="http://publiclab.org/profile/ajawitz">http://publiclab.org/profile/ajawitz</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Until recently, my aerial mapping workflow consisted of a Kite+Mobius Action Cam and GIMP+MapKnitter for post-processing. I am currently working on a couple low-cost drone projects including a flying wing and a quadrotor. The latter is 100% complete and is based on a Naze32 FC running Cleanflight firmware. It will hopefully be in the air as soon as I find my way around my new 9XR-Pro RC Transmitter...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> The drone will use a Mobius Action Cam mounted on a self-stabilizing gimbal and I've been planning to use OpenDroneMap for post-processing.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> <img src="http://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/010/468/original/Quadradome.jpg" width="199" height="147" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> This much should be pretty straight-forward but things get somewhat more complicated when I start looking into adding more sensors... Specifically, I would like to add the new <a href="http://pulsedlight3d.com/">LIDAR-Lite from PulsedLight</a>. Thus far the only information I can find about the LIDAR-Lite in a 3D mapping setup involves connecting it to a Pixhawk FC which AFAIK will not be compatible with my setup. Furthermore, I had envisioned running the Lidar and any additional sensors from a standalone processing unit like a Raspberry Pi A+. Such a setup would avoid overloading the FC, while also allowing the sensor package to be easily remounted on different platforms as needed. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Has anybody else used OpenDroneMap to process data from the LIDAR-Lite? If not, how difficult would it be to incorporate such data? Is there a particular hardware configuration that would best facilitate the data integration (i.e RPi, Beaglebone, Arduino etc...)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> For those familiar with PublicLab, I have a research note dedicated to low-cost LIDAR options at- <a href="http://publiclab.org/notes/code4maine/09-28-2014/options-for-low-cost-lidar">http://publiclab.org/notes/code4maine/09-28-2014/options-for-low-cost-lidar</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Thank you very much and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> -Andrew Jawitz</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Code for Maine</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> <a href="http://www.codeformaine.org">www.codeformaine.org</a></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://about.me/ajawitz" target="_blank">http://about.me/ajawitz</a><br></div></div></div>
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