<shameless plug> We’ve got a small fundraiser for OpenDroneMap running through the end of the month that gets you a branded t-shirt or crewneck sweatshirt. Proceeds go to the project and you get a nice shirt. win/win. Now with obligatory link… 😀 </shameless plug> Continue reading OpenDroneMap T-shirts and Crewneck Sweatshirts
I have a love of espresso. It is not the superior form of coffee, but suffer long enough in creating it, and it’s possible to regularly have great espresso at home. And great espresso on a regular basis is an uncommon pleasure. Also, I have a condition which requires some help with vasoconstriction. While straight coffee tends to make things worse, coffees with some bean … Continue reading Toward simpler coffee
I did a fun thing recently, taking the pile of data I have for my house, processed in OpenDroneMap, and used it to do solar potential mapping. It’s not strictly an approach I needed to use, but it was fun, and I wrote it up here: https://community.opendronemap.org/t/overkill-using-photogrammetry-for-solar-estimates/13145 TL;DR: first I used the 3D models to measure things that might be easier to measure with other … Continue reading EVs, Solar, OpenDroneMap, and moar EVs
I have had the pleasure the last couple days of meeting and collaborating with Professor Murat Maga’s lab at Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington. In addition to his research in epigenetics and related morphological topics, Professor Maga has led the SlicerMorph project, an NSF funded project to extend 3D Slicer to better handle biological 3D specimen data. In other words: recognizing the need … Continue reading ODM–Special Halloween Addition
In my previous post, I mentioned I am now working at Oberlin College as a systems administrator. The position focuses on research support, but to do good research support, I have a fair amount of work that i need to do listening: listening to the needs of students and faculty, listening to the systems themselves and slowly and carefully navigating through upgrades and improvements. But … Continue reading Coastal features in photogrammetric DTM
Recently, I took on a role as Systems Administrator with focus on Research Support at Oberlin College and Conservatory. It is both a broader and deeper user base than in my days as a GIS manager, but also more focused on just the systems administration side of things. The kind of queries I used to get from IT people “but what does this system do?” … Continue reading The Systems Administrator’s Toolkit
Many who have spent time on YouTube have discovered a media/education phenomenon called Crash Course where a variety of complex topics are distilled down into 10-minute, quickly-narrated videos. My spouse, Dr. April Luginbuhl Mather and her colleague Dr. Zohra Calcuttawalla have been writing and content editing for the latest series, Crash Course Geography: It’s pretty cool, because it covers a lot of ground non-geographers don’t … Continue reading Crash Course Geography (and moar)
Conservation and Research In a previous post, we discussed what does a Zoo Conservation and Research program, like what we are privileged to have at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo do. And what does a program like this do beyond in situ conservation that I’ve blogged about before. Much of the other work done in these programs focuses on research to improve animal care. No matter where … Continue reading Mapping animal exhibits using OpenDroneMap: Part II
Conservation and Research A little while back, Charles Ritzler, a PhD student with Case Western Reserve University and employee of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo reached out to me. Charles works with Dr. Kristen Lukas, our Director of Conservation and Research, and as such, his work focuses on improving (quoting Dr. Lukas page) “scientific animal management” and “research on the behavior, health, and welfare” of vertebrate species … Continue reading Mapping animal exhibits using OpenDroneMap: orangutan space estimation for the win.
Much like the early days of GPS/GNSS, the longer we have drones in the air, the more capacity we build and layer upon previous work. To that end, a colleague of mine has a request to gather video and stills over an area slated for possible installation of a zip line. The request includes flying the path of future zipline. I had concerns whether we … Continue reading Old flight meet new flight: Using digital surface models for safer drone flights
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