Drone Mapping Ground Sample Distance and Overlap Calculator
Drone Mapping Ground Sample Distance and Overlap: a planned Super Calculator tool. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.
Drone Mapping Ground Sample Distance and Overlap Calculator is a planned calculator in the business section of Super Calculator, covering business.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: altitude, sensor and lens specs, front and side overlap and survey area.
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: GSD = (sensor widthaltitude)/(focal lengthimage width), photos = area/(footprint*(1-overlap)^2).
Written for survey and inspection pilots planning flight lines and photo counts.
Status
This page is a stub. The calculator is not built, no figure on this page has been verified against the authority that sets it, and nothing here should be used to make a decision. The page exists so that the site structure is complete and so that articles can link this concept on first mention.
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