Revision as of 02:03, 11 April 2015

Maps and Positions of Things

How to use a GIS to map trees?
Is there any usable open source GIS planning software?
What is the state of art in technique and accuracy for capturing topographical features?

Aerial drones with LIDAR can now capture 600 acres of data in a single day with 2 inch accuracy of height.
$7k puck for UAVs with 32 lasers and 700k measurement points per second. 2.2 lb, can be put on an octocopter. Effective range is 80m - works with 20m/s fixed wing airplanes. - [1]

Is there a cloud GIS free solution?
How to do a simple technical drawing of a lot?
What to look for in a soil map?
What are fOM of a topology map?
How do you identify a topology map to an actual place on the land?
How do you know where to place a big pond, and where to put it?
How do you decide how many ponds should be created?
How do you decide the distance between Swales?
How do you do water capture waterworks when there are features in the way that you want to save?
How do you do so when there

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 *What is the state of art in technique and accuracy for capturing topographical features?
 :*Aerial drones with LIDAR can now capture 600 acres of data in a single day with 2 inch accuracy of height.
-:*$7k puck for UAVs with 32 lasers and 700k measurement points per second. 2.2 lb, can be put on an octocopter.
+:*$7k puck for UAVs with 32 lasers and 700k measurement points per second. 2.2 lb, can be put on an octocopter. Effective range is 80m - works with 20m/s fixed wing airplanes. - [http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/lidar-for-7999]
+*What companies produce UAV Lidar systems?
+:*Phoenix Aerial Systems - [http://phoenix-aerial.com/products/phoenix-lidar-systems/al3/]
+:*LIDAR America
 *Is there a cloud GIS free solution?
 *How to do a simple technical drawing of a lot?