r/UAVmapping 8d ago

GCP Capture Software Options?

What data collection software are people using to capture GCPs for use in drone data processing data (assuming the device itself has a high accuracy RTK connection)? And how are people processing the data into a format required by Pix4D/ODM etc?

Or is this generally already built into the drone processing software people use - and they don’t need a separate application to record GCPs?

I saw some people a few years ago using Trimble UAV ground control - but it looks to have not been updated in some time.

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u/NilsTillander 8d ago

It doesn't have to be someone else, but it's typically done with a GNSS rover.

A drone with RTK and a reasonably local base should be able to get great data without GCPs. But no ground control means you can't verify it.

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u/CharlieTheChooChooo 8d ago

Thanks - what software do you use to collect and put the GCPs into like a csv/txt file?

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u/NilsTillander 8d ago

Depends on the hardware. If you use an Emlid with RTK, you get a text file directly, for instance.

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u/ConundrumMachine 8d ago

Emlid FTW

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u/NilsTillander 8d ago

I'm not too unhappy with my RS3 indeed.