Weather Conditions at the West Creek Footbridge
Today’s weather featured broken clouds with a temperature of 9.9°C. Humidity levels were high at 84.7%, with no winds at 0.0 km/h. Pressure was noted at 994.5 hPa, and there was a light drizzle in the area, although visibility remained good.
Drone Mapping over West Creek
Conducted a detailed mapping test over West Creek using our drone technology. This will enabled us to capturing high-resolution images that aid in studying glacier dynamics and morphological changes, establishing a comprehensive understanding of the glacier’s response to climate inputs and algorithmically construct high resolution 3D models of the glacier surface.
Weather Conditions at the West Creek Footbridge
Towards the end of our test, conditions included broken clouds with a cooler temperature of 8.6°C. Humidity decreased to 77.1% with a light southern wind at 5.0 km/h, and the atmospheric pressure increased slightly to 1009.9 hPa. The absence of precipitation and excellent visibility provided ideal conditions for drone flying and data collection.
First Test Processing
We are using an open source application called WebODM to process the 268 nadir images into both an orthomosaic photo, a digital surface model (DSM) as well as a point cloud model (.las or .laz file). Processing time was 45’56” with an Intel i9-12900K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Overall I am super happy with this first test. There are obvious ways to improve the overall quality of the end product, which will be what we will work towards moving forward.
