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Video Guides

1. Creating Projects

Creation Workflow

How to sign in, create a project, and select the correct parameters.

"DEM Not Found" Error

One the project page you may encounter a temporary "DEM Not Found" error. This video explains it.

2. Uploading Images

Imagery Upload Overview

Overview of the steps we will expand on below, for uploading, classifying, verifying imagery.

The Uploader

How to upload imagery from your drone to the DroneTM platform.

Classify Images (Sort Into Tasks)

How to trigger classification of your uploaded imagery, i.e. sort them into tasks and filter out 'bad' photos.

Verify Task Imagery

The final checks for imagery per-task. Allows you to inspect imagery and verify the task as 'ready for processing'.

Verify Imagery: Additional Options

The verify imagery dialog map has a few advanced options: multi-select, and photo sequence select options.

3. Processing

"Resume Transfer" Issue

Help to clarify any confusion over the "Resume Transfer" button that may appear on the processing dialog.

Processing Tasks & Projects

How to process 'fast' task photos, and trigger processing for all photos in the project, for the final high-quality products.

Cleanup Invalid Imagery

A small bit of housekeeping to clean up 'rejected' and duplicate photos from your project.

4. Visualize Project Outputs

2D Orthophotos

View the 2D project orthophoto on a map, in high resolution.

3D Mesh

Interactive flight around the 3D mesh generated from your imagery + a future 'surface tagging' workflow.

Uploading To OpenAerialMap

How to automatically upload processed DroneTM imagery to OpenAerialMap, with the click of a button.

TBC 7c-upload-to-oam.mp4 pt2 video needed from https://drone.hotosm.org/projects/agung-2-training-video-project

5. Alternative Project Creation Methods

Dump Your Photos, Get A Project

Sometimes you may have collected photos outside of DroneTM, but still wish to use processing and display capabilities.

6. Alternative Flightplan Methods

Mobile / QField

Alternative flightplan generation using QField, entirely offline.

TBC 9a-qfield-flightplans.mp4 Creating and loading QField project Creating flightplans & transferring

Litchi

Litchi is a third-party app for flying your DJI drone. It costs about $30, but supports a wider range of drones than DroneTM directly.

TBC 9b-litchi-flightplans.mp4 Litchi workflow Confirm & add DJI Mavic 2 Pro to the list of supported drones?