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EXPORTER GUIDE Draganfly Exporter User Guide Version 1.2...
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Operator Notice The responsibility to operate in a safe manner, prevent injury to persons or damage to property, and to take no unnecessary risks falls upon the owner and those whom the owner authorizes to pilot and operate the Draganflyer helicopter. Furthermore the onus is upon each owner/authorizer/pilot to comply with all regulations pertinent to the use of the Draganflyer helicopter and associated components at the location of operation with regards to the use of airspace as well as radio...
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Warning The Draganflyer helicopter is a precision machine that is vulnerable to misuse and can prove to be dangerous if not properly maintained or used in an inappropriate manor. Special notice: Throughout this manual, look for and pay special attention to these information boxes for tips, tricks, safety information, or serious warnings and risks, associated with this product.
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DO NOT PLACE YOUR HANDS OR ARMS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ROTORS OR ATTEMPT TO STOP SPINNING ROTORS WITH YOUR HANDS AS SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT FROM CONTACT. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICALS WHICH ARE KNOWN BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS AND/OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
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Safety Precautions As the pilot in command you are responsible for the safety of yourself and others whether it be in the immediate takeoff and landing area, or the general flight path area. Please take safety very seriously. • Always wear protective eyewear. •...
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GPS position of each photograph. At Draganfly we’re always looking for the best cameras to provide high resolution photography but they don’t always include GPS capability so we developed the Exporter Utility. With the Exporter utility, you can easily merge photos taken with helicopter GPS flight log data and shutter clicks.
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Chapter 3: But I don’t use Pix4D We understand there are other 3D modeling and mapping software packages on the market and not everyone will be using Pix4D. This chapter will discuss the location and layout of the Exporter output .CSV file. Page 6...
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Exporter setup Exporter is intended to be run on an Intel Windows system typically installed on the same computer running Pix4D. Often people will have Pix4D installed on a tablet or PC used in the field to “Rapid Check” the project and also installed on a larger more powerful system back at the office or home.
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5. Illustrates installation progress 6. Select finish to complete installation Exporter is now installed and ready for use. It’s a good idea to understand the directory structure and where Exporter will put your projects as they are built and completed.
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Exporter is smart enough to know the difference but why waste the disk space and waste time trying to figure out what photos belong to your current project.
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file. Once the log file loads, it will highlight the first photograph taken and photos from the flight. The first photo was a ground test shot and not to worry, Exporter is smart enough to know what photos were taken on the ground, and disables them from the Pix4D image import list.
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EXIF data, and as you can see in our example, Exporter disabled the first photo, a ground shot, from being processed. Continue using Pix4D as you normally would and enjoy the amazing results this software has to offer for both interactive 3D modeling and 2D Orthomosaic imagery.
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But I don’t use Pix4D We understand there are other applications besides Pix4D for 3D aerial scanning and mapping; and that’s okay, because Exporter will produce a .CSV file formatted with the photo file name, longitude, latitude and GPS altitude.
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Contact Information Draganfly Innovations Inc. Product support: Phone: 1-800-979-9794 International: 1-306-955-9907 e-mail: support@draganfly.com Sales information: Phone: 1-800-979-9794 International: 1-306-955-9907 Online: www.draganfly.com e-mail: sales@draganfly.com Mailing address: https://www.draganfly.com Draganfly Innovations Inc. 2108 St. George Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7M0K7 Canada This product and manual are copyrighted by Draganfly Innovations Inc. with all rights reserved.
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