USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
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Select Cam:
Select camera/lens combination attached
to the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAV. The most commonly used
cameras are available as a preset.
FOV:
shows the angle of the Field Of View.
RES:
shows the resolution of the single picture in pixels.
The convention is to describe the pixel resolution with the
set of two positive integer numbers, where the first num-
ber is the number of pixel columns (width), and the sec-
ond is the number of pixel rows (height), for example as
7680 by 6876.
If your camera is not available as a preset, chose one from
the list, which matches the resolution and field of view.
Ground Sampling Dist.
: Define the required
ground sample distance (GSD). The resulting flight alti-
tude (Height) is calculated and shown above the value of
the GSD.
Speed in m/s
: Define the speed with which the map-
ping flight shall be performed (1 m/s – 10 m/s).
When setting the speed, always make sure that the cam-
era has sufficient time between waypoints. The time
required by the camera to reliably trigger and store all
images of a waypoint flight, depends on:
• Image resolution: The higher the resolution, the
more data there is to process and store.
• File format and image quality: RAW images contain
the most information and are the largest files, high
quality settings will need more time during JPEG
compression and more space to store.
• Writing speed of the SD card: If the card is too slow,
this will slow down the saving process.
• Image content: Motives with complex structures
(i.e. meadows, forest) will need more time and
space during JPEG compression than plain and
simple motives (i.e. roads, flat unstructured
surfaces).
Figure 5.4: Quick Surveying Assistant (Continued)
