6. Parrot Anafi (Non-DJI Option For Mapping) +

Phytomappers Pro: A Masterclass for Mapping Plants With Drones

Section 1: Intro to Phytomappers Pro: A Masterclass for Vegetation Mapping

1. Welcome to the Masterclass! + (3:27)
2. A Bit About Your Instructor + (3:53)
3. Overall Structure of the Course + (3:15)
4. Short Student Survey to Get to Know You
BBC: The incredible farms being run from space

Section 2. A Brief Industry Overview For Plant Mapping With UAVs

1. Commercial Drone Industry - Introduction + (1:01)
2. Commercial Drone Timeline (8:24)
3. Industry Expansion + (5:15)
4. Where Do Drones Fit in Agriculture? + (6:00)
5. Challenges Facing Adoption in Agriculture + (5:12)
6. A Move Towards the Answers + (3:29)
7. Commercial Drone Industry Wrap-up + (1:03)

Section 3a: Foundations of Vegetation Mapping

1. Plant Mapping Theory Introduction + (1:16)
2. Some Basics of Remote Sensing (3:18)
3. The Electromagnetic Spectrum (3:10)
4. The Run Down on Digital Cameras (4:40)
5. How Do Plants "See"? (3:57)
6. Looking Outside the Visible at Near-infrared (6:09)
7. Overview of Multispectral Cameras (2:20)
8. A Critique of Modified RGB Cameras (4:29)
9. What is a Vegetation Index? (4:10)
10. Interpreting NDVI (3:28)
11. A Quick Note on Hyperspectral Cameras (1:14)
12. Factors That Could Influence NDVI (6:33)
13. Plant Mapping Theory Wrap-up + (3:35)
Lab 1: Using Satellite Imagery to Understand Multispectral Data Layers (9:43)

Section 3b: Intro to Photogrammetry Best Practices

1. Intro to Photogrammetry (8:23)
2. Getting Enough Overlap (4:24)
3. How Fast Should I Fly? (2:38)
4. Rolling Shutter Effects (2:48)
5. How high should I fly and Ground Sampling Distance (3:56)
6. Consistent Lighting Conditions (2:39)
7. Dealing with Sloped Terrain (3:39)
8. Accuracy of Results (2:44)
9. Some Notes on RTK GPS (3:13)
10. Ground Control Points (4:29)
11. Experimental Test Strips (1:45)
12. Using a Calibration Panel (3:07)

Some Pro Tips

1. Pro Tip: Point Your Camera Up + (0:57)
2. Pro Tip: Reformatting Your SD Card + (2:55)
3. Pro Tip: Calibrating Your Compass + (1:00)
4. Pro Tip: GPC Hardcases + (1:18)
5. Pro Tip: Tracking Airspace Traffic + (1:19)
6. Pro Tip: Using a Landing Pad + (1:34)
7. Pro Tip: Peak Design Bags For Traveling + (2:24)

Section 4: Pre-Mission Planning - Preparing for Successful Fieldwork

1. Pre-Mission Planning Introduction + (1:15)
2. Defining the Scope of a Project + (5:45)
3. Hardware Preparation for Fieldwork + (6:48)
4. Software Preparation for Fieldwork + (3:33)
5. Team Organization for Fieldwork + (6:56)
6. Turning in Your Data From Fieldwork + (4:48)
7. Pre-Mission Planning Wrap-Up + (1:08)

Section 5: Mission Planning Software Options

1. Mission Planning Introduction + (1:49)
2. DroneDeploy Flight Planning - Overview + (5:44)
3. DroneDeploy Flight Planning - Changing Your Settings + (5:02)
4. DroneDeploy Flight Planning - Additional Mission Types + (4:17)
5. DroneDeploy Flight Planning - Sharing Your Missions + (1:04)
6. DroneDeploy Flight Planning - Caching Your Basemap + (1:21)
7. DJI Ground Station Pro for Mission Planning with DJI Drones (9:04)
8. The Tower App (Android Only) for the 3DR Solo (8:37)
9. Free Flight Pro for Bluegrass (3:49)
10a. Pix4D Capture for Bluegrass (6:46)
10b. Pix4D Capture for Disco Pro Ag (7:18)
11. eMotion Ag Software for eBee SQ (13:58)
12. Micasense Atlas Flight App (5:59)
14. Mission Planning Wrap-Up + (1:21)

Section 6. Hardware Options For RGB Mapping

1. Mapping with RGB Introduction + (3:03)
2. Multirotor Versus Fixed Wing (3:45)
3. DJI Phantom 4 Pro + (3:26)
4. Mavic 2 Pro For Mapping + (3:29)
5. M200 Series For Mapping + (5:27)
6. Parrot Anafi (Non-DJI Option For Mapping) + (3:50)
7. eBee X for Mapping + (9:59)
8. VTOLs Are Coming + (2:49)
9. Mapping With RGB Wrap-Up + (0:53)

Section 7: The Phantom 4 Multispectral by DJI

1. Unboxing of the Phantom 4 Multispectral RTK* (7:50)
2. Setting Up the P4M in the Field* (5:46)
3. P4M Mission Planning With Ground Station Pro* (8:18)
4. Multispectral Example Dataset (Citrus)*
5: Processing in DJI Terra+ (8:38)
6: Processing in Pix4D Fields+ (9:41)
7: Processing in DroneDeploy+ (6:21)

DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral - Nathan Stein Pix4D

DJI Mavic 3M (18:39)

Section 8: The Sequoia Multispectral Camera by Parrot

1. Introduction to the Sequoia Sensor by Parrot + (5:15)
2. Sequoia Anatomy (5:20)
3. Sequoia Unboxing (2:53)
4. Sequoia Integration (2:58)
5. Parrot Sequoia Software Walkthrough (11:48)
6. How to Update Sequoia Software (3:00)
7. Parrot Sequoia+ camera (2:56)

Section 8 (continued): Drones for the Parrot Sequoia

8. eBee X Intergration for Sequoia + (2:20)
9. M200 Series for Mounting Sequoia + (3:59)
10. The eBee SQ by Sensefly (2:41)
11. The 3DR Solo for Sequoia (3:08)
12. Introduction to the Parrot Bluegrass (1:20)
13. Parrot Bluegrass Overview (3:54)
14. Parrot Bluegrass Walkthrough 1 (7:00)
15. Parrot Bluegrass Walkthrough 2 (3:58)
16. Parrot Bluegrass Walkthrough 3 (5:16)
17. Introduction to Disco Pro Ag (8:43)
18.Disco Pro Ag Walkthrough (4:41)

Section 9: Micasense Red Edge Walkthrough

1. Introduction to the Rededge MX + (3:52)
2. Micasense Rededge Hardware (8:51)
3. Sequoia Versus Rededge (3:19)
4. Micasense Rededge Graphical Interface (9:54)
5. Micasense Rededge Integration (5:24)
6. DLS2 Calibration Tip for Rededge and Altum + (1:38)
7. Overview of the Micasense Dual Camera System (10 Bands) (4:18)
8. Walkthrough Using the Rededge for Mapping a High Value Crop* (9:35)

Section 10: Drones for the Micasense Rededge

1. eBee X Integration for Rededge + (3:43)
2. M200 Series Integration For Rededge MX + (3:51)
3. Matrice 100 for Red Edge (5:00)
4. Other Options for Rededge Integration + (1:50)

Section 11: The Altum Sensor by Micasense (More lectures coming soon)

1. Micasense Altum Introduction + (3:58)
2. Altum - A quick unboxing of the sensor (7:00)
3. M200 Series for the Altum Sensor + (4:30)
4. Altum Graphical Interface (6:59)
5. Brief Overview of Mission Planning for Altum With M200 Series + (6:42)

Section 12a. DroneDeploy for Image Processing

1. Image Processing Software Introduction + (2:34)
2. DroneDeploy: Setting Up a New Project + (3:15)
3. DroneDeploy: Tools for 2D Maps (10:43)
4. DroneDeploy: Plant Health Metrics and Elevation + (7:36)
5. DroneDeploy: Tools for 3D Models + (4:46)
6. DroneDeploy: Exporting and Sharing Results+ (5:06)
7. DroneDeploy LiveMap + (2:37)
8. DroneDeploy Panorama Outputs (1:25)

Checking In on Progress

Half-way Through Checkin + (1:43)

Section 12b: A DeepDive into Pix4D

2. Which Pix4D License should I Buy? (7:08)
3. Academic Pix4D Licenses (5:28)
4. Pix4D Knowledge Base and Software Download (4:33)
5. Pix4D - Loading Your Project (8:54)
6. Pix4D - Navigation Review of Desktop Software (4:07)
7. Pix4D - Setting Processing Options (7:33)
8. Kicking Off Your Project (3:01)
9.: Pix4D - Quality Report Walk Through (14:32)
10. Pix4D - Single Band Results (3:44)

Lab 2: Mapping with RGB

Lab 2: Instructions and Download Link for Example Dataset

Section 12c: Pix4D Index Calculator

1. Pix4D - Index Maps Part 1 (2:24)
2. Pix4D - Index Maps Part 2 (2:24)
3. Pix4D - Index Maps Part 3 (12:28)
4. Pix4D - Prescription Maps (Index Maps Part 4) (2:27)
5. Pix4D - Index Maps Part 5 (3:28)
6. Fly-through video (8:30)
7. Importing Rededge Data to Pix4D (3:24)
8. Short Walkthrough of Rededge Results in Pix4D (1:51)

Section 12d: Pix4Dfields as a Rapid Processing Tool for Desktop

1. Introduction to Pix4Dfields for Rapid Processing (1:10)
2. Pix4Dfields Multispectral Walkthrough 1 (7:45)
3. Pix4Dfields Multispectral Walkthrough 2 (4:58)
4. Pix4Dfields RGB Example (5:42)

Lab 3: Mapping With Sequoia Data

Lab 3: Mapping with Sequoia, Instructions and Download Link for Dataset

More Pro Tips

1. Pro Tip: Mille Ties for Cable Management + (1:04)
2. Pro Tip: MicroScrewdriver Kit + (1:32)
3. Pro Tip: Renting Over Buying + (0:58)
4. Pro Tip: Car Inverters For Charging Batteries + (1:37)
5. Pro Tip: Keeping Your Equipment Clean + (0:57)
6. Pro Tip: Close Your Reflectance Panel Before Flight + (1:38)

Section 13: Parrot Sequoia and RGB Examples

Example 1: Washington Cranberries: RGB Results (8:42)
Example 1: Washington Cranberries - 3D Results and Point Cloud Walkthrough (5:53)
Example 1 Washington Cranberries - Weed Visualization Exercise (8:35)
Example 2: Cedar Creek, Minnesota, RGB Results (7:16)
Example 2: Cedar Creek, Minnesota, Multispectral Results (8:16)
Example 2: Cedar Creek, Minnesota - Taking Volume Measurements (5:53)
Example 3: Turfgrass Introduction Flyover (1:54)
Example 3: Turgrass Research Plots - Defining Your Processing Area (1:14)
Example 3: Turfgrass RGB Results (4:12)
Example 3: Turfgrass Quality Report (5:19)
Example 3: Turfgrass Multispectral Results (12:22)
Example 4: Montana Clearcut Example (7:28)
Example 5: Cal Academy of Sciences Living Roof (12:23)
Example 5: Cal Academy Fly-through video (1:40)
Example 6: Montana Elk Exclosure Experiment (6:07)

Lab 4: Processing with Micasense Rededge Data

Lab 4: Processing with Micasense Rededge-M Data

Section 14: Cloud Processing, Visualization, and Sharing With Pix4D

1. Cloud Tools and Processing Introduction (1:17)
2. Pix4D Cloud Multispectral Walk Through (6:23)
3. Pix4D Cloud RGB Walk Through (7:52)
4. Pix4D Cloud 3D Offerings (1:59)

Lab 5: Pix4D Cloud Exercise

Pix4D Cloud Lab Exercise

Section 15:: Micasense Rededge Examples

1. Micasense Atlas How to Upload (Note Altas is Being Phased Out) (4:20)
2. Micasense Atlas Tools Walkthrough (8:55)
3. Micasense Atlas - Example Blue Oak Ranch (5:14)
4.: Micasense Atlas - Example Lindcove REC Citrus (4:17)
5. Micasense Opens Up Rededge On Github (4:08)
Example 1: Micasense Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus in Atlas (3:25)
Example 2: Micasense Atlas Nutrient Deficiency in Table Grapes (3:39)
Example 3: Micasense Atlas Detecting Chlorosis in Plums (3:29)

Section 16: Cloud Processing: PrecisionHawk Walkthrough

1. PrecisionHawk: Company overview (Part 1) (2:23)
2. PrecisionHawk: Precisionmapper UC Davis Wheat Example (Part 2) (10:35)
3. PrecisionHawk: Precisionmapper Algorithms (Part 3) (7:24)
4. PrecisionHawk: Precision Mapper Examples Continued (Part 4) (3:20)
5. PrecisionHawk: Support Site (Part 5) (2:35)

Section 17. Cloud tools - Georeferenced Video

1. Georeferenced Video Introduction + (2:02)
2. Intro to Survae (2:15)
3. Survae Walkthrough 1 (3:33)
4. Survae Walkthrough 2 (2:24)
5. Survae Data Visualization (8:15)
6. Georeferenced Video Wrap-up + (0:40)

Section 18. An Overview of Sentera for Agricultural Mapping

AGX710 Sensor From Sentera + (3:11)
M200 Series for Mounting the Sentera Agx710 + (1:35)

Section 19: Slantrange 3PX Sensor Overview

1. Introduction to Slantrange (0:36)
2. Slantrange 3PX Unboxing (2:10)
3. DJI M200 Series Overview (2:47)
4. Setup Workflow of 3Px on the M200 (2:05)
5. Mission Planning for 3PX and M200 Using Beyond the Cube (5:53)

Section 20: Slantview Analytics

1. Background Overview on Slantview Processing (5:58)
2. Some Best Practices for Slantrange Imagery (4:49)
3. A Review of Population Analyses 1 (3:38)
4. A Review of Population Analyses 2 (3:23)
5. A Review of Stress Analyses 1 (5:11)
6. A Review of Stress Analyses 2 (2:25)
7.: Downloading Slantview Software (1:31)
8. Loading Your Project (Stress) (1:37)
9. Stress Analyses Results 1 (7:08)
10. Stress Analyses Results 2 (7:49)
11. Stress Analyses Results Export (7:42)
12.: Loading Your Project (Population) (2:11)
13. Population Analyses Results 1 (5:04)
14. Population Analyses Results 2 (4:22)
15. Slantrange Help Resources (3:28)
16. Processing Slantrange Imagery With Pix4D (1:44)
17. Slantrange Wrapup (0:52)

Section 21. Course Wrap Up

1. Wrap-up: Pix4D User Certificate (3:01)
2. Wrap-up: Some Closing Remarks on Drone Data for Agriculture (9:20)
3. Wrap-up: Final Wrap up and Thanks for Taking the Class! + (3:30)
4. Please Take the End of Course Student Feedback Survey

*Bonus Section* Resource Guides (More coming shortly)

*Bonus Resource* - Budgeting Cheat Sheet
*Bonus Resource* - Drone Data Cheat Sheet
Group Converstion with Pix4D, Micasense, Scholarfarms (16:21)

6. Parrot Anafi (Non-DJI Option For Mapping) +

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