Pixpro photogrammetry blog

The Top 10 Pixpro Blog Articles So Far

We have been publishing on this blog every week for years now, on everything from stockpile volumes and coordinate systems to scanning a cake. So it seemed like a good time to look at the numbers and see which posts people actually read, rather than which ones we enjoyed writing.

How Much Area Can You Scan on a Single Drone Battery?

"How much ground can I cover on one battery?" is one of the more practical questions we get, usually from someone quoting a job or deciding how many batteries to pack. The honest answer is that it depends, which is true but useless on its own, so I went and flew it.

Stockpile Photogrammetry Without a Flight Plan: Do Multiple Orbits Work?

Most stockpile guides, including our own, assume you show up with a plan: a grid mission loaded, overlap calculated, maybe an RTK drone. That is the clean way to do it. But real jobs are not always clean.

Most Asked Photogrammetry Questions Part 5 - From Capture to Delivery

We are back with another installment of our photogrammetry FAQ series. These are ten more questions we hear often, from people getting started and from users already deep into their projects.

From Point Cloud to Report: Using Photogrammetry Software for Roof and Building Inspections

People fixate on the drone part of this, but a drone without solid processing software is just a slightly fancier camera on a stick. The value shows up once overlapping aerial photos get turned into a real, measurable 3D model.

DJI Mini 5 Pro: Timed Shot During POI Tracking for Orbital Photogrammetry

Being able to run timed shot during POI tracking is a genuinely handy way to make quick orbital scans. Let me explain.

How to Make a Clean Roof Orthophoto for Solar Installations

Most roof scans are for a 3D model or a quick inspection. Every so often an engineer or a solar designer asks for something more specific: a true orthophoto of the roof, a straight top-down image they can measure and pull into their CAD workflow.

Portrait Orientation in Photogrammetry: When It Actually Helps

Is there anything to gain by scanning in portrait instead of the usual landscape? Sometimes, a little. But orientation is one of the least important decisions you make on a scan, and it is worth understanding why before you give it any more thought than that.

Better Photogrammetry Results Without Buying New Gear

Every time a new drone or camera comes out, the same thought appears: this is the upgrade that will finally fix my results. Sometimes it is even true. But in my experience, the gap between a mediocre scan and a great one is rarely the hardware.