Andy,
I have a quadcopter camera & have taken aerial stills &
video of buildings & archeological sites (including a few I submitted to
WLM recently). Some of these are being used in wp articles eg:
*
Farleigh Hungerford Castle
* Stanton Drew stone circles
* Priddy
Nine Barrows and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemeteries
* Glenside, Bristol
and a few others on my commons contributions list
(
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Rodw)
I will
have a look at the guide later, but want want to make sure everyone
complies with the CAA regulations
(
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?CATID=1995) see also
http://droneflight.co.uk/pages/summary-of-uk-legal-requirements. I have
had a few people & places refuse permission eg Glastonbury Abbey - but
they are currently writing their guidelines for use on their site and
have said could I go and do a demo for them. Lots of others (including
English Heritage & national Trust properties) have said fine to fly &
take pics videos over their sites. It is very weather (& particularly
wind) dependent.
On 10.11.2014 14:58, Andy Mabbett wrote:
Possibly
of interest. Is anyone using UAVs, in
the UK, to gather material for
Wikipedia, Commons, or another project?
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From: "Archaeology Data Service"
<katie.green(a)york.ac.uk
[1]
Date: Nov 10, 2014 1:59 PM
Subject: New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Guide to Good Practice
To: <ADS-ALL(a)jiscmail.ac.uk [2]
Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a 'disruptive technology', a technology
that
forces us to rethink how we do (or used to do) things - from protecting
white rhino to delivering pizza. Everyone who needs a bird's eye view is
now wondering how this technology can help them; farmers, structural
engineers, ecologists and, of course, archaeologists.
In theory,
even a very minor archaeological site can now benefit from its very own
aerial survey. But while the possibilities for archaeology are immensely
exciting, many of the actual results are still disappointing; blurry
aerial photos, images which may be pretty but which can't be
georeferenced and expensive cameras hitting the ground at terminal
velocity.
Stephen Gray from the University of Bristol's Department
of Archaeology has
written a much-needed good practice guide to
conducting an archaeological survey using a UAV. The guide is the result
of months of research and field work; it sets out a standard and safe
approach which can be carried out using inexpensive equipment.
Part
One of the guide, produced in collaboration with Jisc, suggests good
practice when collecting data.
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/infokit/3d/uav-survey [3]
Part
Two is published by the Archaeology Data Service and is focused on the
sharing and preservation of low-altitude aerial survey data.
http://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/g2gp/AerialPht_UAV [4]
Links:
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[1] mailto:katie.green@york.ac.uk
[2]
mailto:ADS-ALL@jiscmail.ac.uk
[3]
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/infokit/3d/uav-survey
[4]
http://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/g2gp/AerialPht_UAV