(10/17/22 - 10/24/22) Skydio 2+ Training and ArcPro Gis Data Processsing

In week 9, the Skydio 2 platform was introduced. The manual was thoroughly read through and important qualities the platform offers were noted. Skydio has 360 degree obstacle avoidance, computer vision, doesn't rely on a compass (GPS) thus, is able to fly through electro-magnetic interference. Skydio 2 also has a variety of cinematic skills that can autonomously track and fly while capturing media. 

In week 10, data from a burn site (Doak burn site) was manipulated in various ways within Arc Gis Pro. Different color bands were activated and un-activated to see how different spectral qualities changed. Data within the multi-band composite raster was also looked at which could change the values and strength of the red, green, blue values.


False IR of Doak burn site (pre-burn)



True RGB band Doak burn site (post-burn)

One tool that proved to be helpful with analyzing the burn site before and after, or examining two different composite bands placed on a flight area was the swipe tool. 



Swipe tool overlap of Doak burn site: Postburn RGB and Postburn Inferno Composite band (top).

I chose the Inferno composite band because it really demonstrated the how different freshly burnt vegetation can appear. On the swipe tool line, I tried to show how a burnt patch appears in both true RGB and with the Inferno band. 







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