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Unfortunately, no it does not, roll, pitch and yaw data comes from the flight controller. Accurately projecting the video onto a map requires precise coordinates for the center of the video frame as well as the video frame extents. In the case of ArcGIS, this means the corner offsets from the frame center coordinates. This information requires knowledge of camera parameters as well as gimbal control information. Not exactly easy to extract for recreational grade equipment. However, if the user is interested in tracking the assets location with time on a map, then a data logger such as the flytrex works well. Happy flying.
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Doug, Rogello, The Flytrex data logger I have tested (1.0 version) collected the following information: Date/Time, Lat, Long, altitude, rate of ascent, speed, distance flown, flight time, # satellites, battery voltage. That said, It looks like the latest version (2.0) adds temperature as well as information to allow the pilot to track flights, record data to a mission manager, complete challenges and build a flight profile. This may prove to be useful for recreational use, but also as a backup for on-board sensors as well. What does this mean for collecting video to use in ArcGIS? First, users could use this solution together with any camera system regardless of whether or not the platform has GPS capability. Second, the data logger information could be merged with video from any camera system (i.e. Go-Pro) to create a video with spatial and temporal metadata that can then be mapped. Here's a link to a sample. VKAT Example
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Rogello, If you are flying the DJI Platform, checkout the Flytrex Core 2 logger. It is tiny and has a plug and play interface for DJI. The output is also compatible with the Video KLV and Telemetry Tool, VKAT which allows you to merge the flight record data with the collected video and play within the FMV add-in. We flew this exact scenario on a test range in NY with great success. Verne@vertexgeo.com
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Walter, Check out the following link. it is a brief intro to the Video KLV and Telemetry Tool, VKAT. This tool puts a user friendly GUI on the task of merging metadata with a video to create a MISB compliant file that can be opened with the FMV add-in. If the metadata includes proper information, the user can plot the video footprint and digitize content from the video into ArcMap. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13166518/VKAT_PromoVideo.mp4 Verne
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The FMV extension is structured to work with MPEG2-TS formatted video files. The UAV platforms that support native output to this format with structured metadata are primarily high-end and military grade units. If you are considering a commercial platform to perform civilian reconnaissance and/or data collection, chances are the collected video will require additional processing to embed flight data recorder information. (ie, GPS location, altitude, heading, air speed, roll, pitch, yaw, etc). Unless you have an integrated Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), most UAV platforms will generate video and metadata using different sensors (one video camera and one flight data recorder - separate devices) To generate a single video file that can be dropped into the FMV extension, you will need to merge the two data streams. There is an automated utility called Video KLV and Telemetry Tool (VKAT) that can do this for you. It was developed by Vertex Geospatial Inc, an Esri Business Partner. Inquire with info@vertexgeo.com for more information.
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