Hello there Phantom Pilots! I'm a 36 yo private investigator in northwest Florida looking into buying a drone and software for accident scene reconstruction and I figured this would be a good place to start for information on which drone and software to buy. I have some experience with 4 rotor drones but nothing as fancy as a dji. Florida law does not allow me to use them for surveillance or would have had one years ago! (expectation of privacy laws) Any help would be greatly appreciated and I look forward to sharing my drone adventures.
Thank you, John
Welcome to forum and a exciting avenue to explore.
You’ll receive a lot of great recommendations & shared experiences.
To get your feet wet, might experiment with MapsMadeEasy (MME) and use their free to low cost online processing. You can also collect your imagines with Pix4D and use MME to process. Try the onscreen measuring and volumetric tools too, useful to explore.
One product you might want to examine... iWitness Pro was originally developed for collision reconstruction. It broadened out to include mapping & 3D but retains a lot toward reconstruction. In comparison to others, it has a nice price structure too and moderate renewal.
Basically any terrain, 3D mapping will accomplish your task and many to examine. It’s a whole new discussion on terrain 3D programs and local vs cloud engines. Many out there to examine and several threads on sister forums.
I personally use Agisoft Metashape Pro (learning), but if I was to make a new major investment on 3D mapping it’d be SimActive Correlator3D. All just my opinion, and if funds no object... I’d Own several others.
Again, check out the sister forums... Inspire and Commercial Drone Pilots... good resources.
iWitnessPRO is a close-range photogrammetry software system used in many fields and applications for image-based 3D mapping and diagramming.
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