March Drone Update Newsletter | |
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Hello Everyone,
Here at LandMark Spatial Solutions we have been compiling some resources to help you meet the new Remote ID (RID) Rule that comes into effect on March 16, 2024.
See below for helpful information, how to know if Remote ID is working, how to register your Remote ID, and more!
We also layout the differences between the Mavic 3 Enterprise drones, highlight image processing software, and list upcoming events!
Let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you and happy flying,
LMSS Team
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March 16th, 2024 New Drone Remote ID Rule Take Effect | |
Are you and your drone ready? Here are some resources to help. | |
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Starting March 16, 2024, all drones over 0.55 pounds need to have a Remote ID (RID) feature that allows other parties to get identification and location information of the drone and operator, similar to a digital license plate. This can be used to locate drone operators that are flying drones illegally or in an unsafe manor.
View the FAA website for more information here.
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Is My DJI Drone Compliant? | |
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DJI Drones Manufactured After Sept. 2022
In September, 2022 DJI started producing drones that had built-in Remote ID. These drones should have a label on the box and possibly the drone airframe that list them as RID-compliant and the identifier is "RID-B" at the end of a string of numbers and letters.
If your drone has built-in Remote ID, you need to register it with the FAA here.
For step by step instructions and for more information see the DJI website here.
RID Example:
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DJI Drones Manufactured Before Sept. 2022
Many older DJI drones can become compliant with a simple firmware update on the drone, flight controller app and batteries. For example, if you have a Phantom 4 Pro V2 or a Mavic 2 Pro, you only need to update your firmware to become Remote ID compliant. You do NOT need any additional Remote ID devices.
When LMSS went to update our Mavic 2 Pro, we were unable to do it through the DJI Go 4 app. Instead we had to use the a DJI application called DJI Assistant 2 (consumer drone series).
Here is the link to the DJI Updating Firmware article explaining how to use the Assistant 2 app (scroll to the bottom) to do the updates.
It is necessary to update the drone and all of your batteries individually, but your controller may already be up to date from the DJI Go 4 app.
See #6 for more information on the DJI website here.
Once that is complete, you need to register it with the FAA here.
Every compliant drone needs to have a RID compliance label attached to it. Contact DJI support for more information here.
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What if I do not have a DJI drone, or it cannot be Remote ID compliant with a firmware update?
If your drone is not compatible with the firmware update, there are still options for you! You can purchase an FAA approved transmitter that can be attached to the drone. This transmitter will broadcast the necessary information to be compliant.
There are many Remote ID devices on the market. If you need a place to start, check out the DroneTag Beacon V2 here.
This device and drone will need to registered with the FAA here.
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How Do I Know if the Remote ID is Working? | |
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On DJI Drones you can check if Remote ID is working by:
- Checking the Remote ID status in the flight control app.
- Check if the Remote ID is displayed in the "Available networks" of the WLAN.
- The drone will not operate if the Remote ID is not working.
See detailed images and more in #7 here.
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DJI Mavic 3 Drones in Forestry | |
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The Mavic 3 drones are a game changer for forestry!
What makes these drones so unique?
- The high resolution camera with a 56x hybrid zoom.
- A 12-20 megapixel camera (depending on model).
- A 45 minute battery that allow you to cover up to 200 acres on a single battery in a mapping mission.
- The controller has a built-in screen - one less thing to buy, charge, and carry around.
Read below for specifics on each drone and which one might be right for you!
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Mavic 3 Enterprise
The Enterprise drone is the best for forestry mapping!
The wide angle lens is a 4/3 CMOS, 20 megapixels, with a mechanical shutter.
The mechanical shutter takes a picture every 0.7 seconds, so you can can fly your mapping missions at 31 mph and cover 200 ac on a single battery!
Quickly produce professional ortho mosaics.
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Mavic 3 Thermal
The Thermal drone can support temperature checks, split screen on the built-in screen controller, allowing you to see temperature and traditional images.
The regular camera has a 24mm focal length with 48 megapixels. The zoom lens has a 12 megapixel camera with a 56x hybrid zoom.
The thermal camera has a 40mm lens and 640 x 512 resolution.
The thermal drone is great for fire and wildlife surveys.
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Mavic 3 Multispectral
The multispectral drone has both a 20 megapixel RGB camera and four 5 megapixel multispectral cameras.
The multispectral cameras are near-infrared, red, red edge, and green.
This drone is great for monitoring crops, environmental monitoring, and more!
Detect pine decline or beetles before you can see it with bare eyes.
This is a great choice for inspections and mapping.
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Contact Johnny at 866-395-5440 ext. 1 for more information and pricing. | |
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FAA Remote ID Article - Here.
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FAA Drone Zone - Here.
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DJI User guide to FAA RID Compliance - Here.
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DJI Remote ID FAQs - Here.
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Drone DJ Mavic 2 Article - Here.
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DJI Firmware Update Tutorial - Here.
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FAA UAS Declaration of Compliance list - Here.
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SkyLab for OrthoMosiacs and Tree Counting | |
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LMSS recently partnered with Skylab, a German-based forest image processing company, that facilitates getting more data from your aerial images. Simply upload your drone images and SkyLab processes them and returns detailed maps, seedling counts, and forest analysis.
SkyLab's image processing services include:
- Orthophoto processing
- Forest health monitoring
- Survival survey counts
- Forest carbon
- Damage Assessment
- Stocking Density
- Forest stratification
Read more here.
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Pix4D Cloud for Log and Chip Pile Volumes | |
Create 2D and 3D Maps
The online platform makes monitoring stockpiles easy! Measure distances, lengths, area, and elevation using the online platform.
Pix4D Cloud can also be used for drone mapping, tracking progress, and site documentation.
Pix4D at a glance:
- Plan flights
- Process images on the cloud
- Measure distance, area, and elevation
- CALCULATE LOG & CHIP PILE VOLUMES
- Share project status, maps, data
- Store records and projects, monitor over time
- Create maps
- Add annotations
- Visually inspect
- And more!
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Pricing
$590 a year + credits
Click here for more information.
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Parrot Anafi USA
Parrot drones are made in the USA and approved to use on government projects and by government agencies.
The ANAFI USA drone is an enterprise drone equipped with dual optical 4K camera system featuring a 32x zoom, a wide angle and telephoto EO camera. The thermal camera can detect centimetric hot spots from up to 131 feet.
Being foldable, lightweight, ready to fly in 55 seconds, and with a 30 minute battery, this drone is low fuss and great for forestry and natural resource projects.
See the Parrot website for more information here.
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NE SAF Annual Meeting - March 27th-29th, South Burlington, VT
MI SAF Spring Meeting - April 11th-12th, Grayling, MI
Virginia Forestry Association Summit - April 23rd - 25th, Charlottesville, VA
FRA Annual Meeting - April 29th - May 1st, Nashville, TN
ACF National Conference - June 22nd - 25th, Ponte Verda Beach, FL
ESRI User Conference - July 15th -19th, San Diego, CA
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