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Are you comfortable talking about the existing pipeline on HN?

Do the cameras geo-tag the images into a GEOTIFF or similar at the edge?

What sort of spatial resolution do you get on the resulting maps?

Any chance of multi-spectral imagery in the future? would be amazing for doing remote-sensing projects

Sounds like a awesome project.

Thanks! I can definitely elaborate on some of the strategy here. The cameras geo-tag the images at the edge and verify against the flight path using time stamps for accuracy. Resolution is a function of altitude (among other things), but tests have consistently demonstrated <1m resolution at common cruise (35,000ft) and <10cm below 4,000 AGL. Multi-spectral is planned, and the final the prototype is equipped with an IR dome among the other sensors in the array. The entire device is mounted internally on the window which sidesteps the need for FAA clearance or tunnel testing.

Awesome stuff, This sort of data is going to be key for future planning/remote sensing work so great to see an alternative to satellite imagery popping up.

What sort of issues are you having with the ingestion pipeline? I have some amount of GIS/mapping experience and happy to weigh in if I can.

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