Going off of a prior blog post, a gentle nudge from our guest speaker and against my original idea, I will be conducting a field test using a newly purchased drone.
My DJI Phantom 3 came in the mail recently, and has just finished charging as I am writing this blog post now. My first flight test will come tomorrow, and weather pending, my first flight will be on Tuesday.
I will be recording video and stills of Green-Wood Cemetery, a historic site in the boroughs of New York City, complete with design and architecture from the same designers of Central Park. I'm hoping on a clear day, to get some great footage of the grounds from 100 feet in the air.
There are still a few caveats...first, it's a cemetery. It is an active cemetery, and I will be actively avoiding areas of the grounds where a burial is occurring. I am hoping to not draw too much attention, despite my FAA registration, and my ultra-conservative flight tactics (I will keep the drone moderately low, and will contact local helipads the morning of my shoot to alert them of my activity). The park itself encourages photography, but video is a tricky proposition, especially when dealing with possibly sensitive situations.
My hope is that my drone footage will enhance an interactive map of the cemetery seen here: http://www.green-wood.com/map-of-green-wood-cemetery/. By creating interactivity, my hypothesis is that drone footage over areas of the map will enhance the experience of prospective visitors or those who've never heard of the historic site at all.
After recording my footage on Tuesday, I will spend some time building the map portion of my project, following a brief google survey where people can view the map and offer their opinions of the map and the drone footage.
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