Developing a Custom Survey Drone

We are coming to the end of this book. We have gone through various concepts relating to drones. In previous chapters, we studied different components and how they are assembled. In this chapter, we will learn how to develop a custom drone for aerial surveys. We will conceptualize the drone and configure it with the specific payload that would best fit for survey purposes.

Previously, we saw that a drone is a platform that carries a payload for a specific purpose. In this chapter, we’ll analyze the requirements of drones for survey purposes, conceptualize a drone based on those requirements, and then build one. We will also go through the basic requirements of conducting a survey using a drone. Aerial surveys are a frequent application for many different kinds of drones as with drones, aerial surveys take less time and require minimum effort to produce accurate results that are helpful to stakeholders.

In this chapter, we’re going...