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Plan drone missions for light pollution monitoring
+Plan the night missions for measuring skyglow over Riverside and Old Town: define three flight grids at 120 m…
Plan drone missions for light pollution monitoring
+Plan the night missions for measuring skyglow over Riverside and Old Town: define three flight grids at 120 m altitude, schedule flights for next Thursday and Saturday after astronomical twilight, list camera calibrations, battery swaps, and FAA waivers to request before briefing the pilots.
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Deploy drones to capture night-time aerial images
+Deploy two drones tonight to capture calibrated low-light images over Main Street and the waterfront: stagger…
Deploy drones to capture night-time aerial images
+Deploy two drones tonight to capture calibrated low-light images over Main Street and the waterfront: stagger takeoffs at 21:10 and 21:30, use the calibrated ISO and shutter settings recorded in the sensor log, swap batteries after each 18-minute flight, and hand raw files to the processing lead at 23:30.
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Operate drones using remote control or autonomous systems
+Operate the survey drones for the scheduled night sorties, run the first two flights in autonomous grid mode…
Operate drones using remote control or autonomous systems
+Operate the survey drones for the scheduled night sorties, run the first two flights in autonomous grid mode over the river, keep one drone on manual standby for line-of-sight inspection, log control inputs and telemetry, and report any GPS anomalies to air traffic before returning to base.
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Ensure drone flight complies with air traffic regulations
+Confirm regulatory compliance for the planned night flights: check temporary flight restriction notices for…
Ensure drone flight complies with air traffic regulations
+Confirm regulatory compliance for the planned night flights: check temporary flight restriction notices for the county, verify crew certifications, upload waiver requests for night operations and beyond-visual-line-of-sight if needed, and prepare the NOTAM text to file two hours before launch.
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Capture images of urban areas at night for light pollution assessment
+Capture overlapping low-light imagery of the urban grid from 100–150 m to map skyglow: set 80 percent forward…
Capture images of urban areas at night for light pollution assessment
+Capture overlapping low-light imagery of the urban grid from 100–150 m to map skyglow: set 80 percent forward overlap, collect oblique passes along the avenue, keep exposure settings locked per calibration sheet, and mark any saturated frames for retake before leaving the site.
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Process collected images using photogrammetry software
+Process tonight's images into a georeferenced radiance mosaic: ingest the RAW files, run the standard…
Process collected images using photogrammetry software
+Process tonight's images into a georeferenced radiance mosaic: ingest the RAW files, run the standard low-light photogrammetry workflow, apply sensor calibration and radiometric correction, check tie points and DSM quality, and export a radiance map and orthomosaic for the analysis team by 10:00 tomorrow.
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