dji-aerial-georeferencing
AI
computer vision
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dji-aerial-georeferencing
Finding and plotting solar panels in drone videos using computer vision
github.com#computer vision#drone video#solar panel detection#georeferencing
How HN took it
6 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.41.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool project and fun to build
From 3 comments
Had a lot of fun building this; did an in-depth writeup here as well: https://blog.roboflow.com/georeferencing-drone-videos/
yeldarb on HNYeah I was just wondering, it's probably non-trivial to distinguish between them. Cool project though!
cinntaile on HNThis is really cool. I have friends running solar panel deployment companies and this would be extremely helpful.
jwonged on HN
Could be productized for solar companies
From 3 comments
I think you could productize this and sell it to solar companies. I imagine this data would be helpful to them for things like selling add-ons, upgrades, etc.
justchad on HNI could see it be productized for anyone needing to do drone imagery!
j-sizz on HNThis is really cool. I have friends running solar panel deployment companies and this would be extremely helpful.
jwonged on HN
Objections
Neighbors' privacy concerns about drone flights and identifying solar owners
From 2 comments
Candid question but you’ll have to trust that I’m asking it in good faith - What considerations are you making about your neighbors’ privacy, both about flying drones overhead,…
dogman144 on HNRight, so what do you feel as right as the pilot doing it (vs the laws)? I can’t get an answer like this. Usually, it’s pivoted to discussing the laws like this vs the…
dogman144 on HN
Model does not distinguish solar collectors from solar panels
From 2 comments
How does it distinguish between solar collectors and solar panels?
cinntaile on HNIt doesn't currently, this[1] is the dataset of ~50 images I collected that I trained the model on. I'm not really an expert so I just labeled the things I thought looked like…
yeldarb on HN
Requests
Intro to solar companies interested in drone and computer vision work
From 1 comment
Nice! I’d love an intro if they’re interested in using drones/computer vision to streamline their work
yeldarb on HN
Questions
How does it distinguish between solar collectors and solar panels?
From 1 comment
How does it distinguish between solar collectors and solar panels?
cinntaile on HN
What are the privacy considerations for neighbors?
From 1 comment
Candid question but you’ll have to trust that I’m asking it in good faith - What considerations are you making about your neighbors’ privacy, both about flying drones overhead,…
dogman144 on HN
Alternatives named
DroneDeploy
From 1 comment
Very cool project! Reminds me of https://www.dronedeploy.com - I think some solar companies use this to help map roofs and generate panel layouts.
aeontech on HN