Drone Map Vertical Bias: Why GCPs Don't Always Save You
Your drone map is a meter low everywhere except around the GCPs. Here is the diagnostic decision tree for vertical bias — and the fixes that actually work.
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3 articles on quality report. Field-tested methodology from a GIS scientist with M.S. GIS, FAA Part 107, and 10+ years of geospatial work.
Your drone map is a meter low everywhere except around the GCPs. Here is the diagnostic decision tree for vertical bias — and the fixes that actually work.
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