Terrain Following - When To Use

Owned by Matt Skelton
Last updated: Sept 20, 2023
2 min read

When To Use

The terrain following feature should be used when flying over areas with more than 30ft of terrain elevation change and the data product is sensitive to changes in GSD, or when the changes in terrain elevation may affect flight safety (low altitude flights).

Use Cases

Sentera Analytics Collection

Using the terrain following feature can improve FieldAgent processing and analytics results by maintaining a more consistent GSD value during the data collection.

Stand Count
Tassel Count

 

Consistent GSD

If the data being collected is sensitive to changes in GSD the terrain following feature can be enabled for improved results.

 

Flight Safety

Some areas have changes in terrain elevation that can be hazardous during low altitude (150-200ft AGL) flights. Using the terrain following feature can help compensate for the changes in elevation that may lead to unplanned obstacle/terrain interactions.

 

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