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Sidara, data transformation and noodles

Sidara, data transformation and noodles

Jun 21, 2025

A hot week, meaning the allotment is thriving and it was nice to work in the smart new environmentally conditioned...
making
eDNA, prototyping and Topcon

eDNA, prototyping and Topcon

Jun 14, 2025

Mainly pictures of prototyping this week. First up some testing of a mount made by Danny and Simon in the...
making
Cities in the Metaverse

Cities in the Metaverse

Jun 7, 2025

Image from Cities in the Metaverse book cover by Andy Hudson-Smith This time last summer I was focusing on researching...
publication
Metashape, QGIS, Orthos

Metashape, QGIS, Orthos

May 31, 2025

The processing of the data from the drone flights for the WildPosh project is almost at the end of the...
research
Oru Beach, here and there

Oru Beach, here and there

May 24, 2025

We took delivery of the second Oru Kayak this week, the slightly larger Oru Beach to go alongside the Inlet....
travel photos
Museums, Marking + Graduation

Museums, Marking + Graduation

May 17, 2025

This week involved trips to the Royal Festival Hall for Graduation, the Design Museum in Kensington and the Tate Modern...
teaching casa
Multispectral Training

Multispectral Training

May 9, 2025

Back at Cranfield for some drone training, this time with the Multispectral DJI M3M. A few of us from UCL...
training
Walnut side table

Walnut side table

May 3, 2025

A second side table project using some walnut from a previous project (side table in walnut). This time a birthday...
woodwork
Drone in a field

Drone in a field

Apr 26, 2025

Spent a couple of days this week flying the new DJI Matrice 4E in Hampshire. The task was to capture...
research
DJI Matrice 4E

DJI Matrice 4E

Apr 19, 2025

Continuing learning and preperation for capturing orthomosaic photos of fields in Wiltshire this week as a contribution into a UCL...
research