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Awesome List of scientific applications of small uncrewed aerial systems

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Structure from Motion

Services

  • AirMap

    Aeronautical data & services to unmanned aircraft.

  • Airware

    Data processing platfrom for turning aerial data into business insights.

  • DroneBase

    Online marketplace for Drone services.

  • DroneDeploy

    Drone & UAV Mapping Software.

  • RotorBuilds

    FPV Part lists and Build Logs.

Simulators

  • AirSim

    Open source simulator based on Unreal Engine for autonomous vehicles.

  • Drone Racing Arcade

    FPV Racing game and simulator with official DRL tracks.

  • FPV Air 2

    :dollar: - Basic FPV simulator, runs on slower hardware. Available on Steam.

  • FPV Freerider

    :dollar: FPV (first person view) and LOS (line of sight) racing simulator.

  • FPV Freerider Recharged

    :dollar: FPV (first person view) and LOS (line of sight) racing simulator.

  • LiftOff

    :dollar: FPV racing simulator with realistic OSD (on-screen display) experience.

Ground Control Stations

  • APM Planner 2

    An open-source ground station application for MAVlink based autopilots including APM and PX4/Pixhawk that can be run on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux.

  • Arduleader

    An android ground controller (and other things) for Mavlink/Arduplane.

  • Ardupilot Mission Planner

    A full-featured ground station application for the ArduPilot open source autopilot project.

  • MAVProxy

    A UAV ground station software package for MAVLink based systems.

  • QGroundControl

    Cross-platform ground control station for drones (Android, iOS, Mac OS, Linux, Windows).

  • Tower

    Ground Control Station for Android Devices.

Firmware

  • ArdupilotFlight Controllers

  • BaseFlightFlight Controllers

    (Outdated/Inactive)

  • BetaflightFlight Controllers

    Fork of Cleanflight.

  • ButterFlightFlight Controllers

    Fork of Betaflight. Firmware focusing on Mini Quads.

  • CleanflightFlight Controllers

    Fork of BaseFlight. Supports more FCs and has additional PID contollers.

  • dRoninFlight Controllers

    Autopilot/flight controller firmware for controllers in the OpenPilot/Tau Labs family.

Mission Planners

Getting Started

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