Coaxial Octocopter Flight Data with Camera Calibration

Sensor measurements originate from a series of flights conducted with a coaxial octocopter carrying a high-quality small camera and navigation sensors. This data was previously used in several peer-reviewed publications and was also used in an ISPRS workshop on dynamic networks during the 2021 ISPRS Congress. The dataset contains camera sensor measurements and calibration details, forming part of a larger series to be released gradually.

Use Cases

• Camera calibration validation based on sensor measurements and calibration details.
• Navigation sensor fusion algorithm development based on data from coaxial octocopter flights.
• Photogrammetric network analysis based on data used in ISPRS dynamic networks workshops.
• Benchmarking aerial imaging systems based on high-quality camera and navigation sensor data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a series of controlled coaxial octocopter flights, suggesting a structured collection method.
• Has been used in several peer-reviewed publications, indicating academic validation.
• Part of a planned larger series of data releases, suggesting ongoing curation.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, specific column names, and last update date are unknown across all sources.
• The dataset description is repeated verbatim across multiple platform entries, indicating potential stale or copied metadata.
• The 'Open Access (green)' license is stated but lacks a specific SPDX identifier or detailed terms.

Provenance

Source

Jan Škaloud, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Collection Method

Collected from a series of flights conducted with a coaxial octocopter carrying a camera and navigation sensors.