jakecopp

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   by jakecopp 4y ago

   > could I strap my Pro to my old DJI drone and create some photogrammetry of my house or whatever? Yep that should be possible - as long as you flow below 5 metres though! If you have a drone and are somewhere that is legal & safe to
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   by jakecopp 4y ago

   Thanks for this - I'll update it to try and be more clear! This capture was just holding an iPhone in my hand - but you can place it on the front of a bicycle too. The Apple ARKit part handles the SLAM [1] of fusing the camera/LiD
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   by jakecopp 4y ago

   I wrote this guide on creating orthorectified imagery using just an iPhone, using a demo on George St, Sydney! Usually this is easier with drones, but there are a lot of places you can't fly drones. I hope this guide comes in helpful,
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   Generating aerial imagery with your iPhone's Lidar sensor(jakecoppinger.com)

   267 points by jakecopp 4y ago|51 comments
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   by jakecopp 4y ago

   I found this a very interesting observation: > And there’s a negativity bias. “People who have trouble finding parking always talk about it,” Grabar notes. “But people who just walk right in—or bike in—will not talk about it.” So storeow
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   by jakecopp 4y ago

   Now available worldwide!
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   by jakecopp 4y ago

   Paywall bypass: https://12ft.io/proxy?&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afr.com%2Ftechnol...
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   The trackers inside your Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp(afr.com)

   5 points by jakecopp 4y ago|3 comments
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   by jakecopp 4y ago

   Yep! Was quite a surprise to see this be released just after I wrote the blog post!
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    Author here! I used the world slippy, possibly out of context, to refer to a generic map using remote vector or raster tiles. Maybe it's easier to define what I don't mean by a "generic slippy map": https://p
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    Hello, author here! https://safecyclingmap.com is currently using Mapbox GL JS because I wanted to tinker with the Mapbox Directions API and geocoding. It also works great with Maplibre GL JS, I've got a branch ready to go:
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    Thanks! That should be possible - I’ll need to try forwarding Overpass queries to a public server covering the entire world when requests are outside Aus (and make sure the traffic isn’t too high!)
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    This was my first time writing a vector tileserver, it’s been fascinating learning how they work. All open source and GPLv3 if you’re interested in contributing!
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    Lane-accurate street maps with OpenStreetMap – writing a vector tileserver(jakecoppinger.com)

    15 points by jakecopp 4y ago|4 comments
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    Why no mentions of Matrix.org, even if just to explain why it's not mentioned/considered? A detailed comparison spreadsheet with ordered scoring: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-UlA4-tslROBDS9IqH
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    Swimming in the Sydney CBD – Marrinawi Cove(jakecoppinger.com)

    2 points by jakecopp 4y ago|0 comments
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    What Is ‘Friendshoring’?(nytimes.com)

    2 points by jakecopp 4y ago|1 comments
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    This is an example of why I love OpenStreetMap so much - you never know what amazing things people will use the data for once you’ve mapped it!
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    > there are probably enough to build a pedestrian layer _above_ the car layer entirely. Isolating large vehicles from fragile human beings is the best engineering As far as I can tell, the general consensus among urban planners is that b
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    One of the side effect issues of scrambles is to obtain the same throughput of cars you have to may have to increase the delay in between pedestrian cycles. When only allowing pedestrians on some axis you can allow cars to run in parallel.
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    Cheers, this was a typo - just updated.
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    I wrote a blog post about Transport for NSW removing full automatic operation of the pedestrian buttons (aka "beg buttons") in the Sydney CBD, evaluating each of their stated reasons why. You may recognise Australia's parking
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    Sydney CBD is bringing back pedestrian “beg buttons”(jakecoppinger.com)

    91 points by jakecopp 4y ago|194 comments
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    You mean using something like this technique? https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/getting-started-with-nvidi...
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    I added a section on taking measurements (under heading "Output accuracy: taking measurements"), it's pretty damn accurate! Large path: - OpenDroneMap: 4.54 metres - Tape measure: 4.56 metres Small path: - OpenDroneMap: 1.89
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    Yep I've contributed a fair few Mapillary images! I like that OpenStreetMap integrates with it well; I don't like that it no longer shows _who_ contributed an image (whether in the OSM viewer or the Mapillary viewer). I believe Op
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    > any idea what sort of accuracy you’re getting at the end of the process with respect to things like carriageway widths? Good question! I'll go out there later today and get an on the ground measurement and get back to you on this
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    Thanks! OpenDroneMap is an awful lot of fun to use, I got into it when making models with a DJI Mini Pro 3. Wow that is some awesome software! I know OpenDroneMap does have a library of lenses but it doesn't seem to be able to detect t
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    > But moving in a line, no matter how much overlap of the features you get, just doesn't work that well, and I do not understand why. How far apart were the photos taken? I think OpenDroneMap needs lots of overlap with drone photos,
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    by jakecopp 4y ago

    I wrote this guide on generating 3D models and orthorectified imagery from 360 degree cameras. Usually this sort of thing is a lot easier with drones, but there are a lot of places you can't fly drones! I'm hoping this makes mappi