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Tip: 24 Foot Painter's Pole for "aerial" 360º Photos/Video7903

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... Here's one that I currently love: using a 24' painter's pole with the Theta atop. You get a much better perspective, even at modest heights (12-16 ft) than monopod or helmet mounts for walking tours.

Keith


Hi All,

Great tip from @Chemistrydoc for "aerial" 360º photos/videos ... in this WGAN Forum discussion:

Coming to CUPIX: Drone + 360º Video Camera + Videogrammetry Made Easy

Are you doing this or something similar?

Best,

Dan
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I have a 40+' telescoping fiberglass mast. i've pretty much stopped using it now that the drone works so well.
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Can you get someone to take your photo while using your poles?

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it's got a stand. use remote shutter. Don't think i'd mount the MP on it though. Especially if it was breezy. This isn't it but similar.
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Great!

Can you get a photo of you using it - fully extended?

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Dan

P.S. Let us know how it goes mounting your Matterport Camera at the top of that pole
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No. I don't like using it anymore now that I'm old and feeble. Plus I don't think it will fit in the Prius.
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Here's the telescoping painter's pole (aluminum construction):

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I made an adapter for attachment of the Theta that was more substantial than some I've seen online..

Keith
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Here is a Cupix example I created recently of a 1.5-acre residence at heights that range from 15' to 30'. Our goal was to highlight how Cupix can assist with roof inspections and extract "good enough" dimensions. Granted, I captured more than just the roofs for this example.

https://players.cupix.com/p/hyZ0Ep2r



Some notes ...
- I used a "Wonder Pole", but probably would suggest something lighter.
- Images were created with a MadV (7k)
- The on-site capture took just under 1 hour.
- You can take measurements within the 3D Tour by selecting the icon in the upper left-hand toolbar. Use the "Common Point from 2 Panos" option. Notice the tips on taking dimensions. It takes a couple of times to get used to this method. For example, try taking measurements of the roof pitches.
- The north structure (or house) has images taken on multiple levels to capture low and high roofs.
- I did spend about 15 minutes in post-processing after the 3D Tour was auto-generated to scale the tour to a reference dimension and set up the Layout (or reference plan), which is just a screen grab from google earth.

-Paul
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Can you talk more about the business use case for "assist with roof inspections and extract "good enough" dimensions"?

Thanks,

Dan
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