Guides | Hammer Missions

Jul 303 min read

What Drones should you use for Thermal inspections?

Thermal inspections are now a common part of the building inspector's toolkit. Here we look at the market leading thermal kit for drones.

Apr 226 min read

How to Inspect Tall & Super-Tall Buildings with Drones

Drone inspections aren’t without their challenges especially when the building is hundreds of feet high. Here's a workflow for success.

Mar 114 min read

Drone Programs: Key Considerations for Drone Building Inspections

New rules are finally allowing drone building inspections in major cities. Here's a quick guide and workflow for urban drone surveys.

Feb 133 min read

How to tag and filter your data for Drone Inspections?

In this guide, we look at how you tag and filter your images for drone inspections.

Jan 58 min read

50 Most Common Drone Mapping Terms - Explained.

From GSD, GCPs, Overlap to 3D point clouds and meshes, this post explains the top 50 most commonly used drone mapping terms.

Nov 7, 20238 min read

How to grow your drone mapping & inspection business?

You’ve done your training, and you've got all the kit, how do you get customers for your drone inspection business?

Oct 18, 20233 min read

How to Scan-to-BIM using Drones?

In this step-by-step guide, we look at how to scan-to-BIM using drones, hammer missions and Autodesk suite of tools.

Sep 29, 20232 min read

Types of Stockpile Volume Calculations from Drone Mapping

In this article, we look at the different methods of calculating stockpile measurements from drone mapping for construction earthworks.

Sep 12, 20235 min read

Types of Drone Data Export Formats

We look at the different types of drone data export formats and what they mean for drone mapping - .obj, .fbx, .ply, .las, .tiff and more!

Jul 25, 20232 min read

How to Process Your Thermal Data with Hammer Missions?

In this guide, we go through the steps to process your thermal data in Hammer Missions.

Jul 25, 20235 min read

Drone Roof Inspections: A step-by-step Guide

A comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to conduct roof inspections using drones.

Jun 23, 20233 min read

How to Calibrate the Vision Sensors on the DJI M300 Drone?

How to calibrate the vision sensors on the DJI M300 drone.

Jun 19, 20235 min read

Using the DJI M300 with Hammer Missions

How to use the DJI M300 with Hammer Missions. An end-to-end guide for drone mapping, drone 3D models and inspection.

Jun 13, 20233 min read

How to Price your Drone Services?

In this post, we look at the different approaches to pricing your drone mapping & inspection services - costs, competition and value.

Jun 12, 20231 min read

How to take off your DJI drone?

How to take off your DJI drone using just the remote controller sticks.

Jun 5, 20232 min read

How to Verify Your Drone Data On-Site? | Hammer Missions

In this article, we look at how to use Hammer Missions to verify your drone data before leaving the job site ensuring high-quality data.

May 24, 20233 min read

Captured vs Aligned Images in Drone Photogrammetry: What is it and why does it matter?

In this post, we explain the difference between captured vs aligned drone images in drone photogrammetry.

Apr 25, 20235 min read

The Ultimate Checklist for Drone Mapping | Hammer Missions

In the article, we present the Ultimate Drone Mapping Checklist.

Mar 30, 20233 min read

Using 4D Models in Hammer Missions

In this tutorial, we will be looking at how you implement your drone data projects into a 4D models and timeline.

Mar 29, 20233 min read

[March 2023] What are the new drone flying rules in the US and UK?

In this post, we will be looking at the rules and regulations behind flying drones in both the USA and the UK, as of March 2023.

Mar 2, 20232 min read

Multi-Selection with Hammer Missions

Select multiple photos with ease as opposed to clicking on individual photos one at a time, process partial datasets.

Feb 24, 20233 min read

The Importance of Oblique Images in 3D Drone Mapping

In this post, we look at nadir + oblique images and why using them together is very important to create the best drone 3D Models possible.

Feb 10, 20232 min read

2D Drone Maps (Orthophotos) on Hammer Missions

In this short guide, we will take you through the steps to create a 2D map (orthophoto / orthomosaic) with Hammer Missions.

Feb 10, 20233 min read

Overlaying CAD files with Drone Data

This short tutorial will take you through the steps to get your overlays placed on top of your existing captured 2D drone data.