How to map with the DJI Mini 2 and the Air 2 range
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The latest range of DJI drones don't come with waypoint abilities, that means mapping software like Pix4d capture and drone deploy won't work, but happily there is one package that can do automated mapping with these drones, it's called Dronelink, and it's become my favourite mapping software for any mapping missions regardless of drone type.
The tools used in this video are:
Dronelink: https://www.dronelink.com/
Web OpenDroneMap: https://www.opendronemap.org/webodm/
Both are fantastic tools I highly recommend!
Dronelink has a $99 once off fee for the advanced mapping version, but it's well worth it considering it's the only tool that can map with the DJI Mini 2, the Air 2 range, and practically any other DJI drone. It also has a bunch of other useful features, including follow me mode for the Mini 2. OpenDroneMap (webODM in this case) is free and open source if you're building it manually, however if you would like a Windows double click installer that's a $50 purchase from them.
I think supporting both OpenDroneMap and Dronelink is well worth doing to make sure these great tools get further developed. The commercial alternatives to OpenDroneMap cost many thousands of dollars, and there simpy isn't a mapping alternative to Dronelink for many of the drones they support. Even if there was, I think it's significantly better than any other mapping software I've used.
I hope you find this tutorial useful.
Safe flying.
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