Mapping contest - Use your DJI drone to win up to $3000

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I thought you all might be interested in this contest my company is putting on: We’re looking for DJI pilots to try building a 3D map at Hivemapper.com. All you need to do is fly around any area you want to map and upload your video. It can be anything from a quick orbit around your house to covering an entire neighborhood with a waypoint planning app.

You can enter to win in 2 categories. $3,000 for building the largest map and 2 $1000 prizes will be awarded for “coolest map.” Check out out the blog post for full details and rules:

March Mapness 2020

Hivemapper accounts are free and the contest will run until April 30, 2020. You probably won’t win with a simple orbit around your house (unless it’s a really, really cool house) but it’s one of the easiest ways to get started if you’re interested in using your drone to create 3D maps. We also have a ton of guides if you really want to get into it and go for the prize:

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If anybody has any questions about the contest or mapping with Hivemapper in general, feel free to ask here. We're excited to see the sort of maps the Phantom Pilot's community will build! We're also very excited for any sort of feedback, so whether you've tried 3D mapping before or you are completely new to the space, give us a try and let us know what you think!
 
We just finished this guide on how to use Litchi to map a 2sq km area in about an hour. Anyone who duplicated this would immediately be the front-runner for the $3000 largest map prize.

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Link to full blog post with flightpath download - Map 2 sq km in 60 minutes using a DJI drone.

Check out the map built in this video - Hivemapper | Build maps that reveal changes
 
Just thought I'd share a few great user maps uploaded recently:

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General Mamerto Natividad, Philipines

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Borris, Ireland

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Kolkatta, India

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Winchester, Virginia
 
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A ton of great new maps have been created over past couple weeks. Check out these maps in the running for the $1,000 coolest map prizes:

The Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey
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Budweiser Factory - Fairfield, CA
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Goose Creek Village - Ashburn, VA
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Meanwhile we’ve got 2 users battling it out for the $3,000 Largest Map prize:

Hastings, Montana
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Sarajevo, Bosnia (currently uploading lots of footage so it’s a bit messy at the moment…)
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15 Days remaining!

Don't lose out, one of our favorite coolest-maps was produced with just a 2 minute flight!
 

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