From fd2c8c27f1215d87c5622c53339919b2d8c3645c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Mather Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 11:53:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 480e80ae..b8889d3b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ What is it? =========== -OpenDroneMap is a toolchain for processing raw civilian UAS imagery to other useful products. What kind of products? +OpenDroneMap is an open source toolkit for processing aerial drone imagery. Typical drones use simple point-and-shoot cameras, so the images from drones, while from a different perspective, are similar to any pictures taken from point-and-shoot cameras, i.e. non-metric imagery. OpenDroneMap turns those simple images into three dimensional geographic data that can be used in combination with other geographic datasets. + +In a word, OpenDroneMap is a toolchain for processing raw civilian UAS imagery to other useful products. What kind of products? 1. Point Clouds 2. Digital Surface Models