Groundstation coming?

damoncooper · Apr 27, 2015

lrwskyfilms said:
Well I hope so, these 3 alone (Ground Station, Live Streaming, Director) will give the I1 the well deserved edge we all hoped for and along with a better camera will make this a truly awesome UAV. We'll have to wait and see, cheers Mark

Not sure I agree. The pilot app will be the same app for I1 and P3, and the features above will be identical for all intents and purposes. GS may have the added capability of allowing a single operator control the camera during autonomous flight on the I1, but that's only my conjecture at this point.

Otherwise: no advantage for I1 in those 3 features.

Handheld gimbal and camera upgrade for the Inspire WOULD help differentiate the I1 and P3 though.

lrwskyfilms · Apr 27, 2015

damoncooper said:
Not sure I agree. The pilot app will be the same app for I1 and P3, and the features above will be identical for all intents and purposes. GS may have the added capability of allowing a single operator control the camera during autonomous flight on the I1, but that's only my conjecture at this point.

Otherwise: no advantage for I1 in those 3 features.

Handheld gimbal and camera upgrade for the Inspire WOULD help differentiate the I1 and P3 though.

Hi, yes sorry wasn't thinking about the P3, just an I1 will be finally, the UAV I hoped for.

Shazbot4 · Apr 27, 2015

i just put a link back to something i typed up yesterday before this teaser email dji sent out.

http://www.inspirepilots.com/threads/the-day-we-get-groundstation-problem.2467/

Moleyb · Apr 27, 2015

Great news that some sort of ground station system will be integrated for the Inspire soon. Still a bit confused though?

The ground-station, follow-me and point-of-interest features of the P3 are all under the SDK section of that page of the DJI site, does this mean that (for the P3), they will only be available if developed by third parties?

In terms of the Inspire, ground-station and SDK are listed separately in that emailout, so to me that means ground-station (with limited functionality) will be added to the Inspire Pilot App by DJI, but other automated features will need to be developed by third parties using the Inspire SDK.

I know its basically pointless second guessing DJI, but it was just a thought I had.

InspiredOne · Apr 27, 2015

Man, they're damned if they do and damned if they don't.

First the complaint was "Why don't they ever tell us anything?" When they do, it's "That's what they say, but don't hold your breath."

Or did I misunderstand some of the above posts?

sirnikolas · Apr 27, 2015

InspiredOne said:
Man, they're damned if they do and damned if they don't.

First the complaint was "Why don't they ever tell us anything?" When they do, it's "That's what they say, but don't hold your breath."

Or did I misunderstand some of the above posts?

I couldn't have said it better!

greyhawkimages · Apr 27, 2015

My glass is half full because of this email. DJI can't afford to make promises it can't keep.

Auspete · Apr 28, 2015

Mani said:
The current situation reminds me a little bit of the iOS app problem, when a lot of people were 100% sure on all the forums that an iOS version of the app will never be available, considering the Lightbridge app was not availbale in the App Store, one year after its release, and also the ''video signal over usb'' Apple policy.

Now once again I notice a lot of people saying this news are ''bla bla bla, it will never happen, or it's gonna be too late etc.''
Guess a little bit of optimism is better.
I think this is great news for an Inspire owner and it is a solid confirmation that during this year we will be able to enjoy new complex features of our birds.
Just my two cents opinion, as I am one of the people really pleased with this official announcement.

Well said!!

jon b · Apr 28, 2015

damoncooper said:
Not sure I agree. The pilot app will be the same app for I1 and P3, and the features above will be identical for all intents and purposes. GS may have the added capability of allowing a single operator control the camera during autonomous flight on the I1, but that's only my conjecture at this point.

Otherwise: no advantage for I1 in those 3 features.

Handheld gimbal and camera upgrade for the Inspire WOULD help differentiate the I1 and P3 though.

So for me here's the difference... I own phantoms, inspire, flame wheels and an S800.

1 Flight performance. The Inspire is far more stable in flight under less than optimal conditions. I have flown both birds on the same days and in tough conditions, the Inspire difference is clearly evident
2 360 degree view. Not sure why photographers.videographers wouldn't see the obvious advantage of this capability
3 Dual operator capability. Again for a real "shooter" you can't negate this capability... It's a game changer, not to mention freeing up a pilot from framing and shooting while flying (even if you think you can do that safely)
4 Power. The larger birds have more power. That equates to beautiful subtle slow movement. Again a must for shooting truly professional footage.

I dont compare the heavy rig running light bridge to my Inspire. They do even more of the same thing... But the scale of the birds do make a difference. I like that there is common functionality happening across the line-up and I like being able to pick the right craft for the job... on the right day.

I hope this integration continues to advance and the lines between products as far as software/control feature set

imagesmad · Apr 29, 2015

GenesisKnight said:
Was there anything in the groundstation announcement about just being able to control the camera while 'autopilot' flies the craft?

I hope this would be considered to be a necessity

AllanVB · Apr 29, 2015

Great! When was the hand held gimbal devise announced? and it is still not available. Why announce something if it won't be available for 6 months?

damoncooper · Apr 29, 2015

Announced and prototype shown at CES 2015.

Word is they are making some enhancements from the original design.

dcbrewer · Apr 30, 2015

http://www.inspirepilots.com/threads/next-ios-update-almost-ready.2612/

Some of the features might be released soon for iOS. Android has already received an update.

Mani · May 1, 2015

dcbrewer said:
http://www.inspirepilots.com/threads/next-ios-update-almost-ready.2612/

Some of the features might be released soon for iOS. Android has already received an update.

Guess the new iOS update, probably to be released in the next couple days, will bring only compatibility of the Pilot app with Phantom 3. All the other awaited and promised Inspire features will be offered later, somewhere during this summer. It's just my opinion, not an official DJI statement, based on the informations shared online during the last couple days.

FictitiousPerson · May 1, 2015

yeah! but we can all play "Directors" while we wait

The Editor · May 1, 2015

Can't even play simulator on rainy days with Android

Mani · May 1, 2015

The Editor said:
Can't even play simulator on rainy days with Android

Android users don't care too much about the sim, for rainy days they have a lot of widgets to play with

lrwskyfilms · May 2, 2015

So after all the excitement of new features!? We end up with a app that seems to crash according to FB, and a sort of Final Cut not so Pro.

It's a bit like an airline meal, you get all excited and I should know better!

EQDRON · May 2, 2015

Sooner o later we will get GS, I have to admit the waiting time is very annoying, one thing I know for sure once we wet it I won't be testing it right away, I prefer to wait until a considerable number of pilots give us some reports of bugs, etc, and only then I will give it a try, that's for sure!