Table 1 Comparison of approximate costs required to capture and process imagery
|  |  |  | Phantom 4 Pro | GBP (£) | eBeeSQ | GBP (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Costs | Initial costs | Standard drone | RGB only | £1500 | RGB only | N/A |
|  |  | Supplementary sensor | Sentera NDVI | £1800 | Parrot Sequoia | £7000+ |
|  | Supplementary hardware |  | Tablet | £150 | High spec laptop | £1000+ |
|  |  | Spare batteries | ≤ 30 min flight time (per battery) | £150 | ≤ 1 h flight time (per battery) | £90 |
|  | Supplementary software | Mission planning | Pix4D capture | £0 | eMotion Ag | £0 |
|  |  | Image processing | Agisoft MetaShape Professional Edition (Educational Licence) | £425 | Agisoft MetaShape Professional Edition (Educational Licence) | £425 |
|  |  | Image classification | Orfeo Toolbox | £0 | Orfeo Toolbox | £0 |