Multispectral to true-color RGB drone imagery (Drones in agriculture series 7/7)

In this video, we cover how to take multispectral drone imagery and easily convert them into realistic, true-color images:
0:11 Inputs
2:52 Raster/Miscellaneous/Merge
3:01 Load images
3:28 Check box to place in separate bands
4:14 Change bands 1 and 3 in layer properties
If you find these methods useful, please consider citing our recent paper in the journal Remote Sensing:
Parker, T. A., Palkovic, A., & Gepts, P. (2020). Determining the Genetic Control of Common Bean Early-Growth Rate Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Remote Sensing, 12(11), 1748.

[@xylee5973]

thanks very much for the comprehensive tutorial!

[@edujacque]

Thanks for the imput!

[@rajaedaley7517]

Hey, what if i want to create a RGB of individual multispectral images captured from the drone, can it be done?

[@hudsonchalmers6504]

Brilliant

[@emanuelv5934]

Great!

[@jhonfery872]

Travis how we can analysis NDVI with drone image ? Because drone image just have 3 band not have Nir..Thanks

[@travisparkerplantscience]

Hi Jhon, You're right, you will need a multispectral camera that can capture the NIR band. Most typical drone cameras won't have this, it is a specialized camera. There are alternatives to NDVI though if you don't have a multispectral camera. See this full video series, especially parts 1,2, and 3, for more info!
ruclips.net/video/obRng3LLkRs/видео.html

[@oumassia5618]

​@@travisparkerplantscience😅

[@ia_para_Negocios]

thanks for the field..... hey sir can you share the pictures that you used in this video to generate the ortomosaic? i am working in a project of canopy heigh model and i will use a software cloudcompare to try, but i will need a crop picturies to process in my pix4D software.... so? can you share this picturies please?

[@travisparkerplantscience]

Hi Radamés, thanks for asking. Sharing these images might be a bit tricky, but Pix4D has several example image sets that you might be able to use here:
support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000235126-Example-projects-real-photogrammetry-data
Do you think those would work for you? Best,
Travis

[@ia_para_Negocios]

I know the sample data from pix4D do not work for the investigation that i am working..... If you cant to share your data no problem sir, I fully understand.. thanks so much for your time answering to me..... and please keep doing videos are so interesting the subjects.... have a nice day