Pix4Dcapture is available for free under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and open-source release.
Canvas Pix4D
After the release of Pix4Dcapture, Pix4D used this platform to develop the Canvas version of Pix4D. The company added new features such as LIDAR data fusion, color aerial data, and drone control. Canvas is now available in the Google Play Store and Apple Store.
Pix4D Live
Pix4D Live is a web-based remote control platform developed by Pix4D. It was released on 29 March 2017, and has 10,000 active users as of June 2019. Pix4D Live is web-based, similar to other remote control tools such as DroneFly, RCGOOD, and Fly. It lets users to operate drones by using their web browsers. Pix4D Live supports DJI drones, mainly the Phantom 3 series, and incorporates a GoPro Fusion mount and a small Gimbal.
In 2017, Pix4D Live released the drone support for the Phantom 3 and Phantom 3 Vision+ , which also included the standard camera features. It has announced in January 2018 that more drone models are in development, and that it plans to include more new features.
In November 2017, Pix4D Live acquired the startup Piston Cloud in order to develop more features and expand its portfolio of products.
Pix4D Live can be accessed by using its own website or through a third-party website. The company uses Google Analytics to monitor and collect data about the users and their behavior. Pix4D Live was selected as one of top ten personal drones in 2016. It was also featured in the CNN report about the best drones available. Pix4D Live has its own subreddit.
In December 2017, the company announced that it was in discussion with DJI to adopt the DJI Mavic series of drones as its primary platform. The products were expected to be released in 2018. Pix4D Live was one of the first companies to provide support for DJI Mavic Air and DJI Mavic Pro.
On September 8, 2018, Pix4D Live announced that DJI was providing it access to use and develop its APIs, opening the door for the development of new features, such as remote laser scanning and point cloud registration, with DJI drones.
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