CNES-SEROM¶

Administrative matters¶

• Get entrance permits for Ellon and Andrea: Michel Delpech will check the necessary documents. It should cause no problem whatsoever
• Make sure we can use our wifi infrastructure: Yes, Michel will check if authorizations are necessary but should be OK
• [Ellon adds: ] Ask if we would be given access to Internet: Yes, eduroam is available on site

Visit of Feb. the 20th¶

• Things to check:
  • Areas where the rovers can evolve: See pictures below
  • Place to store the robots: Robots will be stored in a small room near the field, during our whole experimental campaign.
  • Place to mount the GPS base (not to re-install it every day): Yes, probably right near the SEROM field
  • [Ellon adds: ] Assess the quantity of "structure" in the terrain (more identifiable rocks, terrain relief, etc): Lots of rocks (see pictures below), might be difficult to autonomously navigate the field, and we might move rocks around
  • [Ellon adds: ] Take pictures (if possible) to show to Ellon and Andrea: See pictures below

• Questions raised by the visit

• Disponibility of the ground truth: Yes, but not extremely precise. We cannot make our drone fly to make our own ground truth (procedure to heavy). Anyway we might not need a precise ground truth as the quality of the DEM is not the main thing we are going to evaluate, and it is linked to the quality of localization
• Tent near the field: Yes, we will be able to bring a tent and tables to have an outdoor HQ
• Electricity access outside: Yes
• Will there be parallel experimental campaign: Possibly, but we won't have to fight for field access

Pictures of the site:

As you can see, lots of rocks to go around. Pierre for scale:

And finally our future workroom: