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4 articles on AWS. Field-tested methodology from a GIS scientist with M.S. GIS, FAA Part 107, and 10+ years of geospatial work.
Auto-scale ODX processing on AWS with ClusterODX (WebODM's fork of ClusterODM for NodeODX): image-count instance sizing, split-merge, an S3-to-SQS upload trigger, spot nodes and least-privilege IAM.
Rent a 64 GB cloud server for about $0.13/hour. Launch an AWS EC2 spot instance, install WebODM 3.3.0, and process 500 images for under $1 before downloads.
Your first AWS bill says $47.23 when you expected $3. What happened, why egress dominates, and three simple practices to prevent bill shock.
WebODM cloud vs local: AWS spot costs (~$2-5/job), egress surprises, decision framework for when cloud wins vs when your workstation is better.
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