Annotations

A guide for marking observational notes made by remote operators to record important information or events during a flight.

Annotations are markers you place on the map during a mission. Use them to flag points of interest, draw inspection paths, or outline an area to revisit. Annotations stay with the site and are visible to anyone on your team, so they double up as a shared notebook across flights.

You can also send the drone to an annotated location, or have it turn and look at the location, without leaving the Annotations panel.

Annotation types

You can place three kinds of annotation:

Type	What it is	How to place
Point	A single marker at a coordinate. Supports a custom icon and a target altitude.	Click once on the map.
Line	A path made of two or more connected points.	Click each point along the path on the map, then press Enter.
Shape	A closed area (polygon).	Click each vertex of the area on the map, then press Enter. Drag the vertices or midpoints afterwards to refine the shape.

Annotations on FlytBase

Creating annotations

You can add an annotation in two ways:

1. Use the Annotations // icon located on the bottom left corner of the map view and pick the point, line, or area tool.

Annotations

1. Open the Annotations Tab, click Add, and choose Annotations to start a point annotation immediately.

Annotation Tab

When the editor opens, fill in the fields you need. Edits save automatically as you type, move the marker, or change a value — there is no separate Save button.

How To Use Annotations During Your Flight?

• Click on the Annotations // icon located on the bottom left corner of the map view, according to whether you want to annotate a point, line, or area.

Annotations

Adding a Point Annotation

• To add point annotations, left-click on the desired location on the map.

Point Annotation

• A dialogue box will appear, allowing the operator to enter a description, pick any group or sub-group, edit latitude and longitude for the location, add altitude relative to the take-off point, assign a colour tag, and save them.

Adding Annotations

In-flight actions on a point annotation

A point annotation has two action buttons at the bottom of its editor, for use during an active flight:

Face Here

Yaws the drone and pitches the gimbal so the camera is pointed at the annotated location, using the altitude you set on the annotation.

Face Here only runs when:

• The drone is armed and hovering (no other flight mode is active).

• You currently hold control of the drone.

If the button is disabled, hover over it to see why.

Go to Location

Sends the drone to the annotation's coordinates and altitude. If a mission is in progress, the mission is paused first; the GTL panel opens with the coordinates pre-filled so you can confirm and execute.

Go to Location only runs when:

• The dock is online, or the drone is already armed.

• You currently hold control of the drone (or the user who has control is offline).

For more on GTL, see the Go to Location (GTL) section. Refer to the following documentation to know more about 'Go to location':

Go to Location (GTL)

Adding a Line Annotation

• To add a line annotation, left-click on the desired locations on the map and press 'Enter'.

Line Annotation

• A dialogue box will appear, allowing the operator to type in notes, assign a color tag, and save them.

Adding a Shape Annotation

• To add a Shape Annotation, left-click on the desired location on the map, drag its vertices or control points on the segments to adjust its shape and location, and then press 'Enter'.

Polygon Annotation

• A dialogue box will appear, allowing the operator to type in notes, assign a colour tag, and save them.

To review the operator's annotated messages

• Navigate to Annotationssection inside the Navigation drawer, to see all the annotations marked on the map.

Annotations Section

Annotations Section

• Edit, search, or filter between multiple annotations assigned by operators.

• The panel lists all of your groups, sub-groups, and individual annotations, and gives you the tools to add, organise, import, and edit them.

Annotations are the operator's sticky notes during flight and can serve as a valuable reference for future flights, helping to ensure safe and efficient flight operations.

Please refer to the following documentation to learn more about how to review the flight logs post-flight.

Reviewing Your Flight Logs