Terrain Visualization for Missions

A comprehensive guide to using the Terrain Visualisation feature, which provides an estimate of the terrain features along your flight path, helping you navigate safely throughout your mission.

Selecting your mission

• Navigate to the Fleet tab in the Navigation Drawer.

• Click on the card of the drone which you wish to control.

• In the drone's detailed view, click on the Missions button in the control panel.

• Select the desired path/grid mission from the list and click on next.

Selecting the Mission

Terrain Visualisation Before Mission Execution

Terrain Visualisation does not work for Scheduled missions. Users should verify by planning to execute the mission once before scheduling it.

1. Path Missions

Before executing Path missions, you can preview the altitude of each waypoint using the terrain profile graph. This will allow you to assess altitude variations over the flight path using the RLT altitude reference on the Y-axis, and the terrain outline along the flight path.

This allows for precise comparison of elevation changes at individual waypoints, ensuring safe flight path for mission.

Terrain Elevation preview for selected waypoint mission

2. Grid Missions

A clear altitude preview for all grid points will be visible using the terrain profile graph, enabling you to compare elevation changes along the flight path.

Terrain Elevation preview for selected grid mission

3. Breakpoint Missions (Resuming incomplete missions)

For a waypoint or grid mission with a breakpoint, you would be able to view the resuming point on the flight path labelled as B. It will also be indicated on the Terrain Profile Graph you would be able see the current standing with the terrain elevation.

Breakpoint preview during a grid mission

Warnings

If the planned altitude parameters for the mission exceeds limits or creates a conflict with the terrain, FlytBase provides an immediate warning, ensuring compliance with safety protocols.

Operators would be able to see an advance warning under the Terrain Profile Graph in case any point on the mission path would come in close contact with the ground (within 20 meters) when the mission is selected. In this case a review of the mission parameters is strongly recommended.

Warning for ground collision

Operators would be able to see an advance warning over the Terrain Profile Graph in case any point on mission path exceeds the maximum altitude limit specified for the drone in device settings when the mission in selected. In this case a review of the mission parameters is recommended.

Warning for exceeding maximum limit