UltraNav Guide #1: 3D Flight Planning with TOPOFLIGHT MISSIONPLANNER
5 August 2024
The TOPOFLIGHT MISSIONPLANNER is your ultimate tool for advanced 3D flight planning with any UltraCam system. The current version 2024 has been fully redesigned and revised, with a strong focus on intuitive design, offering a seamless and user-friendly experience. In this blog post, we will explore the key benefits of this new release and how its step-by-step approach allows you to track your planning progress. Discover how the TOPOFLIGHT MISSIONPLANNER 2024 enhances your flight planning capabilities, providing a detailed and efficient workflow from start to finish.
Achieve comprehensive 3D mission planning using a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) across the entire area covered by the flight line, not just in profile view. Additionally, integrate your oblique sensors into the flight planning and visualization process.
By leveraging detailed terrain information, you can efficiently plan forward and sidelap, even in challenging terrains like high mountains and deep valleys. Special features include the elimination of images touching the restricted area.
Advanced color-coded maps for Preflight QA ensure your flight plan meets all requirements. Validate project parameters such as Ground Sampling Distance (GSD), overlap, and building lean using Quality Control Maps before the flight.
Additionally, you can calculate costs in advance for better budgeting and planning.
How does the process work?
#1 | PROJECT
Create your project
Default basemap is provided. If needed, own basemaps can be used as well.
Prebuilt integration of SRTM elevation data. If needed, own DTM data sets can be used.
Use the desired coordinate reference system for your project.
#2 | SENSOR
Select your UltraCam system
Local and remote database for sensor parameters and configurations.
Full integration of oblique sensors in flight planning and visualization.
#3 | FLIGHT LINES
Generate optimized flight lines
Automatic flight planning after drawing one initial flight line.
#4 | QUALITY CONTROL
Check your flight mission
Add layers with color-coded maps for parameters such as HAGL, side overlap, number of overlaps (per line or per image footprint), GSD, etc.
#5 | QUERIES
Gain deeper understanding of your flight plan
Perform a wide range of queries from measuring, image attribute selection, sun angle calculations, and more.
#6 | VIEW
See your project in 3D
Display your project in 3D directly in MISSIONPLANNER.
#7 | EXPORT
Manage your data
Export statistics of flight lines to Excel.
Create your own Excel templates for customized reporting and cost calculation.
Export the flight plan into various formats (KML, GPX, TXT/CSV, …).
TOPOFLIGHT MISSIONPLANNER is available as a desktop application for Windows.
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