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Planning and simulating a flight
as size and position is overlaid on the area. A mission plan, including the
required waypoints, is automatically calculated and displayed to preview
the mission plan that will be created.
2. Adjust the location, size, and shape of the mission area. The area can be
relocated by dragging the gray zone. The four square handles on the edges
of the area can be used to resize it and the round handles on the corners of
the area can be used to rotate it. As you adjust the area the mission plan
preview is continuously updated.
3. Adjust the mapping and mission parameters in the Mission Planning tab to
suit your terrain and quality requirements¹. As a first step, eMotion provides
two predefined set of parameters; ‘Easy terrain’ are the default parameters
designed for simpler terrain, such as mines or agriculture, whereas ‘Difficult
terrain’ is designed for complex areas, such as forests, and provides higher
image overlap at the cost of a lower resolution. Be sure to include an esti-
mated wind speed and direction, as this has an effect on the area that can
be covered in a single flight. Once again, the mission plan preview will be
continuously updated as you modify the parameters.
4. Check the resulting flight characteristics in the tab. Once you are satisfied,
upload the mission plan to the simulated drone by clicking the ‘Upload’
button.
5. Click the button in the Toolbar to open the flight plan in Google Earth
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².
Review the flight plan to ensure that there is sufficient clearance between
the flight plan and the ground. Any updates to the flight plan that you
make within eMotion will be reflected directly in Google Earth
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.
¹ see section ‘Mission Planning tab’ on page 100 for a complete description of available parameters
² see section ‘Flight visualization in Google Earth
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’ on page 64
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