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Pilot Use Case
Use case page: illustrates target workflows for Flightworks Control. For updates and alpha notification, follow development.
Availability: Available for select projects, operationally informed by ongoing R&D. Primary focus is Flightworks Control development and partnerships.

Mapping Pilots

Mapping workflows use field-tested practices with explicit approvals and audit-ready mission records.

UAV survey mission visualization
Workflow

How mapping work is delivered

Select projects use field-tested workflows from mission planning through audit-ready documentation.

01

Define Coverage Area

Draw or import your target boundary. The GCS calculates optimal flight paths based on terrain, desired resolution, and aircraft capabilities.

02

Automated Flight Execution

The system generates waypoints with precise camera triggers, ensuring consistent overlap (typically 80% front, 70% side) for photogrammetric processing.

03

Imagery Capture

High-resolution cameras capture hundreds to thousands of overlapping images, each geotagged with precise GPS coordinates for accurate positioning.

04

Processing & Deliverables

Photogrammetric processing stitches imagery into seamless orthomosaics, generates elevation models, and creates 3D point clouds or mesh reconstructions.

Applications

Pilot mapping contexts

Agriculture

Crop health monitoring, field boundary mapping, drainage analysis, and yield estimation through regular aerial surveys.

  • NDVI maps
  • Drainage analysis
  • Acreage calculations

Construction

Progress documentation, volumetric calculations, site planning, and as-built surveys with centimeter-level accuracy.

  • Progress overlays
  • Cut/fill volumes
  • Site documentation

Land Management

Property surveys, boundary delineation, erosion monitoring, and conservation planning for large areas.

  • Boundary surveys
  • Topographic maps
  • Change detection

Surveying

Traditional survey augmentation with dense point clouds, enabling faster data collection over difficult terrain.

  • Dense point clouds
  • Contour generation
  • GCP integration
Outputs

Potential pilot outputs

Pilot engagements can generate multiple data products for analysis and review.

Orthomosaic deliverable preview

Orthomosaic

Geometrically corrected, georeferenced aerial imagery stitched into a seamless map with real-world accuracy.

GeoTIFF 1-3cm GSD

Digital Elevation Model

Terrain and surface elevation data for volumetric analysis, drainage modeling, and topographic visualization.

DSM / DTM Contours

3D Point Cloud

Dense point clouds for detailed measurements, BIM integration, and volumetric calculations.

LAS/LAZ Millions of points
Technology

Mapping operations inform governance requirements for Flightworks Control. See also: Fire Perimeter Monitoring — the lead demo target for overnight governed autonomy.

Discuss a mapping pilot

Pilot engagements are limited and focused on validating governance-first workflows.