Mapping & survey

From 40 acres to 40,000 — one workflow.

Eight chat-ready mission templates for land survey, topographic mapping, forestry, and volumetric work. Every design outputs MAVLink mission plans (`.plan`, `.kml`) ready for Mission Planner, UgCS, or DJI Flighthub. PPK and RTK GPS integration for centimetre-accurate output.

Design for my use case
8 missionschat-ready templates
L3autonomy · waypoint default
FW · MR hexprimary form factors
RGB · MS · LiDARsensor options
Mission library

Chat-ready mission templates.

Describe the mission in your own words. DRONA classifies into one of the templates below, picks the form factor, autonomy level, and sensor payload, then runs end-to-end physics validation.

Cadastral land boundary
MAP-01
Property-line survey with PPK GPS post-processing. Centimetre-level accuracy for legal boundaries.
formFixed-wing PPKsensorRGB PPKflight60 min
L3featured
Topographic survey (small)
MAP-02
Construction site or medium site topography. RTK for real-time accuracy; PPK optional post-processing.
formMR hexsensorRGB + RTKflight25 min
L3
Topographic survey (large)
MAP-03
Large area (>500 acres) topographic capture. Fixed-wing PPK for throughput.
formFixed-wing PPKsensorRGB PPKflight60–90 min
L3
Forestry canopy LiDAR
MAP-04
Canopy height model and biomass estimation. Livox Mid-360 or Velodyne LiDAR payload.
formFW w/ LiDARsensorLivox Mid-360 / Velodyneflight60 min
L3
Mine / quarry volumetric
MAP-05
Stockpile volume calculation and pit progression. RTK accuracy sufficient.
formFW · MR hexsensorRGB + RTKflight60 min FW · 25 MR
L3
Construction progress
MAP-06
Scheduled weekly orthomosaics for site managers. RGB + optional LiDAR.
formMR hexsensorRGB + LiDAR optflight25 min
L3
Archaeology
MAP-07
Slow-flight survey over sensitive sites. Multispectral reveals sub-surface features through vegetation differentials.
formSlow FW · MR hexsensorRGB + multispectralflight40 min
L2
Coastal erosion
MAP-08
Shoreline change tracking with annual cadence. RGB PPK for cm-level comparison.
formFixed-wingsensorRGB PPKflight60 min
L3
Compatibility envelope

Industry-specific rules the engine enforces.

On top of the 12 universal compatibility rules, mapping & survey designs run against the predicates below. Errors block export; warnings surface with a plain-English fix.

RuleWhat it checksSeverity
gsd-targetGround-sample distance ≤ 2 cm/px for cadastral; ≤ 5 cm/px for topographic; ≤ 10 cm/px for volumetric.error
overlap-budgetFront 80% · side 70% for standard photogrammetry; raise to 85/75 for feature-sparse terrain.warn
rtk-baseRTK missions require a surveyed base station or NTRIP subscription. Flagged as BOM addition.info
ppk-workflowPPK missions add 30–90 min post-processing in Pix4D, DroneDeploy, or PIX4Dmatic. Flagged on timeline.info
wind-envelopeFixed-wing mapping above 25 km/h wind → GSD degrades; warn if forecast exceeds 25 km/h during mission window.warn
gcp-recommendationFor absolute accuracy ≤ 2 cm → recommend 4+ ground control points per 100 acres.info
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Mapping & survey

Tell us the mission.

Describe what you need done. DRONA picks the airframe, the autonomy tier, and the sensor stack. Priced, compat-checked, and exportable.

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