Mission Planner And Drone Control
Achieve more with UgCS
Custom elevation data import, Photogrammetry, Facade scan, LIDAR, Magnetometer and GPR linear and areal survey planning tools with terrain following mode - a must have toolset for safe and efficient UAV land surveying and industrial inspections!
Save time and money
- No need to learn diverse software – UgCS enables supports for the majority of drones
- The import and route creation from customer provided KML data will save 50% of your time
- Save days of travelling and before leaving the site, validate acquired data by stitching images with the offline processing software UgCS Mapper
Increase surveying productivity
- Increase the data capture productivity at least 2 times with the inbuilt automatic photogrammetry planning tool
- Plan and fly missions without internet connection even in a desert area with offline map caching capability
- Fly long routes, resuming flights from a certain waypoint after battery change
Higher flight safety
- Use pre-installed or import more precise DEM data to increase accuracy and safety for missions with terrain following
- Adjust the allowed flight range and No-Fly Zones to fly according to regulatory requirements
Applications
- UgCS Photogrammetry tool for land surveying
- UgCS for magnetic and other low altitude mission planning
- UgCS for PV Solar Panel inspections
- UgCS for Powerline inspections
- UgCS for GPR-drone integrated system
- UgCS for GPA-drone integrated system
- UgCS for Command Centres
- Drone Show Software for outdoor shows
Pricing
Map customisation | Offline usage
Create routes from KML
KML files with boundaries of the survey area can be imported into UgCS to set precise survey location. “LineString” segments of the KML file will be imported as simple Waypoint route. “LinearRing” segment can be imported as “Area scan”,“Photogrammetry” or “Perimeter” route type. Video tutorial: KML and CSV Data Import into UgCS.
Plan surveys with Terrain following
UgCS enables mission planning in Terrain-following mode - enabling a very-low- flying vehicle to automatically maintain a relatively constant altitude above ground level. The accuracy of the default SRTM database of UgCS varies, therefore to enable precise and safe flight altitude precise DEM (Digital Elevation Model) data has to be imported of the survey area. Video tutorial: Area scan with Terrain following
Import DEM for safer mission planning
The terrain is always changing, but changes are not always implemented into 3D maps as fast as it is needed. To plan an automated low altitude or mission with terrain following for the purposes of mapping, surveying or monitoring, import Digital Elevation Model (DEM) into UgCS to plan safe missions. Video tutorial: DEM and Map Data Import
Georeferenced image import as Map overlays
To fly automated drone missions precise maps are more important than ever. Import GeoTIFF images as map overlay into UgCS, providing the power to customize the maps to suit your needs.
Mission planner | Drone control
Immersive 3D mission planning environment
UgCS features mission planner with a Google Earth-like 3D interface for UAV mission planning, enabling to navigate the environment more easily. Moreover, a 3D mission planning environment gives more control allowing to view the created flight plan from all angles, taking into account any obstacles such as terrain or buildings.
Aerial survey planning tools
UgCS offers tools to make aerial surveys and mapping as easy and effortless as possible. Choose one of the pre-installed cameras pre-sets or create a new one to suit your camera. The Area Scan and Photogrammetry tools will automatically calculate the flight path based on the camera settings. Alternatively, the Area Scan and Photogrammetry parameters can be adjusted manually, such as GSD, overlap or desired altitude.
Elevation profile
Once UgCS completes the flight path calculation the elevation profile of the route displays the AGL and AMSL altitude of the drone. The exact altitudes above sea level at all points provides the ability to plan drone missions with respect to the surrounding.
Telemetry window
The telemetry data window in UgCS displays telemetry data including the charge level of the battery, radio link and GPS signal quality, current course and heading, speed, altitude and much more.
Automatic flight mode (waypoints) and direct drone control
UgCS enables multiple flight modes. The manual flight mode allows controlling the drone with the remote control. Once a flight plan is created and uploaded to the autopilot the Automatic flight mode can be used. For many drones, UgCS also supports Click&Go and Joystick control flight modes.
Software emulator
There are in-built software emulators for quadrocopters and fixed wing drones -emucopter and emuplane. It enables to test a route before uploading it to a real drone. Feel free to test diverse features and settings of UgCS in a safe environment.
Post-flight analysis and Image processing
Geotagging
UgCS has an in-build geotagging tool, allowing to sync the timestamps of the images with the autopilot's telemetry data recorded during the flight. After matching the geotags with coordinates and correct altitudes, the images can be used for the further processing. Create map overlays or 3D models to import them into UgCS for more precise mission planning.
Telemetry player
All telemetry data of the flights is recorded in UgCS, enabling to replay the flights and the video recorded by the drone during the flight.
Pricing
UgCS System Requirements
Operating system:
Operating system:
- WINDOWS
- Windows 7 with SP1 or later; Windows 8; Windows 10 / 64-bit
- macOS
- Mac OS X Maverick 10.9 or later / 64-bit
- LINUX
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 64-bit
CPU
- Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2 at 2.4 GHz
Memory
- Recommended RAM: 4GB or more
starter
$10
per month
Graphics hardware
- Graphics card with DirectX 10 support (shader model 4.0). Any card made since 2004 should work
Hard drive
- 2 GB of free space
Network
- TCP/IPv4 network stack
Screen resolution
- Minimum supported screen resolution: 1024x768