Hi Rich, I understand that the tutorial is about using qgis for creating shape files - kml. But a kml file can be generated more easily from Google Earth. This can be imported into Dronelink which then creates a map mission automatically within this boundary.
You're correct on Google earth and making kmls there too. I like QGis because I can access many mapping data sets. The ESRI data has a terrain and topo feature I like, and I can see county parcel lines with the data. If helps when planning our flights for clients.
Hi Rich, I’ve been using the tax maps here in Maryland. If you right click on the boundaries, it give you the coordinates. I then make ram excel file, save to desktop. I opened google earth, import the excel file and draw a polygon for my kml file
In case anyone is interested, I found a tool that allows you to overlay shapes (images) on your screen so you may trace them in an app like Litchi. I use octagons a lot for inspections and it's super helpful to me get waypoints in the exact ordinal and cardinal positions. You could also use it for something like a plot of land. If you pin a corner to a known coordinate it may save you some time. It's Overlay2 by Colin Thomas
Thanks Rich, I always learn something from your presentations. Does the kml file have any elevation information Map Pilot Pro can use for terrain following?
No it doesn't unfortunately. Once you've completed a flight though you could get a digital elevation model out of your flight data. Process the images for an orthomosaic, and export the digital elevation model to use going forward. I do that with Droneharmony sometimes.
