Measure Ground Control

 Introduction

Measure ground control is an application that is meant for the future UAS company to be able to manage data collection, its fleet, and safety for all flights. Its base software is built on Airmap, an airspace service that digitally tracks important flight information. This allows the app to do critical functions to ensure that the flight is done right and safely. Personally, I feel that this software is a great start for any UAS company that has to gather data and does so with a team mentality.

Roles

There are many roles within the app and they all do different things. This makes it so that people only get the information that they need and not a whole lot of "fluff" that could cause them to get distracted. The first role is an Admin, they are responsible for adding roles and flight plans. Next is the pilot, they can view flight plans and collect data. The data analyst's job is to take the data gathered within the app that the pilot gathered and process the data accordingly. Finally, there is the drone program manager role, They can see al the missions and control when what mission is executed. All of these roles work together to form all of the stages necessary to do GIS work.

Flights

When managing flights the app has a few different options. The pilot in the field can access their assigned missions and can start and stop missions. They can also see other pilot's missions so they can be aware of other flight ops that might be happening in the area. The flights have a few different options as well. There are grid flights, useful for gathering data of a wide area and there are waypoint flights, useful if you are going to fly a pipeline or phone line for inspection. The app can manage the camera settings or if required you can tell it to use manual settings that the pilot will program in during the flight.

Safety

 Airmap updates with weather and TFRs and because Measure is built on this it also has those features. Finally one of the last but most important things that this app includes is LAANC authorization. This is Low altitude authorization and notification capability, this notifies other aircraft and ATC that there are drone ops taking place within an area so that manned aircraft can be routed around if required. This clearance can also be requested within the app and by giving your name, flight plan, aircraft, and duration of the flight, along with your 107 number. This means that the flights that the UAS organization is conducting are done safely and within the law.

Conclusion

Measure ground control is a great application that provides a skeleton structure for any up and coming UAS company to have a place to start and a way to manage its employees. It also ensures that the right data is gathered and in the safest way possible.