Live Map creates maps while your drone is flying, so you can take action immediately. It provides a lower-resolution version of a captured orthomosaic available during and after a flight while offline. This tool eliminates the need to drive back to the office to wait for data to upload and process.
What is Live Map?
Live Map uses the live video feed from your drone to populate a map as the drone flies each leg of the mission. Once the flight is complete, the Live Map icon appears on your dashboard. You can review 2D map layers without an internet connection.
Availability: Who has access?
Live Map is available for all paid DroneDeploy subscriptions.
A 14-day trial also includes access to this feature.
Supported on newer iOS devices.
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Compatible with:
- Mavic 3 Enterprise (M3E)
- Matrice 4 Enterprise/Thermal
- DJI Air2S
- Mavic Air 2
- P4
- P4P/P4P-V2
- Mavic Pro, & Platinum,
- Mavic 2 Pro, & Zoom,
- Inspire 2 (Zenmuse X4S only)
- M200/M210/M210-RTK (Zenmuse X4S, XT1, XT2)
How to use Live Map
Open your project in DroneDeploy. Navigate to the flight planning screen on your mobile device.
Enable Live Map HD. Click the toggle next to Live Map HD to activate the feature.
Start the mission. The map begins to populate in real time as the drone flies.
Sync your data. Connect your device to the internet after the flight. The Live Map takes 5-10 minutes to sync to your DroneDeploy account.
Upload your data. If you need a higher resolution map that includes elevation data you'll need to manually upload the Live Map images to create an Ortho Map. See Smart Uploader.
Key features
Instant assessment: Perform post-flight assessments to relay plant health or site conditions to stakeholders.
Offline capability: Review 2D map layers and location data completely offline.
Plant health: The Live Map Plant Health Layer is available for users with a Precision Agriculture package.
Annotations and measurements: Use these tools once the map finishes syncing with the cloud.
When to use Live Map
Live Map works best for the following scenarios:
Mapping level terrain
Flying at altitudes between 150-400ft
Mapping areas between 10-300 acres
Using a high-performance iOS device
Limitations
Resolution: Live Map resolution is generally one-fifth the resolution of a fully processed DroneDeploy map.
Elevation: Terrain variations greater than 75ft may cause stitching problems.
Hardware: Using older mobile devices may result in poor performance due to high computational requirements.
Connectivity: The map may stop generating if the live video feed between the drone and the mobile device is interrupted.
FAQs
Q: Can I do a battery swap while using Live Map?
A: Yes. Live Map generates data during each additional flight, and the segments combine when you sync your flight data.
Q: Does Live Map require an internet connection?
A: No. Live Map processes data locally on your mobile device during the flight. You only need a connection to sync the final result to your DroneDeploy account.
Q: Will Live Map replace my high-resolution exports?
A: No. Live Map provides a quick, low-resolution preview for immediate field decisions. Upload your images to www.dronedeploy.com for high-resolution processing and 3D models.
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