Plan the field work from the required
deliverable, backward.

The operator toolkit carries the planning discipline used in Outlook UAS field work into an internal program. Control is designed before the crew mobilizes, mission geometry follows the intended output, and accuracy language stays tied to what the result can honestly support.

Four site comparisons of point-cloud and digital surface model data, each with a colored grid overlay marking areas where the surface is estimated rather than measured
Control before mobilization
Plan control and independent checkpoints before the crew reaches the site.
Resolution from use
Connect ground sample distance and flight design to the intended decision.
Accuracy stated honestly
Keep produced-to-meet and independently tested-to-meet claims distinct.

Three planning instruments available today

These tools are licensed to programs that need field decisions to follow a repeatable accuracy standard rather than an operator’s memory.

Ground control planningLay out control and independent checkpoints with a continuously updated reference-station overlay before field mobilization. Licensed
Mission planning and resolutionCalculate flight design and ground sample distance from the intended deliverable and its acceptance needs. Licensed
Accuracy planningPlan toward a stated ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards class with enough independent checkpoints to test the result honestly. Produced to meet, or tested to meet with a documented RMSE. Licensed

Make the standard visible at every handoff

The toolkit is not a substitute for survey judgment or an organization’s acceptance policy. It makes the collection assumptions explicit so the next person can reconstruct them.

Define the useState the decision, deliverable, coordinate reference, and accuracy language before choosing altitude or overlap. STEP 1
Design controlSeparate control used to constrain the solution from checkpoints held out for independent testing. STEP 2
Plan collectionConnect ground sample distance, geometry, overlap, terrain, and field constraints to the intended output. STEP 3
State the resultDocument whether the work was produced to meet a class or independently tested to meet it with a measured RMSE. STEP 4

A field layer, not a program in a box

The toolkit is available today. Broader program support is scoped through discovery and may include governance, records, scenario-based training, or regulatory readiness depending on the operating need.

Program overview

Use the dedicated discovery guide to find the first program constraint.

Scenario-based training

Connect planning tools to the mission decisions pilots must make in the field.

Independent verification

Test an existing program output and trace the measured result back to collection practice.

The research underneath

The graduate research and operating record behind the taxonomy the toolkit and training both use.

Begin with the output the program needs to defend.

The free 30-minute Readiness Call can place the toolkit against the program’s other needs. If the licensing question is already defined, begin directly with that scope.