Module 2

Mission Planner

Plan the M30T mapping mission the way you would in DJI Pilot 2: , altitude, , route, camera angle and takeoff point. This week’s plan starts with deliberate problems — find and fix them. Then keep Week 2 identical.

Predict first

A 32 m tower crane arrives in week 5. What does it force you to change — and what does that cost?

Site week

Walls / building envelope · crane on site

Altitude (AGL from takeoff)35 m

GSD ≈ 1.3 cm/px

Front overlap (capture spacing)80%

Photo every 7.6 m · 3.8 m/s

Side overlap70%

Routes 15 m apart

Route

Camera (gimbal pitch)

Keyboard / exact entry

Boundary x (m)Boundary y (m)Boundary w (m)Boundary h (m)Takeoff x (m)Takeoff y (m)

Drag orange corners: boundary (Shift-drag inside to move)Click/drag: takeoff (H) Show gaps

Photos

133

7 routes

GSD

1.3 cm

Flight

7 min

1.17 km path

Coverage

100%

fair or better

Pre-flight checks

Site coverage
100% of the construction limit has fair-or-better coverage (need 97%).
Tower crane clearance
The crane is 32 m tall and the route passes over its swing radius. Fly at least 42 m (or re-plan with the crane operator).
Takeoff point
Clear of hazards, on grade, with line of sight to the site.
Camera angle
Nadir (−90°): standard for orthomosaics and repeatable comparison.
Battery
7 min planned = 28% of the 25-min classroom planning figure.
Altitude limit
Under 400 ft AGL.

Hint

The crane is the tallest thing on site. What does that mean for altitude — and for GSD?

Week 1 vs Week 2

Change the site, not the experiment

Save a passing plan above as your Week 1 reference. Then change the site week, and plan Week 2. Try changing a setting on purpose to see why comparison becomes less reliable.

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