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Mission Planner Ground Control Station for ArduPilot (c# .net)
http://ardupilot.org/planner/
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Request for map markers to designate landmarks and obstacles #336

Open iskess opened 10 years ago

iskess commented 10 years ago

I recently returned from the Philippines where I had the opportunity use MP in various settings. I compiled a wish list of items that would improve the usability of MP and will post them all separately for tracking.

  1. Map Markers - When I arrive at a new site I need to determine where the landing runway will be to set up the autoland. To be certain that the map matches the site, I always walk the runways. I would like to have the ability to place labeled markers on the map for reference. This will also help me to quickly set up a new autoland if the wind direction switches. Often there are obstacles that I would like to avoid that aren't easy to see on the map. It would assist in the pilot's situational awareness to be able to identify these objects.
meee1 commented 10 years ago

are they persistent between sessions? one use?.

at first thought I would make them one use, but have the option to load and save from file. this way you can have obstacles marked per site, and load and save them at will. also reducing the overhead of redrawing the map every 3 seconds.

iskess commented 10 years ago

Yes, that would be fine. As long as they were quick to reload. Maybe a list of the last few files opened would speed up access. These files would include flight plans, markers, kmz, etc.

iskess commented 10 years ago

I see the new POI feature as a step in this direction. Still only 1 use, more improvements to come I'm sure! Thank you!

meee1 commented 10 years ago

yep a WIP