stratomaps is committed to providing comprehensive, high-quality Maps for Drones Missions. We focus on specific zones where drone operations occur, both within Visual Line of Sight and Beyond Visual Line of Sight.
Our goal is to ensure that drone operators, whether engaged in manual or automated operations, have access to complete ground and airspace information specific to their VLOS or BVLOS operational zone. This enables pilots to make informed decisions during flight planning and execution.
To provide comprehensive, high-quality data for specific operation zones, we process and aggregate data from various commercially or publicly available sources. We digitize all the data needed for assessing ground and air risks. These sources include data provided by national airspace agencies, national infrastructure entities, terrestrial map data providers, and aerial imagery providers. The data includes, but is not limited to:
Digital Terrain Models
Building footprints
Buffer zones around buildings
Prohibited zones (e.g., nuclear plants, airports)
Restricted areas (e.g., temporal restrictions, military upper limits)
Civil Aviation
Ground obstacles (e.g., power lines, antennas)
Natural ground features (e.g., forest canopy, natural reserve)
Roads, Rails
In addition, once a zone is created and a data quality check has been performed, a process for frequent monitoring can be established upon request. We will employ machine learning on satellite imagery to detect new objects (such as antennas) or any changes within the operation zone.
The data can be used for various use cases:
- Mission Planning: Visualization of the operation zone. An interactive 3D maps visualization is provided, equipped with tools for drawing paths, corridors, operational volumes, contingency, and buffer zones.
- Mission Execution: Extraction of KML flight paths, KML zones, and high-resolution Digital Elevation Model files, ready for import into the drone ground control system.
- Geospatial Requests: Once the custom operation zone is digitized, access to all stratomaps' products, including terrain following, pathfinder, and optimization, can be enabled. These can be made available either through an API or a custom user interface.
