I am pleased to report that ArduPilot ground station ( LabVIEW ) team is getting up and going.Our first objective is to clean-up the code a bit, make it more robust, and easier to add new functionality.Over time request for ground station features have been mentioned in few threads, and I would like to consolidate them in one place.What ground station features would you like to see or change?For example:1. kml logging : log lat, lon, alt2. voice synthesis : periodically announce status (way point, alt, speed); announce status through selected flight levels3. A choice of different graphic layouts, specially for the Horizon Indicator, something that would resemble more real aircraft instruments4. Change colors to get more contrast on sunny days5. Label baud rate settings for different GPSs so you don't have to remember (uBlox=38k; EM406 = 57k)6. Distribute the executable as a .app (not just .exe) so that Mac users can try it.7. Object tracking - once we have video support8. Show a 3d model representation of the plane9. online & offline maps support (google maps, OziExplorer,...)10. Data logging - preferably user selectable parameters- add your request
I concur on extensive (and extensible) logging. Post flight analysis is often the only way to see subtle behaviors. Also, consider "pass-through" telemetry -- for example, it'd be nice to be able to use real-time pose data orthorectify photos in real time.
I think we need to integrate the "Time of Week" GPS variable into the logging output, so we can build time-based representations of flights.
I think this goes with Doug's comment of log and report EVERYTHING in a human-readable / parseable format that can be converted to KML or anything else.
I personally focus on the plane in the air at this point, rather than the ground station, so full-featured post-flight analysis is more important to me than real-time reporting. I can see where this would change, but post-flight analysis is a very important thing to consider.
WIth regards to datalogging. id like to be able to view previously taken data from within the application for the purpose of annotating certain areas of interest. therefor this file can be uploaded to the community and can contain all the information and comments needed for a forum discussion
My number 1 request - ability to log any and all telemetry received! Not just klm. If you want to get fancy let the user determine which parameters to log. Thanks!
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I think this goes with Doug's comment of log and report EVERYTHING in a human-readable / parseable format that can be converted to KML or anything else.
I personally focus on the plane in the air at this point, rather than the ground station, so full-featured post-flight analysis is more important to me than real-time reporting. I can see where this would change, but post-flight analysis is a very important thing to consider.
like in OziExplorer for example - scanned maps.
what offline maps did you have in mind?
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