Freeskies

FreeSkies aims to make aerial data capture simple and accessible to everyone. It is THE autonomous software solution for drones. Increasingly robust autopilot systems are making UAS faster, easier, and more effective in every aspect of their operation. However, the industry is in desperate need for a control interface that embraces and leverages the power of the autopilot. Current two-dimensional ground station applications provide little to no value for UAS operators outside of agricultural surveying. To finally depart from the paradigm of manual control and make UAS truly assessable to the mass market, FreeSkies has developed a novel 3D interface for autonomous mission planning. By leveraging rapidly improving 3D GIS data sets, this technology is making a critical leap in obstacle avoidance and has profound implications for future regulation as well as unmanned traffic management.