atomicMapper: simple mapping tool for Litchi.

- simple tool for mapping with drone, a free alternative to commercial apps. You need Litchi and a compatible drone.

Tutorial: youtube

Important notes:

Litchi stops at each waypoint. To get around this, I implemented an "advanced" mode. With the additional waypoints, photos will be taken only during a straight path, at a constant speed, and the drone will turn smoothly without stopping. For this feature to work, you need to select "Curved turns" in the app settings (or Litchi Hub) before flight. Otherwise, the drone will stop at each waypoint.
Just look at the created path and adjust "Buffer" setting to cover your area of interest. It's a the Litchi feature (Straight lines) which I can't get around or switch in the csv file.
After creating a CSV file you have to open it in Mission Hub and save in Litchi Cloud (Litchi itself doesn't accept csv files).
My email: atomic7777 at gmail

Known bugs:

• the path does not always perfectly cover the range on the edges, especially very irregular or narrow shapes.  Increase the area a little and check lines visually before saving.
• sometimes, when zoom in/out fast, the map stops loading.
• this simple tool was created for my own use as a free replacement for commercial software. Use at your own risk

2022.07.11 - v0.2:

• added option to change gimbal angle. "-90" for nadir photos
• added "Advanced path mode". This will ensure that photos are only taken during a straight forward flight at a constant speed. It will increase the flight time slightly - you need to adjust the area or buffer.
• added "Buffer" - it will help to improve the area
• photos are no longer taken while flying between path lines. This will improve the quality of rolling shutter correction. You can disable it.
• added "max speed" option to allow speed up while flying between path lines (travel speed)
• added tiles caching, it should eliminate map download problem or speed up on slow connections. Temporary files are stored inside "cache" folder
• check for incorrect values in text fields
• fixed some bugs, improved map stability, added tooltips and description.
• fixed estimated number of photos

Download: atomicMapper-020.zip

2022.7.1 -  v0.1:

• first release

Download: atomicMapper-010.zip