Locations & Routes
Description of the "Location" and "Route" asset.
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Description of the "Location" and "Route" asset.
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Location and route assets define where the mission takes place.
Both types of assets can be created or edited through the NOVA Asset Manager.
Flight locations for creating a location asset can be defined by entering longitude and latitude coordinates or by clicking on the map and saving.
Analytics locations are defined in the same way as locations for local flights and listed in the NOVA Asset Manager. These locations are used for Operational Analytics.
Route assets represent a 3D flight route based on waypoints with defined latitude, longitude, and altitude above ground level. They can be created by clicking on a map or by uploading a KML file of your mission.
If you upload a KML file, the route will be loaded from the data contained in it. See KML file creation. If altitude information is not provided in the KML, you may add altitude data to the waypoints manually (see Uploaded Route). Other modifications of the uploaded route are prevented by NOVA.
If you add waypoints manually, you may add waypoints at the start or the end of the route and also in between existing waypoints. You need to specify the altitude above ground level (AGL) at each waypoint, which is set to 0 initially.
When you create a route within NOVA, you have the option to download the corresponding KML file. This is useful for re-creating the route in the future.
External tools like Google Earth can also be used to create KML files. Instructions can be found here (external link).
If you create KML files via a custom tool, please make sure to follow the KML standard. We expect that the route waypoints are provided within a <LineString>, which is expected to include an altitude reference and coordinates of the route. A minimal example is given below.
Currently, NOVA supports only relativeToGroundasaltitudeMode.
