Create a new mission

Guide on how to reate a new mission in NOVA.

A mission in NOVA is a digital twin of your flight operation. To create a mission, you must first go to the missions tab in the NOVA main menu. In this window, your missions are listed, provided you have created any. To create a mission, click "New Mission" and complete the following 6 steps.

1

Mission Type

You can choose the appropriate mission type based on the deployment location of your drone. Currently, you can choose between three mission types: Local flight, Multi-location, and Route.

Check the desired type and press "CONTINUE"

2

Mission Information

In the next step, you can add mission information. Enter a name for your mission under "Name" and provide a description of what the mission is about in the window beneath. Press "CONTINUE".

3

Flight Location

You can now plan your flight according to the previous selected mission type. The map will aid you in visualizing and selecting the location.

Local-Flight

Provide one location where your operations will take place.

In the left panel, you can set a name for your flight location. In the right panel, "Search name / coordinates," you can specify your flight location. You can select the desired location by clicking on the map, searching for an address, using the current GPS location (if available on your device) or adding a previously created location asset via the "ASSETS" button.

Multi-Location

Provide multiple locations for your flight.​

As with the local-flight mission type, you can name and set your flight locations. Additional locations can be added by clicking the "Add Another Location" button.

A maximum of 10 flight locations can be selected. All locations must fall within a 100 km radius, which is displayed on the map after selecting the first location.

Route

Provide a route to be flown from take-off to landing.

To define the flight route, provide waypoints by specifying coordinates, clicking on the map, or by uploading a KML file. In addition to the location, provide at each waypoint the AGL altitude. The waypoints and the horizontal distance between them are indicated on the map. You may move the waypoints on the map and add intermediate waypoints by clicking on "ADD ANOTHER WAYPOINT" in between two waypoints in the list. Waypoints can be deleted by selecting the waypoint in the list and clicking on the trash can icon.

The initial waypoint designates the take-off location, while the final waypoint designates the landing location. If needed, you may reverse the order of the waypoints by clicking "SWAP ORDER".

To mimic vertical flight paths, it is also possible to have two waypoints on top of each other with the same coordinates but different altitudes.

For more detailed instructions, watch our "Route Mission Feature" video.

Press "CONTINUE" to select your aircraft type.

4

Aircraft type

In the next step, you can select the aircraft type and performance set. For the aircraft type, you can choose between Fixed-Wing/Hybrid and Multicopter, as well as select from the available assets.

The performance set can be selected from your assets, created via the three-dot menu, or generated as an example set by pressing "CREATE EXAMPLE".

Press "CONTINUE" to set your operational limits.

5

Operational limits

In this window, you can now enter your operational limits. Upload a limit set from your assets, create one or generate an example limit set.

Press "CONTINUE" to access the summary of your mission.

6

Mission summary

In the summary, you will receive an overview of your mission. It includes the name, description, type, and location of your mission, as well as the aircraft type used, the performance set and limit set.

By clicking the "CREATE MISSION" button, your mission will be generated.

A total of 20 missions can be created.

Once you've created your mission, it will appear in the missions list. Hovering over the mission reveals our three weather forecast evaluation options: "NOW," "AWARE," and "CAST." You can access these options with a single click, or access "NOW" directly by double-clicking on the mission or the location icon on the left side.