Drone path satellite overlay?

[finity]

I've seen the results of the users who post their flight logs for assistance on some anomalous flight issue to "Phantom Help" where the flight path is overlayed onto a satellite image. I think that is fairly cool to see. Yeah, I know, geek.

Is there a way to get that info and plot it without using "Phantom Help" to get it? I wouldn't use resources for my curiosity that can be better used to actually help someone that's had a real problem.

 

[Sam36401]

You can use the PhantomHelp site to just upload your flightlog without submitting it to the forum as a problem flight.

DJI Flight Log Viewer | Phantom Help

Upload and view flight logs from your DJI drones

www.phantomhelp.com

Then you can download the KML info and open it using GoogleEarthPro.

 

[mobilehomer]

You can also open an AirData account and download the KML from there.

 

[rwilliam99]

If you want to keep everything on your system, you can purchase Flight Reader - it has a map function that allows you to play back flights as well:

DJI drone flight log viewer | Flight Reader

Quickly view and analyze your DJI drone flight logs offline from your Windows computer

www.flightreader.com

 

[finity]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

I'll likely go with a free method for now.

 

[PAW]

You can use the PhantomHelp site to just upload your flightlog without submitting it to the forum as a problem flight.

DJI Flight Log Viewer | Phantom Help

Upload and view flight logs from your DJI drones

www.phantomhelp.com

Then you can download the KML info and open it using GoogleEarthPro.

After exporting the KML from AirData and bringing it into Google Earth, I get:



How do I get it to have the drop shadow indicating height as so many of the gurus here do?

 

[Sam36401]

@PAW ,
If it doesnt automatically show the altitude, do this:

1. Expand the name (ex: May-28th-2023.... in your case) by clicking the triangle
2. Right click Airdata.com and select Properties
3. Select Altitude tab and check 'Extend path to ground'
4. Select Style, Color tab. Under 'Area' select a color. Dropdown box and select 'Filled'. Lower Opacity to about 40%
5. Click OK.

Hopefully that will get the result you want. I also like the altitude profile to show.

 

[PAW]

That worked well! Thanks for such good directions