https://blog.openutm.com/categories/operations/ Recent content in operations on OpenUTM Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us OpenUTM Limited. All rights reserved. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.openutm.com/articles/flight-declaration-protocol/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.openutm.com/articles/flight-declaration-protocol/ <p>As the airspace gets busier, flight schedules and associated geographic information must be shared and transmitted in a standard fashion. At the moment the flight plans are built on customized software or other opensource software. Most of these software have a the functionality to export flight plans as &ldquo;standard&rdquo; geo-referenced file e.g. see KML export in <a href="https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/PlanView/PlanView.html#file">QGroundcontrol</a>.</p> <p>Just like KML, there are numerous other formats to capable of handling geographical information, just take a look at some proprietary and open <a href="https://gisgeography.com/gis-formats/">data formats</a>. Do they work? Yes, perfectly.. but only if you know some of the specifics and more importantly, depending on what you are trying to some work better than others.</p>