ParrotFields USER GUIDE v2.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 USING THIS GUIDE ..................................................................................................................................
USING THIS GUIDE This User Guide presents and describes the screens and functions of ParrotFields: - planning and carrying out mapping flights with Parrot Bluegrass; Real-Time Mapping (NDVI maps); Annotation of maps Aerial Scouting Missions Ground scouting Map comparison Generation of zoom maps The Table of contents, on page 2, is active. Click a title to access the corresponding section.
LOGGING IN 1. Use the email address you have used and the password you have chosen to create your my.parrot-business.com account to log in to ParrotFields. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
2. Select the license which has been granted to you and tap “NEXT” to confirm and proceed to ParrotFields homepage. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
DASHBOARD The ParrotFields dashboard shows your on-going projects, allows you to create a new project and to access the app settings. The following screen capture shows the settings menu, which you can access with a tap on the gear. From there, you can access information about the app (About, Acknowledgements), change the app’s units from metric to imperial (Units) and select a lighter theme (Theme). Tap “New Project” to start. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
CREATING A NEW PROJECT From the following screen, select “New Project” to create a full mapping, scouting and analysis project. Select “Plan flight” to quickly prepare a single mapping drone flight. TIP: to cache background imagery for offline use, create a project with boundaries while connected to Wi-Fi. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
New Project If you have selected “New Project”, ParrotFields creates “Unnamed Project 1” page. Tap the pen icon next to the project name to edit it. For every new project, the first step is planning a flight, by setting a flight plan. To do this, tap the drone icon, on the extreme right of the top bar, to access the “Flight Planning” screen. From the “Flight Planning” page, 1. tap “New Capture Path” to plan a new mapping mission; 2.
PLAN A FLIGHT Refer to the following figure for information on the interface. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
TIP: fly higher to cover larger fields, or lower for a more precise resolution. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
MISSION SUMMARY SCREEN ParrotFields User Guide v2.
PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST All Checklist items are green, Parrot Bluegrass is ready to take off. Tap “TAKEOFF” to proceed. Tap “START” on the next screen to launch mapping mission. If any item of this checklist appears pink or orange, tap the corresponding line to correct the issue (download a new firmware or carry out the drone calibration, for example). ParrotFields User Guide v2.
REAL-TIME MAPPING (RTM) On the following screen capture, Parrot Bluegrass is flying its mission as planned and ParrotFields is transferring images and generating NDVI in real time. TIP: to take manual control back at any time during the mission, activate any Parrot Skycontroller 2 command. To resume the mission, tap “CONTINUE” from the top right box. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
Flight and mapping are complete. Refer to the screen capture for information about additionnal functions. At the end of the Real-Time Mapping mission, you can further analyze the NDVI map and the surface model to identify problem areas. TIP: clip your NDVI to the field boundaries (or crop type) for the most accurate color map of crop. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
COMPARISON MODE Split view ParrotFields User Guide v2.
Double view ParrotFields User Guide v2.
ZONATION AND PRESCRIPTION MODES Zonation Mode ParrotFields User Guide v2.
Prescription Mode Zonation has been generated, applied and added to Layers. Refer to the following figure for additional information. TIP: for accurate totals, make sure the zones are clipped to the field or crop boundaries ParrotFields User Guide v2.
ANNOTATION MODE ParrotFields User Guide v2.
AERIAL SCOUTING When annotations have been turned into Aerial Scouting Points (ASP), access the “Flight Planning” screen again. To start an Aerial Scouting flight, tap “Aerial Scouting Path”. The drone flies automatically from one ASP to another and gives you manual control over each ASP: you can exploit the live camera feed to explore the area, to take pictures (“A” button of the Skycontroller 2) and to record videos (“B” button of the Skycontroller 2).
GROUND SCOUTING After each Aerial Scouting mission, you can enhance your aerial data with ground-truthing data, by adding GPS-tagged photos taken directly from the ground, with your device. ParrotFields User Guide v2.
