Mobile platform systems and methods using mesh networks

A control station comprising:

• a communication system configured to pass wireless signals between the control station and a mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes;
• a user interface;
• and
• a logic circuit configured to:
• receive, from each of the plurality of nodes via the communication system, position information corresponding to the node using a Cursor-on-Target (CoT) communication protocol,
• present a representation of the nodes in the user interface using the position information corresponding to the plurality of nodes, wherein the representation includes a view of each of the plurality of nodes and a respective position in relation to a position of a mobile platform as part of a geographical map,
• receive, using the user interface, a user selection of a node from the plurality of nodes,
• send to the mobile platform, by the communication system, a command identifying the selected node;
• wherein the command causes the mobile platform to establish a wireless connection to the selected node, receive position information corresponding to the selected node from the selected node by the wireless connection, and operate a propulsion system of the mobile platform in response to the position information of the selected node.