Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Flight Planning System

A computerized-method comprising:

• by a flight planning system of one or more computers,
• receiving, via a user interface, a location for an aerial survey to be conducted by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
• displaying, via the user interface, one or more images depicting a view of the location;
• determining a geofence boundary over the one or more location images, wherein the geofence boundary represents a geospatial boundary in which to limit flight of the UAV;
• determining a survey area over the one or more location images, wherein the survey area is set within the geofence boundary;
• determining a flight plan based, at least in part, on the survey area, the flight plan having a launch waypoint and a landing waypoint, wherein the launch waypoint, and the landing waypoint are set within the geofence boundary;
• generating a flight data package for transmission to a ground control station, the flight data package comprising at least the flight plan;
• and
• transmitting the flight data package to the ground control station, wherein the ground control station is configured to transmit at least a portion of the flight data package to the UAV to conduct the flight plan and to collect sensor data.

A computer program product comprising one or more computer storage media storing instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, via a user interface, a location for an aerial survey to be conducted by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
• displaying, via the user interface, one or more images depicting a view of the location;
• determining a geofence boundary over the one or more location images, wherein the geofence boundary represents a geospatial boundary in which to limit flight of the UAV;
• determining a survey area over the one or more location images, wherein the survey area is set within the geofence boundary;
• determining a flight plan based, at least in part, on the survey area, the flight plan having a launch location and a landing location, wherein the launch location and the landing location are set within the geofence boundary;
• generating a flight data package for transmission to a ground control station, the flight data package comprising at least the flight plan;
• and
• transmitting the flight data package to the ground control station, wherein the ground control station is configured to transmit at least a portion of the flight data package to the UAV.