Group of unmanned aerial vehicles mission control system for geophysical exploration

A method for controlling a plurality of unmanned arial vehicles (UAV), the method comprising:

• transmitting to the plurality of UAVs, from a control station, input mission parameters for performing a task in an exploration area;
• transmitting to each of the plurality of UAVs among the plurality of UAVs, from the control station, at least one initial position of the each UAV and at least one target position of the exploration area;
• transmitting to the control station real-time information from each UAV;
• determining, by the control station, an optimal flight path between the at least one initial position of each UAV and the at least one target position of the exploration area;
• generating, by the control station, a grid that comprises the at least one target position of the exploration area;
• and
• generating, by the control station, a mission plan and flying paths for the plurality of UAVs where the plurality of UAVs does not collide with one another and with environmental obstacles.

A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing instructions for performing operation that controls a plurality of unmanned arial vehicles (UAV), the operation comprising:

• transmitting to the plurality of UAVs, from a control station, input mission parameters for performing a task in an exploration area;
• transmitting to each of the plurality of UAVs among the plurality of UAVs, from the control station, at least one initial position of the each UAV and at least one target position of the exploration area;
• transmitting to the control station real-time information from each UAV;
• determining, by the control station, an optimal flight path between the at least one initial position of each UAV and the at least one target position of the exploration area;
• generating, by the control station, a grid that comprises the at least one target position of the exploration area;
• and
• generating, by the control station, a mission plan and flying paths for the plurality of UAVs where the plurality of UAVs does not collide with one another and with environmental obstacles.