Free mission planning

Plan your next DJI mapping mission.

Draw your survey area, adjust the flight route, and export a DJI mission file (KMZ) for your controller.

Free planning and KMZ export Browser-based

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Interactive preview

Change the altitude or overlap. Watch the route update.

Start End ~30 ha

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Aircraft
Mission stats
Mission
- Survey time
- Distance
- Area
- Estimated batteries
Capture quality
- GSD/px
- Front overlap
Route details
- Strips
- Waypoints
- Photos

Survey

Mapping mode
Side overlap
%
Speed
m/s
Altitude
m
Margin
m
Direction
°
Turn style
0lifetime QGIS plugin downloads
0average QGIS downloads per day
Freemission planning and KMZ export
WPMLstructured DJI mission format

Supported DJI drones

  • DJI Mavic 4 Pro
  • DJI Mini 3 Pro
  • DJI Mini 4 Pro
  • DJI Mini 5 Pro
  • DJI Air 3
  • DJI Air 3S
  • DJI Mavic 3 Classic

The Problem

Survey cameras got cheap. Survey flying didn't.

A mapping camera is only one part of a survey. You also need a route and a compatible way to fly it.

Survey tools depend on the aircraft

Built-in grid, overlap, and terrain tools vary by aircraft and controller. FlyPath lets you plan the survey route in your browser.

Compatibility remains fragmented

Check that your aircraft, controller, DJI application, and firmware can load and fly the exported file.

Large sites need smaller plans

Divide a large 2D survey into blocks or hexagons. Each part becomes its own mission, so you can adjust its area, settings, and route independently while reviewing the parts together.

Your first mission

Learn as you plan.

Create your first survey with a guide that points to each control and follows your progress.

  1. Choose your drone and draw an area
  2. Review the flight path and export
  3. Open and check it on your controller
Start guided mission

You can skip the guide at any time.

What will you map?

Parallel survey lines covering an area

2D area grid

Fields and open areas

Two crossing sets of survey lines

Oblique

Angled imagery for 3D mapping

Survey route following a canal

Corridor

Roads and linear sites

Circular route around a subject

Orbit 3D

A subject from every angle

Terrain Aware

Missions that follow the ground

Use built-in elevation data to check clearance and plan waypoint heights.

⛰️

Terrain follow

Set a height-change tolerance to plan a steadier height above terrain.

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Contours and elevations

Overlay contour lines at your chosen interval and colour, and show ground elevation beside each waypoint while you plan.

📈

Elevation profile

Draw a line across the site to see its elevation profile, with the line length and the ground height at both ends.

Flight Safety

Plan with confidence. Fly with responsibility.

FlyPath is a planning aid, not flight authorization or a substitute for pilot judgment.

⌖

Review every route

Confirm the boundary, waypoints, altitude, speed, camera behavior, finish action, and controller-loss action.

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Verify compatibility

Loading and flying the file still depends on the target aircraft, controller, DJI application, and firmware. Open every export in your intended workflow and verify its heights and actions before flight.

☁

Assess the real site

Check airspace, permissions, people, obstacles, weather, battery reserve, and current conditions before every flight.

Global Reach

Built for pilots. Used worldwide.

FlyPath QGIS plugin downloads across 19 countries.

FAQ

Before you plan your first mission

Is FlyPath free?

Mission planning and standard KMZ export are free. Create a free account to save and export individual missions.

Are Projects included in free access?

Projects have limited availability and are planned for paid accounts. They let you group related missions, view them together, and compare settings. Pricing and Project limits will be shown before you subscribe.

Will the mission file work with my DJI setup?
  • Use a supported drone profile shown above. Multi-camera aircraft require the wide mapping camera; Matrice 4E support is still being validated.
  • Check your exact aircraft, controller, DJI application, and firmware for compatibility.
  • Open and inspect every exported file on the intended controller before flight. Read the mission-file guide.
Can I send a mission directly to my DJI controller?

Yes. Install FlyPath Connect on your computer, connect and unlock a compatible DJI Fly controller with a USB data cable, and choose Send to RC in the export dialog. Select a saved waypoint mission you are happy to replace for each flight, then review the transferred route and settings in DJI Fly before flying. You can also download the KMZ for manual transfer. Read the controller-transfer guide.

Should I divide an area or split a route into flights?

Divide a 2D survey into blocks or hexagons to create independently editable missions. Split a route into continuous flights to work within battery and waypoint limits; the survey area stays the same. Related missions can be grouped in an optional Project and exported together.

Can I share a plan for review?

Yes. You can create a revocable, read-only review link for one mission or a Project. Review links show the plans but do not provide exported mission files.

Does an exported mission guarantee a safe flight?

No. FlyPath can show terrain and export planned heights, but it does not check airspace, weather, obstacles, or permissions. The pilot remains responsible for route review, compatibility, legal compliance, site conditions, and safe operation. Read the validation guide.

Team

Built by drone mapping people

Salar Ghaffarian

Salar Ghaffarian

Co-founder · CEO

Sets the survey maths behind overlap, terrain following, and capture quality.

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Alireza Ahmadi

Alireza Ahmadi

Founding Engineer

Builds the planner, the route engine, and the WPML export pipeline.

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FlyPath is made by Dronnix. Questions or feedback? Get in touch.

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