How Multi-Threaded Upload Saves Field Time on Large Tower Inspection Jobs

Uploading hundreds of photos from a rural tower site on intermittent cell signal is where a lot of field time disappears. FlightDeck's S3 upload system uses multiple concurrent workers and a persistent manifest so that interrupted uploads resume exactly where they left off.
July 7, 2026 — Jeremy Yates

What Is Geoid Undulation and Why Does Your Drone Altitude Depend on It?

Your drone records altitude relative to the WGS84 ellipsoid. Google Earth displays terrain relative to the geoid. That gap — called geoid undulation — is why camera icons sometimes appear underground in Google Earth, and why FlightDeck's Geoid Calculator exists.
June 30, 2026 — Jeremy Yates

Using 5-Day Forecasts to Schedule Multi-Day Drone Campaigns

Scheduling a multi-day UAS campaign around weather is a resource allocation problem as much as a forecasting one. FlightDeck puts a 5-day weather picture across every remaining site in your project so you can sequence the work around actual conditions.
June 26, 2026 — Jeremy Yates