Measurements

The Measurement tools let you measure distance, area, and volume directly on the 3D map. Use them during mission planning to check flight path lengths, estimate survey areas, or calculate stockpile volumes.

How Measurements Work

All three measurement modes work the same way: you click on the map to place points, the dashboard calculates the result live, and a widget panel shows the running total. You can also type coordinates manually into the widget to place points precisely.

Measurements are session-based. They are cleared when you switch tool or close the dashboard. They are not saved to your account.

Distance Measurement

Measures the total path length across one or more segments.

Select Measure Distance from the map tools.
Click on the map to place the first point. The widget panel opens showing Total length and Up to selected point distances (both start at 0).
Click to add more points. Each new point adds a segment. The Total length updates with each click to show the full cumulative distance in metres.
The Up to selected point figure shows the distance along the path from the first point to whichever point is currently selected in the widget.
Use the left/right arrows in the widget to navigate between points. The coordinates panel updates to show the selected point’s longitude and latitude.
To move a point to a precise location, edit its Longitude or Latitude values in the widget.
To delete a single point, navigate to it and click the bin icon.
To clear everything, click Remove All.

Area Measurement

Calculates the area enclosed by a polygon drawn on the map.

Select Measure Area from the map tools.
Click to place the boundary vertices of the area you want to measure.
The widget shows the running Area in square metres (m²), recalculated as each new point is added.
Navigate between vertices with the arrow buttons to inspect or adjust coordinates.
Click Remove All to clear the measurement.

Volume Measurement

Estimates the volume of a defined area relative to a height you specify. This is useful for rough stockpile estimates or to understand how much airspace a structure occupies.

Select Measure Volume from the map tools.
Click to define the base polygon of the volume (same as area measurement).
The widget shows the running Volume in cubic metres (m³).
Select a point using the arrow buttons and adjust the Height value in the widget. This sets the vertical extent of the volume calculation for that point.
The volume figure updates when you change a height.
Click Remove All to clear.

Volume measurement uses a uniform height you specify rather than a terrain surface model. For accurate stockpile volumes in professional survey workflows you would typically use dedicated photogrammetry software applied to a drone-captured point cloud.

Editing Point Coordinates

In all three measurement modes you can fine-tune any point’s position by editing its Longitude and Latitude directly in the widget. The map updates after a short debounce delay (roughly half a second) so you can type the full value before the map repositions the point.

Distance measurement active

Area measurement active

Volume measurement active

Clearing Measurements

Click Remove All in the widget panel to delete all points for the current measurement session. Switching to a different map tool also clears the active measurement.