Geo-Reference Data (Map) Widget Features

[ES-Alexander]

Cockpit should have a core widget for displaying geo-referenced data

• [x] must allow showing a world map
• [x] must allow showing vehicle position
• [x] must allow showing vehicle path (so far)
• [x] must allow showing planned mission path
• [x] must allow creating a mission path
• [ ] should support showing chart overlays
  • https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/updates/coast-survey-launches-noaa-chart-display-service/ (talk to Brian+Kevin)
  • [ ] should be able to show forecasted tide heights and weather
• [ ] should support custom maps (as an overlay, or local (non-GPS-based) replacement)
  • important for inspections / navigating around infrastructure
• [ ] may support live overlays
  • latest Ping360 scan data
  • rangefinder / distance sensor obstacle indications (like QGC has)
• [ ] may support showing collected datapoints
  • e.g. bathymetry/sidescan sonar/telemetry/geo-referenced photos
  • may be enabled by overlaying a plotting widget that offsets and rotates by the vehicle position and attitude
    • #85 may be relevant
• [ ] may support a circular crop, to exactly match scanning sonar range and/or sit inside a compass ring

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Relevant to:

• #83
• #646

[ES-Alexander]

Forum thread discussing DXF files as a map source, and QGIS stuff

[ES-Alexander]

Forum thread discussing desired overlay features (including thumbnails of geo-referenced photos).

[rafaellehmkuhl]

We are good as Leaflet has support for that.

We should indeed invest some time in providing a good API for map interaction.

[ES-Alexander]

A useful map source to support: https://cesium.com/blog/2024/01/23/introducing-cesium-world-bathymetry/

[ES-Alexander]

Forum thread discussing shapefiles as an overlay option, to support imports from ArcGIS/QGIS