TrueView Training - Mission Planning & Flight Ops

Join GeoCue Support Technician for Day 1 of our training workshop, recorded at the GeoCue headquarters, focused on mission planning and safe, repeatable flight operations with TrueView LiDAR payloads. The second part of the TrueView training about LP360 processing is available in this article.

This session covers a practical hardware overview (TrueView payload options, mounting, storage/USB best practices), PPK base station requirements and processing options (Single Base, SmartBase, PP-RTX), and control point/target strategies for accurate results (2D targets vs the Accuracy Star).

It will go through core mission-planning parameters like, line spacing, altitude, scan angle, side lap, and planning around vertical objects to avoid “data holidays”. Also including how to use GeoCue’s mission planning spreadsheet and DJI Pilot 2.

You’ll also learn how to connect to the TrueView Web UI, manage payload settings (profiles, proximity mode, lever arms), troubleshoot system status, follow key safety considerations (KP index/space weather, sun angle for imagery), perform the required heading alignment maneuver, and field-check/backup your data with trajectory QC and LP360 archiving tools.

Video Recoded in December 2025 using LP360 v2025.2

Video Tutorial

00:00:00 - Welcome + Day 1 Workshop Overview (Mission Planning & Flight Ops)
00:01:36 - Hardware Options in LP360
00:03:44 - Drone Platform Compatibility + Custom Mounts
00:04:49 - Installation Tips
00:07:03 - Data Storage
00:08:24 - Base Station Requirements
00:11:44 - Control Point Placement Best Practices
00:19:31 - Mission Planning Basics + Mission Planning Doc/Spreadsheet
00:24:26 - “Data Holidays” Around Vertical Objects
00:28:50 - DJI Pilot 2 Mission Planning
00:30:15 - Spreadsheet Walkthrough (payload tabs + vertical surfaces tab) 
00:30:58 - Web UI Overview
00:35:43 - Cycle Completion
00:36:30 - Troubleshooting in Web UI
00:40:52 - Pre-Flight Checklist
00:40:52 - KP Index
00:42:20 - Photo Quality Planning
00:44:19 - Heading Alignment Maneuver (HAM)
00:47:22 - Field Checking
00:49:21 - Archiving Data in LP360 
00:50:54 - Cycle Recovery Workflow
00:52:44 - Other Workflows