# HCSS Aerial: Drone missions — Construction flight planner

> Construction flight planner (iPhone/iPad app by Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hcss-aerial-drone-missions/id1542621582 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/720784425)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.7 · 144 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese
- Released: 2021-03-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hcss-aerial-drone-missions/id1542621582/reviews.md

## What is HCSS Aerial?

Pair your drone with this smart app to capture high-resolution images of your construction job sites. We make it easy with fully-automated flights that you can set up once and execute over the length of your projects for accurate job site mapping, data visualization, and safety insights.

~~~~~ Plan your missions. ~~~~~
Enjoy simple and intuitive flight planning in the office or directly in the field.

SMART settings for safe and successful missions, every time:
• Auto-fly home when the drone, controller, or iPad battery drops below a specified threshold. Simply swap batteries and resume the mission.
• Set the max distance between the drone and the controller.
• Define the flight height range, choose between stationary and motion image captures, select image resolution, and more.

EFFICIENT image captures per mission type:
• Grid: Capture images in vertical mode (bird’s eye view), within a defined area.
• Corridor: Capture images along an elongated path, such as a road or railway, in vertical mode.
• Oblique: Capture images at an angle while circling the object of interest (great for 3D modeling).

EASY ways to define your flight area:
• Simply tap or drag to draw your area of interest on a map.
• You can also draw your polygons on Google Earth, and then upload the KML/KMZ files to the HCSS Aerial app.
• The app determines the drone’s flight path within the area, based on your settings.
• Flight duration, distance, images, and required memory and batteries are auto-calculated to help you prepare for a successful flight.

~~~~~ Watch your drone do all the work. ~~~~~
Simply connect your drone to the app, and execute your mission plan with confidence. Get professional drone images with just a few taps and swipes on your iPad.

• On a remote job site with no Internet connection? No problem. HCSS Aerial is capable of offline flights.
• Get preflight checks and calibrations to keep the drone and pilot safe.
• See real-time data and images during flights.
• Re-execute the same mission to discover variants and track job progress over time.

~~~~~ Analyze job site images. ~~~~~
Back in the office, upload the high-resolution images from the drone’s memory card to hcss-aerial.com to analyze job progress, calculate earthwork volumes, perform safety inspections, and more.


## Version history (last 1 of 1)

### 2022.5.1 — 2022-06-03

Updated DJI SDK to the latest version

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