Developing an Integrated Ground Station for UAV Operations: Telemetry and Mission Planning

This study details the development of an integrated ground station software designed for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations. The custom platform is tailored to research needs, offering advantages such as specialized functionality, increased flexibility, and efficient integration with UAV systems. The objective is to enhance operational efficiency by providing a reliable, effective, scalable, and user-friendly solution equipped with essential tools for UAV mission monitoring, planning, and management. The application was developed using the Qt framework and communicates via the MAVLink protocol.