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Небосвод: DJI drone control and no-fly zone maps
By Mei-Lin Chua
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- Live video feed and camera control for supported DJI drones
- Telemetry for battery, temperature, voltage and GPS signal
- Flight distance and altitude limits set inside the app
- Restricted-zone map with airport and temporary zones
- Weather forecast and flight coordination alongside the map
- Named DJI models from the Mini SE to the Matrice 300 RTK
What Небосвод is for and who it suits
If you fly a DJI drone, you usually juggle a controller app, a separate map of restricted airspace and a weather site. Небосвод puts the flight controls, the video feed and the airspace map in one app. The developer, AEROSСRIPT, describes it as covering the whole job of flying: control, photo and video, and planning.
The developer says it suits both hobby flyers and professional operators of unmanned aircraft. Its map and planning tools are the part a professional is most likely to need before each job. The developer also describes the interface as intuitive and says it borrows the familiar layout of everyday online services.
Controlling a supported DJI drone and its camera
Небосвод connects to a supported drone and shows its live video stream on screen. From there you can take photos and record video, and adjust the camera settings without leaving the flight view.
A focus function on the map lets you centre the view on a point you pick, which is useful when you want to keep a fixed location in frame. The app also shows the signal level of the video stream, so you can see how the picture link is holding up during a flight.
Telemetry, flight limits and pre-flight checks
The telemetry panel reports battery charge, temperature, voltage and GPS signal, among other readings. The listing also shows the strength of the radio link between the drone and its controller, so you can see that link as well as the video signal.
You can set limits on how far and how high the drone flies, which gives you a boundary inside the app. A checklist helps you run through the pre-flight steps, and the app lets you adjust the drone's frequency.
Checking restricted zones before you fly
The built-in map is a digital chart of restricted airspace. It covers prohibited zones, airport dispatch zones, and local or temporary flight regimes. You can check where those zones sit before you choose a launch point.
Because the zones are on the same map you use for planning, you can see them before committing to a route. The listing describes this as a tool for flying legally, and the map is the place to check it.
Weather forecast and flight coordination
Небосвод includes a weather forecast for planning a flight. Checking conditions in the same app as the airspace map keeps the planning steps together.
The developer also lists flight coordination as part of planning. The listing names it without describing how it works, so check the app itself for the details.
Which drones are supported
The listing names thirteen DJI models: the Mini SE, Mini 2, Mavic Mini, Mavic Air, Mavic 2, Mavic 2 Pro, Mavic 2 Zoom, Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Advanced, Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4 Pro V2.0, Phantom 4 RTK and Matrice 300 RTK.
The developer says the list of supported drones and features will keep growing. If your model is not named, the listing does not say it will work.
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About this APK
The build we hold is Небосвод 4.0.2.0 (APKS split bundle) for Android 7.1 and up.
- Version
- 4.0.2.0
- 40200
- Requires Android
- 7.1+
- Size
- 198 MB
- Target Android
- 16
- Package ID
- ru.aeroscript.skyarc
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Clean on 64 engines
- Permissions
- 33 declared · 11 sensitive
- Approximate location
- Camera
- Draw over other apps
- Microphone
- Modify files on your device
- Precise location
- Read files on your device
- Read phone status and identity
- Signed by
- CN=Android, O=Google Inc.
- Certificate SHA-256
- ca86054eece903ed29d33430050a4a0279bc30cf1c3b31a7c6db40f51c390354
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