WhereToFly Map Only View for iOS

The Drone Site Selection Tool is an interactive map designed to help drone pilots determine areas where drone flight is prohibited, restricted or ... GotoOverviewtab GotoOperationDetailstab GotoMapCentretab GotoMapControlstab GotoHelptab GotoSettingstab GotoFeedbacktab Adjustmapoverlaylayers GotoOpsChecklist Overview TheDroneSiteSelectionToolisaninteractivemapdesignedtohelpdronepilotsdetermineareaswheredroneflightisprohibited,restrictedorpotentiallyhazardous.Dronesareprohibitedatareasthatarehighlightedinred.Youwillrequirepermissionfromtheappropriateauthoritytoflyadroneinareashighlightedinorange.Areasfilledwithyellowrequireadditionalcautionduetootherairtraffic. IfyouflyadroneinCanadayoumustfollowtherulesthathelpkeeppeopleandaircraftsafe.Alldronesover250gramsmustberegisteredwithTransportCanada,andflownbyapilotwithadronepilotcertificate. QuickStartGuide: Usetheiconsinthesidebarofthemaptoperformthefollowingfunctions: -Specifydetailsaboutyouroperation/qualifications -Centrethemaponageographiclocation -Adjustthemapcontrols -FAQandHelp -Savesettingsorresettodefaults -Sendfeedbacktothewebsitedevelopers -Adjustmaplayers 1.Usersshouldstartbyselectingtheappropriatecategoryofyourdroneoperations(i.e.BasicorAdvanced).Selecttheappropriatecategorybyusingthe'operationdetails'tabthatopenswhenyouclickontheGamepadicon(). 2.Next,eithermanuallycentrethemapusingstandardzoom/pancontrols,orusetheSearchicon()tosearchforalocation,orcentrethemapbyusingyourdevice'sgeolocation. HowtoInterprettheMap: Themapusescolourtoidentifyareasthatrequireadditionalcaution,orareprohibitedfromdroneflights.Areasfilledwithredareprohibited.Areasfilledwithyellowrequireadditionalcautionduetootherairtraffic.AreasfilledwithorangerequirepermissionfromtheNavCanada,ParksCanada,NationalDefence,oranairportoperator.Clickingonanyshapewillpresentaninformationwindowprovidingfurtherdetails. MapCentre CentreMap: Youcancentrethemapviasearchingforacity,geolocation,oryoucanenterthelocationmanually.   Search   MyPosition/GeoLocation   KeyboardLat/Lon Latitude(N)(Decimaldegreesonly) Longitude(E)(Decimaldegreesonly) CursorPosition: Thecursorpositionboxbelowindicatesthelatitudeandlongitude(indecimaldegrees)ofthecursor'sposition.Thismayproveusefulindescribingthegeographicalboundariesoftheintendedoperation.Pleasenotethatthecursormustbeoverthemapinordertoupdate(i.e.notoverthesidebar). Latitude,Longitude(deg) OperationDetails CategoryofOperation: InCanada,thereare2maincategoriesofdroneoperation:basicandadvanced.Eachonehasadifferentsetofrulesdronepilotsmustfollow.Theweightofyourdrone,distancefrombystandersandairspacerulesdefineyourcategory.Findyourdronecategory. Selectyourcategorybelow:   MICRO(<250g)   BASIC   ADVANCED Tools: Youcantoggletoolstoassistinthedesignofanoperation.Thetoolswillonlydisplayonthemapifyouarezoomedintoahighenoughlevel. Byselectingthe'showmeasuretool'checkboxyoucandragmeasurementmarkers.Thedistancewillbedisplayedatthetopcentreofthemap.Themarkerscanbedraggedandmaybeusedtovalidateyouroperation'sdistancesfrombuiltupareasorstructures,etc.Un-checkingthecheckboxwillremovethemarkersfromthemap. ShowOperationDesignTools ShowMeasurementTool PilotLocation: Youcanoptionallydisplaythelocationofthepilotofthedroneoperation(canbeeditedlater)viasearch,geolocation,manually,oryoucanselectthelocationusingyourmouse.   Search   MyPosition/Geolocation   Mouse/TouchCursor   KeyboardLat/Lon Latitude(N)(Decimaldegreesonly) Longitude(E)(Decimaldegreesonly) OperationBounds: Thisareadisplaysthecoordinatesofanyoperationthathasbeendefinedanddisplayedonthemap. Operationbounds: Lat,LngBoundsofoperation CursorPosition: Latitude,Longitude(deg) MapControls MapControls: Bychecking,orun-checkingthecheckboxesbelowyoucantogglethevariousGoogleMapscontrolsvisibleonthemapcanvas. ZoomControl StreetViewControl MapTypeControl FullscreenControl Legend SidebarHelp TheZoomcontroladds+/-iconsthatcanbeusedtomodifythezoomlevel.TheStreetviewcontrolintroducesaniconthatcanbedraggedtoalocationonthemapwhereyouwishtoseestreetlevelview(ifavailable).TheMaptypecontrolintroducesadropdownmenuwhereyoucanselectwhetherthemapisaroadmap(withtoggleableterrain),orsatelliteimagery.TheFullscreencontrolintroducesaniconthatmaybeusedtoexpandthemaptooccupyyourfullscreen. CursorType: Thecursortypedropdownmenuallowsyoutovarythecursortypebetweenahand(dragtopanmap),andacursorwithselectablepanoptions. SelectCursorType: Default(w/pan) Crosshair(w/pan) Crosshair(nopan) Messages EmailFeedback: ToreportproblemswiththeDronesiteselectiontoolpleasesendadirectemailtothedevelopers: [email protected] PleasenotethatNRCstaffareunabletoprovideguidanceregardingthelegalityofyourproposedoperation.FormoreinformationondronesafetyrulesinCanada,visitDroneSafety ForquestionsandconcernsaboutDroneregulationsinCanada,pleasecontactTransportCanada: [email protected] FAQandHelp Help: GettingStartedUsersshouldstartbyselectingtheappropriatecategoryofyourdroneoperations(i.e.BasicorAdvanced).Selecttheappropriatecategorybyusingthe'operationdetails'tabthatopenswhenyouclickontheGamepadicon. Next,eithermanuallycentrethemapusingstandardzoom/pancontrols,orusetheSearchicontosearchforalocation,orcentrethemapbyusingyourdevice'sgeolocation. UnderstandingthemapThemapusescolourtoidentifyareasthatrequireadditionalcaution,orareprohibitedfromdroneflights.Areasfilledwithredareprohibited.Areasfilledwithyellowrequireadditionalcautionduetootherairtraffic.AreasfilledwithorangerequirepermissionfromNavCanada,ParksCanada,NationalDefence,oranairportoperator.Clickingonanyshapewillpresentaninformationwindowprovidingfurtherdetails. MapOptionsTheGlobeIconcontainsseveralcontrolsthatcanbetoggledonoroff.TheZoomcontroladds+/-iconsthatcanbeusedtomodifythezoomlevel.TheStreetviewcontrolintroducesaniconthatcanbedraggedtoalocationonthemapwhereyouwishtoseestreetlevelview(ifavailable).TheMaptypecontrolintroducesadropdownmenuwhereyoucanselectwhetherthemapisaroadmap(withtoggleableterrain),orsatelliteimagery.TheFullscreencontrolintroducesaniconthatmaybeusedtoexpandthemaptooccupyyourfullscreen. OperationDesignToolsThegamepadiconcontainstwotoolsthatcanbetoggledtoassistinthedesignofyourRPASoperation. Byselectingthe'showmeasuretool'checkboxyoucanrightclickonthemaptoinsertameasurementmarker.Note:Currentlyyoucanonlysettheinitialmarkerpositionoutsideafilledshape.Once2markershavebeencreatedalinewillbedrawnbetweenthemandthedistance(inmeters)willbedisplayedatthetopcentreofthemap.Themarkerscanbedraggedandmaybeusedtovalidateyouroperation'sdistancesfrombuiltupareasorstructures,etc.Un-checkingthecheckboxwillremovethemarkersfromthemap. Selectingthe'operationdesigntools'checkboxwilladdatoolbartothetopofthemapthatallowsyoutodrawtheboundariesofyouroperation.Theverticescanberepositionedbydragging,andadetailedcoordinatelistisdisplayedwhenclickingonthegreenfilledshape.Futurereleaseswillincludemorefeaturesfortheoperationdesigntools.Note:Theoperationdesigntoolbarwillonlybeseenifthemapiszoomedinbeyondacertainlevel. SaveDefaultsThegeariconallowsuserstosavethecurrentmapsettingsasdefault(includingmapcentre,zoom,andstyle),ortorestoretheNRCdefaultsettings.Thesettingsaresavedinyourbrowser�slocalstorage,andwillberetainedanytimeyouvisitthesitefromthesamedevice.DeletingyourbrowsercachewillresultinNRCdefaultsbeingapplied. AcronymsandDefinitionsAAE-AboveAerodromeElevation AGL-AboveGroundLevel ATS-AirTrafficServices CDAH-CanadianDesignatedAirspaceHandbook ClassA-G-AirspaceinCanadaisdividedinto7classes.DronepilotswithaBasicDronePilotCertificatemuststayinClassG;dronepilotswithanAdvancedDronePilotCertificatemayenterotherclassesofairspaceiftheyhavepermissionfromtheauthoritymanagingtheairspace(NAVCANADA,orDNDasappropriate). CYA-AdvisoryClassFAirspace CYD-DangerClassFAirspace CYR-RestrictedClassFAirspace CZ-ControlZone FIR-FlightInformationRegion RPAS-RemotelyPilotedAircraftSystem SFC-Surface PlanningYourFlightReviewtheinformationatTransportCanada'swebpage Youmusthavearegistereddrone,andadronepilotcertificate. InadditiontousingtheDronesiteselectiontoolyoushouldplantoflywhereyoucanseeitatalltimes(i.e.notbehindobstacles),below122metres(400feet)intheair,awayfrombystanders,ataminimumdistanceof30metresforbasicoperations, awayfromemergencyoperationsandadvertisedevents.Avoidforestfires,outdoorconcerts,parades,etc. Performasitesurveyasper901.27.Hereyoumustestablishthatthetakeoff/landingsiteissuitablefortheoperationconsideringtheboundariesoftheoperation,thetypeofairspace,thealtitudesandroutesforapproach/departurefromthetakeoff/landingarea,theproximitytootheraircraft,obstacles,weather,andthehorizontaldistancesfrompeoplenotassociatedwiththeoperation.Youmaywanttosaveascreencaptureofyouroperationaspartoftherecordkeepingrequirementsof901.48 WhenselectingalocationforTake-Off/Landing,bemindfulof901.33andensurethatthereisnolikelihoodofcollisionwithanotheraircraft,personorobstacle,andthattheareaisappropriateforthetypeofoperationyouareplanningtoconduct. Checktheweatherlimitsforyourdroneasper901.34,andensurethatyouhaveadequatecontrolmargintosafelyconducttheoperation.Applicationssuchashttps://www.windy.commayassistinestimatingtheconditions. ReadtheNOTAMspriortocommencingflightoperations.TheNOTAMScanbedownloadedfromNavCanada.EntertheIDassociatedwiththenearestaerodrometoyourproposedoperation,andselecttheAerodromeNOTAMfileaswellastheFIRNOTAMfile.Alternatively,youcanfindavisualpresentationoftheNOTAMsathttp://www.zuluforpilots.com/Map Establishalistofemergencycontactinformationappropriateforthearea,andconsidertheappropriatecourseofaction/contactforeventssuchasafly-away,injury,etc. Ensurethatyourdroneisserviceableasper901.29,andverifythatyourflightplanhasbeenloadedcorrectlyintothesoftware.Priortoflyingyoushouldensurethatthereisminimalriskoflosingthewirelesslinktoyourdrone;beawareofanyhighpowerRFtransmittersinthearea.AspectrumanalyzersuchastheRFExplorercanhelpidentifypotentialcongestedchannels,andsourcesofinterference. Flysafe,sticktoyourplannedarea,keepyourdronewithinvisualrange,andstayclearofotheraircraftatalltimes. HelpfulLinks Flyingyourdronesafelyandlegally-TransportCanada Windy-Weatherforecasting NOTAMs-NavCanada ZuluForPilots-MapbasedvisualNOTAMs Skyvector-AeronauticalCharts FltPlan.com-AerodromeInformation CanadianAirspaceViewer-MapdisplayingallAirspaceasdefinedintheCDAH MapofMAACClubs-Sitestoflywithoutadronelicense UnmannedSystemsCanada-NationalAssociationforUnmannedSystems FAQ: Hereisalistofcommonlyaskedquestions. 1.Ifanareaisnotcoveredbyacolouredshapeisitlegaltoflymydronethere?Notnecessarily.TheDroneSiteSelectionToolshowstheknownlocationsofairports/heliportsandairspaceonitsmap.Thelegalityofaparticularoperationmaybeinfluencedbythelawsofseveraljurisdictions,includingmunicipal,provincial,propertyaccessrights,andprivacyetc... Theoperationofaremotelypilotedaircraftsystem(RPAS)inaccordancewiththisweb-tooldoesnotimplytheoperatoriscompliantwithTransportCanada'sregulatoryrequirements.TheresponsibilityforensuringcompliancewiththeappropriateregulationslieswiththeRPASpilot,SpecialFlightOperationsCertificateholder,visualobserversorotheroperatorsasapplicable.Anyquestionsregardingcompliancewiththeregulationsshouldbeaddressedto:[email protected] 2. SomeoftheshapesoverlapthebordertotheUnitedStates.CanIflythere?No.Internationalflightisnotpermitted.AfuturereleaseofthetoolwillcropalltheshapestoensuretheyremainwithinCanadianairspace. 3. Wheredoesthedataforthemapcomefrom?Theairport/heliportdatacomesfromNavCanada�sdatabase,andisupdatedona56daycycle.TheairspacedataisparsedfromtheDesignatedAirspaceHandbook.ThenationalparkdatawasextractedfromtheCanadaLandsSurveywebservices Alimitedamountofdatahasbeenaddedmanuallytoextendandimproveuponthetool.AnexampleofthisistheinclusionoftherestrictionssurroundingQuebeccorrectionsfacilitiesasidentifiedinNavCanada�sAIPSupplement20/19 4. WhydosomeoftheairspacealtitudesnotmatchthosedisplayedonNavCanadacharts,orinForeFlight?TheairspacedatadisplayedcomesfromtheDesignatedAirspaceHandbook.NotallairspaceasdefinedintheDAHhavealtitudesexplicitlyassignedtothem,andinsteadmayrefertoanaltitudeabovetheaerodromeelevation(AAE).Forexample,mostcontrolzonesextendtoanaltitudeof3000feetabovetheaerodromeelevation.TheDronesiteselectiontoolshowsthesealtitudesasAboveGroundLevel(AGL),whereastheNavCanadachartsshowthesealtitudesasheightaboveMeanSeaLevel(MSL). 5. Whydosomerunwayshapesnotlineupwiththerunwayvisibleonthesatelliteimage?Thiscanhappenwithairportsthatdonothaveaccuratesurveydataavailableinthedatabase.TheDronesiteselectiontoolusessurveyedrunwayendpointstoestablishitsshapes,wherepossible.Intheabsenceofsurveyeddata,thetoolusesa�bestguess�byusingthereportedaerodromecentrecoordinate,runwaylength,andtherunwaydirectionfromtherunwaynumber(correctedformagneticvariation).Thiscanintroduceuptoa10degreeerrorinrunwayheading,aswellasminorissuesregardingtherunwaylocation.Pleasedonotreporttheseerrorstothedevelopers,asitistheunderlyingdatabasethatrequiresimprovement.Instead,itisrecommendedtocontacttheaerodromeoperatortosuggestthatimprovedsurveypointsshouldbeaddedtotheCanadaFlightSupplement. 6. CanIhaveaccesstothedatabase(e.g.forsoftwaredevelopment)?Sorry,butno.ThelicensingtermsfortheNavCanadadatausedtoderivethemapshapesprohibitre-distributionoftheunderlyingdataatthistime. 7.WillyoumakeaniOS/Androidversion?Sorry,butnotatthistime.WhileanativeOSapplicationwouldallowforimproveduserinterfaceitwouldintroducetoomanycodebranchesforustomaintain(i.e.oneforeachOS,iOS,Android,andDesktopHTML5,andinFrenchandEnglish). 8. Geolocationissues.Thereareseveralpossiblereasonswhygeolocationmightnotworkasexpected.Notallbrowsersarecapableofsupportinggeolocation.Youalsoneedtohavelocationservicesenabledonyourdevice,andbrowsersecuritysettings.UsinggeolocationfromalaptopordesktopcanproduceinnacurateresultsbecauseoftheIPaddresslocatingtechniquethat'sused. 9. Poormapcontrast.Thecontrastofthemapcanbeadjustedbyusingthemaptypedropdownmenuinthetoprightofthemap.IfyoudonotseethemaptypemenuyoucanactivateitviaacheckboxintheMapControlsmenuinthesidebar(Globeicon). 10.Slowmaploadtimes.TheDroneSiteSelectionToolloadsthemapdataforallofCanadasimultaneously,andrendersitusingtheGoogleMapsAPI.OnslowInternetconnectionsthiscantakeaseveralseconds. 11.ProblemswithInternetExplorer/EdgeTheexpandabletextboxesareknowntonotworkcorrectlyonInternetExplorer(allversions),orEdge.TheyhavebeentestedandareknowntoworkonChrome,Firefox,andSafari. 12.Whatare'microdrones'?Micro-dronesaredronesweighinglessthan250g.Theweightoftheremotecontrolisnotfactoredintotheweightcalculation,buttheweightofanythingattachedorcarried,suchasoptionalcameras,lensfilter,pegs,propellerguards,stickersorlightswillbeconsideredpartoftheweight.ThemicroRPAcouldthusreach250gormoreandbemadeinthecategoryofsmallRPAfrom250gto25Kgandhavetocomplywithsubpart1ofpartIX,requiring,amongotherthings,anRPAregistrationandaRPApilotcertification. 13.Whatarethe'bestpractices'forflyingmicrodrones?Asagoodpractice,youshouldalways: •maintainthedroneindirectlineofsight •flyyourdroneatorbelow400feetaboveground •stayfarawayfromaerodromes,airports,heliportsandwaterairports •avoidflyingnearcriticalinfrastructure •stayclearofotheraircraft,atalltimes •doapre-flightvisualinspectionofyourdrone •keepthedronecloseenoughtomaintaintheconnectionwiththeremotecontroller •followthedronemanufacturer'soperationalguidelines •avoidadvertisedevents Followtheseguidelinestoavoidflyinginanegligentorrecklessmannerandbeingsubjecttofines.Enjoyasafeflightandminimizetheriskofincidents.Remember:ifyoufeelthatyourflightisrisky,don’tdoit. FormoreinfoonmicrodronesvisittheTransportCanadawebsiteandconsulttheRPAchapteroftheTransportCanadaAeronauticalInformationManual. 14.Whyaresome“airports”drawninyellowandotherinred?901.47(1)oftheCanadianAviationRegulationsstates:"NopilotshalloperatearemotelypilotedaircraftatornearanaerodromethatislistedintheCanadaFlightSupplementortheWaterAerodromeSupplementinamannerthatcouldinterferewithanaircraftoperatingintheestablishedtrafficpattern." 901.47(2)oftheCanadianAviationRegulationsstates:"Subjecttosection901.73,nopilotshalloperatearemotelypilotedaircraftatadistanceoflessthan:(a)threenauticalmilesfromthecentreofanairport;and(b)onenauticalmilefromthecentreofaheliport.” Therearedifferentrestrictionsassociatedwithaerodromesvsairportsandheliports.ForBASICoperationsairportsandheliports(whichhaveacertificateinaccordancewithPartIIIoftheCanadianAviationRegulations)aredrawninred,whereasallotheraerodromesaredrawninyellow. MapLayers MapLayers: Usetheradiobuttonsbelowtotogglethevisiblityoftheairspace,aerodrome,andNationalparksmaplayers. AirspaceLayer AerodromesLayer NationalParksLayer UpperAirspace: Usethecontrolsbelowtotogglethevisiblityoftheairspaceabove400ftAGL.NotethattheAirspacelayerradiobuttonwillhideallairspaceshapes. ShowAirspaceabove400ftAGL Airspaceabove400ftcanbefilteredbyairspaceclass. SelectClassVisibility: B C D E F CheckAll UncheckAll Airspaceabove400ftcanbefilteredbyairspacetype. SelectTypeVisibility: TransitionArea ControlAreaExtension ControlZone TerminalControlArea LowFrequencyAirway VHFAirway RNAVRoute DangerCYD RestrictedCYR AdvisoryCYA CheckAll UncheckAll Usetheselectboxesbelowtofurtherrefineairspacevisibilitybyaltitude. Showselectedairspace: atorabove above atorbelow below at Surface 700ft. 1200ft. 2200ft. 3000ft. 4000ft. 5000ft. 6000ft. 7000ft. 8000ft. 9000ft. 10000ft. 12500ft. FL180 FL240 FL360 FL600 OpsChecklist Alerts: Yourproposedoperationhasthefollowingcriticalalerts: Warnings: Yourproposedoperationhasthefollowingwarnings: Info: Informationaboutyouroperation: Youroperationboundshavechanged!ClickontheCheckOpsAreabuttonbelowtogenerateanewreport. CheckOpsArea DeleteOpsShape Settings UserDefaults: Savethecurrentmapsettings(zoom,centre,maptype,etc)asdefaultssotheyarerestoredwhenyoureturntothispage: RestoretheoriginalNRCmapdefaults: