Explained: DOC – Cockpit View

Explained: DOC – Cockpit View

Cockpit View in the Drone Operations Center (DOC) provides real-time drone telemetry, camera feed, map awareness, and optional remote control from anywhere with a stable internet connection.

Cockpit View in the Drone Operations Center (DOC) provides real-time drone telemetry, camera feed, map awareness, and optional remote control from anywhere with a stable internet connection.

Geschreven door: Scott de Jong

Laatst bijgewerkt op 7 november 2025

DOC Cockpit View

Before you start:
Cockpit View becomes available only when a drone is livestreaming into DOC, either from an Active Flight or from a Custom Session.

1.1 What Cockpit View Does

Cockpit View provides a live operational interface for a drone that is currently transmitting video into DOC. It combines livestream video, telemetry, and map awareness into a single view, enabling remote operators to maintain situational awareness and, when allowed, take over flight control.

You can enter Cockpit View by hovering over an active livestream and selecting the controller icon. Cockpit View can be accessed during an Active Flight or inside a Custom Session (the drone must be added to the session).

1.2 Live Situational Awareness

In Cockpit View, several widgets and information panels are available:

1.1 Telemetry
The telemetry widget shows live flight information:
• Altitude
• Elevation
• Horizontal speed
• Vertical speed
• Heading (in degrees)

1.2 Map
The map is shown in the lower-left corner. It displays:
• Active drone position
• Waypoints (if available)
• Map markers

1.3 System Status
The top bar displays drone system information:
• GPS satellite count
• RTK satellite count (when applicable)
• Status messages provided by the drone

These elements update continuously during the flight.

1.3 Remote Control from DOC

Cockpit View also supports active remote control of the drone, enabling flight control from anywhere with sufficient network quality.

Activation
Remote Control can be toggled from the upper-right corner of Cockpit View. When enabled, DOC becomes the control input source.

Note; Remote Control can only be enabled when the drone has already taken off.

Supported Input Devices
Remote flight control in DOC supports the following devices:
• Keyboard
• Xbox 360 controller
• Thrustmaster T16000M joystick

This control mode allows:
• Aircraft movement and yaw
• Gimbal orientation
• Camera switching
• Infrared palette selection (if available on the payload)

Additional controls
In Cockpit View, the Return to Home function can also be triggered from the upper-right corner.

1.4 Behavior and Data Handling

Cockpit View does not interrupt the livestream or the flight execution on the operator side. All telemetry and status data remain visible in DOC, regardless of who is controlling the drone. If Remote Control is turned off, control automatically returns to the local pilot or dock.

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