4 Resources Photogrammetry practitioners and survey technologists

Aerial Mapping and Survey Stack

An open-source stack for aerial mapping work from imagery and datasets through photogrammetry processing.

Which open-source tools turn aerial imagery into usable mapping outputs, and how do they fit with perception tooling?

3 Resources Computer vision engineers and robotics researchers

Aerial Perception Models and Datasets

Source-backed aerial dataset and model repositories for detection and tracking research and prototyping.

Where do I find a real aerial dataset and a model framework to start perception prototyping on drone imagery?

4 Resources ArduPilot developers and UAV integrators

ArduPilot Development and SITL Toolkit

Open components for developing against ArduPilot with software-in-the-loop simulation.

How do I assemble an open development loop for ArduPilot firmware work, including simulation and ground control?

3 Resources Embedded and computer vision engineers

Edge AI Perception Starter

A starting stack for prototyping aerial perception models before edge deployment work.

Which open components do I need to start prototyping aerial detection models that could later run on edge hardware?

7 Resources UAV firmware engineers, system integrators and robotics researchers

Open-Source Flight Control Stacks

Open-source autopilot firmware repositories for building or evaluating a flight stack.

Which open-source flight control stack fits my vehicle type, team skills and verification workflow?

4 Resources UAV system integrators and software developers

GCS and Telemetry Protocols

Ground control software and telemetry protocol repositories for command, monitoring and integration work.

Which ground control and telemetry components should a new UAV integration use, and how do they connect to the flight stack?

5 Resources Mission planners and integration engineers

Ground Control and Mission Planning

Open components for mission planning, telemetry and ground control around MAVLink-based vehicles.

Which open ground control and mission planning components should I start with for a MAVLink-based UAV?

4 Resources Integration engineers and protocol-level developers

MAVLink Ecosystem

The protocol and its reference consumers for building or evaluating MAVLink-based UAV integrations.

Which repositories define the MAVLink protocol and its main reference implementations for ground control and autopilots?

7 Resources UAV engineers making a flight stack selection

Evaluating Open-Source Flight Stacks

A structured path for comparing candidate open-source flight stacks on evidence, not marketing.

How do I compare open-source flight stacks using repository evidence and a repeatable verification sequence?

4 Resources PX4 developers and robotics researchers

PX4 Development and Simulation Toolkit

The components needed to build a local PX4 development and software-in-the-loop verification loop.

I want to develop against PX4 locally. Which firmware, protocol, ground control and simulator pieces form the standard open loop?

4 Resources UAV software engineers and photogrammetry practitioners

Simulation and Mapping Toolchains

Open-source simulation and mapping repositories used for development, testing and survey workflows.

Which simulator and mapping tools form a coherent open-source development chain for UAV software and survey work?

3 Resources Computer vision researchers and perception engineers

Visual Perception Models and Data

Indexed model and dataset repositories for aerial visual perception research and prototyping.

Where are the officially indexed model and dataset repositories for aerial detection, and how do they relate?