Altitude Planner — ALTI · Photo Flight Tools

TARGET BOUNDARY

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KMZ / KML FILE

Drop or click to load target boundary

CAMERA CONFIG

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Sensor—

Resolution—

HFOV—

VFOV—

Focal Length (mm)

Camera Depression 19.0°

5° shallow19°60° steep

Horizon @ 8.9% from top · Top of frame is 4.1° above horizontal

TARGET FRAMING

Frame Margin — Sides B & D (cross-track)

Padding on the long axis — left & right of OBB

10%

5% tight10% standard30% loose

Near corners of the padded boundary land exactly at the frame edge.

Near-Side Margin — Side A (toward camera)

Padding between camera and OBB near edge — can be 0%

10%

0% flush10% standard30% loose

At 0%, the OBB near edge lands exactly at the bottom of frame.

Target Crosshair Position

Where the OBB center appears vertically in frame

67%

40% upper50% center67% bottom⅓85% low

Centroid at bottom third — dep-to-centroid 26.9°, axis 19.0°

TERRAIN SURVEY

Flight Orbit Radius (ft) — Auto from KMZ

0.25 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi10 mi

● Cyan = orbit radius · ● Amber = +¼ mi safety buffer

Elevation Grid Density ▼

Points sampled inside survey circle for max elevation.

Manual Override

Max Terrain MSL (ft)

Obstacles MSL (ft)

Manually override auto-scanned terrain or add known obstacles (towers, buildings).

PHOTO GEOMETRY

Show photo footprint Show OBB (a–d)

FAA CHARTS

Sectional Terminal (TAC)

Opacity

20%70%95%

MAX TERRAIN: — ft MSL

MAP LEGEND

KMZ boundary

Flight orbit radius

OBB boundary (a–d)

+¼ mi safety buffer

Terrain elevation

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ALTITUDE RESULTS

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