Geographic survey system for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)

1. A method of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation, comprising:

receiving from a customer a first data request, the first data request comprising:

a first geographic coverage area; and

a refresh rate for the first geographic coverage area;

planning a first plurality of flight missions to accomplish the first data request;

uploading flight mission data representing the first plurality of flight missions into a two-rotor UAV;

deploying the two-rotor UAV;

providing the two-rotor UAV with the flight mission data for one of the first plurality of flight missions;

launching the two-rotor UAV to perform the one of the first plurality of flight missions;

landing the two-rotor UAV; and

receiving a first flight survey data obtained from the one of the first plurality of flight missions from the two-rotor UAV.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first data request further comprises one of: a ground resolution and a ground surface distance (GSD).

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the first flight survey data from the two-rotor UAV.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing the two-rotor UAV with a second flight mission data representing a second one of the first plurality of flight missions;

autonomously launching the two-rotor UAV to perform the second one of the first plurality of flight missions;

landing the two-rotor UAV after completing the second one of the first plurality of flight missions; and

receiving a second flight survey data obtained from the second one of the first plurality of flight missions from the two-rotor UAV;

wherein the launching and landing of the two-rotor UAV to accomplish the second one of the first plurality of flight missions happens autonomously and without active human intervention.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

providing the second flight survey data from the two-rotor UAV.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving the first and second flight survey data from the two-rotor UAV.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the receiving the first and second flight survey data from the two-rotor UAV comprises receiving the first and second flight survey data wirelessly at a remote operational support center.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the receiving the first and second flight survey data from the two-rotor UAV comprises removing a physical memory from the two-rotor UAV.

9. The method of 6 , further comprising:

performing data analysis of the first and second flight survey data; and

providing the data analysis to the customer.

10. The method of 9 , further comprising:

providing the two-rotor UAV with a third flight mission data representing a third one of the first plurality of flight missions.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

retrieving the two-rotor UAV;

uploading a fourth flight mission data representing a second plurality of flight missions into the two-rotor UAV to accomplish a second data request; and

re-deploying the two-rotor UAV.

12. A method of migrating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations between geographic survey areas, comprising:

uploading a first plurality of flight missions into a two-rotor UAV;

deploying the two-rotor UAV in a first geographic survey area;

autonomously launching the two-rotor UAV from the first geographic survey area a plurality of times to perform the first plurality of flight missions;

providing first survey data from the two-rotor UAV;

autonomously migrating the two-rotor UAV from the first geographic survey area to a second geographic survey area;

receiving a second plurality of flight missions for the two-rotor UAV in the second geographic survey area;

autonomously launching the two-rotor UAV from the second geographic survey area a plurality of times to perform the second plurality of flight missions; and

providing a second survey data from the two-rotor UAV;

wherein the autonomous migrating of the two-rotor UAV to accomplish the first and second survey data happens autonomously and without active human intervention.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

performing data analysis of the first and second survey data; and

providing the data analysis to a customer.

14. A system comprising:

a two-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);

a processor having addressable memory in communication with the two-rotor UAV, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a first data request from a customer, the first data request comprising:

a first geographic coverage area; and

a refresh rate for the first geographic coverage area;

plan a first plurality of flight missions to accomplish the first data request;

transmit flight mission data for one of the first plurality of flight missions to the two-rotor UAV; and

receive a first flight survey data from the one of the first plurality of flight missions from the two-rotor UAV.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the two-rotor UAV further comprises:

a UAV processor having addressable memory, the UAV processor configured to:

receive the flight mission data for one of the first plurality of flight missions.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the UAV processor is further configured to:

launch the two-rotor UAV;

perform the one of the first plurality of flight missions; and

land the two-rotor UAV.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the UAV processor is further configured to:

transmit the first flight survey data obtained from the one of the first plurality of flight missions.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the first data request further comprises one of: a ground resolution and a ground surface distance (GSD).

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit the received first flight survey data.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit a second flight mission data representing a second one of the first plurality of flight missions to the two-rotor UAV; and

receive a second flight survey data from the second one of the first plurality of flight missions from the two-rotor UAV;

wherein a launching and a landing of the two-rotor UAV to accomplish the second one of the first plurality of flight missions happens autonomously and without active human intervention.