Litchi Hub - Current DJI Mission Planning Workflow
Litchi Hub - Current DJI Mission Planning Workflow
Litchi Hub has become the current low-budget baseline tool for many DJI mapping workflows. It supports browser-based mission planning, area mapping, photogrammetry grids, 3D planning, simulation, and mission synchronization with the Litchi flight apps.
For standard DJI mapping missions, start with Litchi Hub before using the older QGroundControl / uavRmp workflow.
Use uavRmp only when you need reproducible mission generation from R, custom GIS-derived flight geometry, explicit DEM-based planning, conversion workflows, or Pixhawk-compatible output.
Core Links
Litchi Hub
Browser-based mission planning for DJI workflows.Litchi User Guide
Official documentation for Litchi, Litchi Hub, and Litchi Pilot workflows.Litchi Hub Guide: Using Litchi Hub with DJI Fly / SkyRover
Forum guide for newer Litchi Hub export and bridge workflows.Litchi Mapping Missions Tutorial – From App Install to Mission Hub Planning
Practical video tutorial for the new mapping mission workflow.Litchi Area Mapping & Photogrammetry Tutorial
Video tutorial focusing on area mapping and photogrammetry settings.
Legal and Airspace Checks
Litchi plans the technical mission. It does not replace the legal airspace check.
Use these tools separately before flying:
DIPUL Map Tool
Official German map tool for checking geographical drone zones.TraX
Drone flight planning and airspace-checking application for Germany.
A technically valid Litchi mission is not automatically a legally valid flight. Always check geographical drone zones, protected areas, airspace restrictions, maximum altitude, and local constraints separately.
Suggested Learning Path
- Open Litchi Hub.
- Create a simple area mapping mission.
- Set altitude, overlap, speed, camera angle, and capture mode.
- Inspect the mission in 2D and 3D.
- Compare the generated flight lines with the logic you know from
QGroundControlanduavRmp. - Check the planned area in DIPUL or TraX.
- Only use
uavRmpif the mission requires reproducible GIS/R-based planning.
Embedded Tutorials
The following videos are embedded as iframes. If they do not render in your browser or on the course website, open them using the links above.
Litchi Mapping Missions Tutorial
Litchi Area Mapping & Photogrammetry Tutorial
Interactive web apps such as Litchi Hub, DIPUL, or TraX may block iframe embedding for security reasons. Therefore they are linked directly instead of being embedded.
Relation to uavRmp
uavRmp remains relevant as a special-purpose workflow:
- reproducible mission generation from R,
- GIS-derived survey geometries,
- custom DEM workflows,
- Pixhawk / MAVLink output,
- QGroundControl or Mission Planner conversion,
- teaching the internal structure of UAV survey missions.
For ordinary DJI mapping flights, Litchi Hub is now the simpler first choice.