Skydio Cloud Release Notes

ANSI Serial Numbers

You can now view, copy, and download a CSV file with your fleet's ANSI serial numbers. 

Vehicle Names in the Enterprise App

Vehicles assigned names in your Skydio Cloud organization will now display on the Enterprise app and controller.

• • Previously available only in Skydio Cloud
  • Names must still be assigned in the Skydio Cloud

Higher Resolution Video

Adaptive Bitrate higher resolution video is now supported for Skydio Live Streaming:

• • Up to 720p resolution video with a strong network signal connection (> 5 Mbps)
  • The previous max quality was ~360p equivalent
  • The live video stream video will now adaptively adjust based on the quality of the connection of the controlling device to the internet (e.g. strength of their LTE or wifi connection for streaming)
  • There will be fewer signal connection losses and faster reconnection when the signal connection is lost

Delete Media - Available November 3, 2022

Delete Media in Skydio Cloud and via API. Delete a single file or multiple files.

• • deleting 3D Scan media is not yet implemented

Share Media - available November 24, 2022

Generate a link to share media from a flight even if they are not in your Skydio Cloud organization. Configure the expiration date and time duration.

• • Media is viewable by anyone with the link
  • Set the expiration
  • Revoke the link at any time

Battery Data - available November 15, 2022

Track battery data in Skydio Cloud and via API. The Devices menu Battery tab displays:

• • Specific flight and battery lifetime data
  • Total number of flights, flight times, and battery cycles
  • Minimum and maximum voltage and temperature

View Skydio Live Stream

Stream live video feed from Skydio 2, 2+, or X2E to Skydio Cloud for real-time awareness.

• • View from mobile or desktop devices
  • Supports color and thermal streams Live Stream video feed from Skydio X2E
  • Licenses are available for viewing on single or multiple devices

Share Skydio Live Stream Link

Generate a Live Stream video feed link to share with people outside of your organization.

• • Viewable from mobile or desktop devices
  • Set an expiration date and time, and revoke the link at any time

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How to Use Live Stream in Skydio Cloud

Live Flights

View live locations of drones in your organization. Your drone’s location will be displayed on the map for real-time awareness. Check the status of  your organization’s drones for visibility into who is live streaming:

• • Offline
  • Online
  • Flying
  • View Live Stream
  • Share Live Stream

Name your Skydio drone

Designed to help you manage your fleet of Skydio drones, you can assign a name to your devices in Skydio Cloud. The name will be displayed on the Fleet Manager dashboard.

Export a single flight CSV file

Exporting a single flight CSV file offers organizations detailed flight information for review, analysis, and reporting. The file includes:

• • Date and time
  • Latitude and longitude
  • GPS altitude
  • Number of satellite connections
  • Horizontal, vertical, and velocity accuracy estimates
  • X, Y, and Z velocity
  • Speed

Explore related articles for additional information: How to export a single flight CSV file from Skydio Cloud

Axon Integration

• • Axon Evidence media integration syncs the media captured from your Skydio drone without manually uploading, offering seamless transfer and management of images and videos.
  • Axon Respond Live Stream integration to view the real-time video captured by your Skydio drone. Axon Respond integrates location data, and video feeds from your Skydio drones to give you a complete picture of evolving situations on any web or mobile browser.
  • Axon Air powered by DroneSense integrates its piloting, program management, and operations solution with the Axon digital evidence management platform for strategic Skydio fleet management.

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Axon Evidence

Axon Respond Live Stream

Axon Air DroneSense Fleet Management

Download Large Files

You can now download media files larger than 200 megabytes into a  compressed package, reducing time and data. The View Download button offers insight into the status and progress of your download package.

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Media Sync Error Indicator

When initiating a Media Sync, a yellow flashing light indicates an unsuccessful connection to your saved networks in Skydio Cloud, and an error message will display on your controlling device to help with troubleshooting an unsuccessful connection

• • No Network Found: an issue occurred while connecting to your network
  • Authentication Failure: an issue occurred while signing in to your network
  • Connection Timed Out: your drone was unable to connect to Skydio Cloud

Explore related articles for additional information: Troubleshooting Skydio Cloud Media Sync

• 1. Select Download features from Cloud to sync from Skydio Cloud to your controlling device.
  2. Select Sync Settings to Drone to sync Skydio Cloud settings from your controlling device to your drone.

Post-flight task management offers new visibility into the data files uploading to Skydio Cloud. If you have enabled GPS & Telemetry Data Capture on your Skydio Cloud account your post-flight data file transfer status and upload history will be available after you land.

Select Show Files or navigate to the Upload Files menu to view the File Queue and Upload History:

• • File Queue displays the upload status of flight metadata and telemetry logs
  • Upload History displays a list of data files that have been successfully uploaded