Define the search box
Set boundaries, launch points, hazards, last-known positions, likely travel corridors, and priority zones before the aircraft leaves the ground.
Search more ground while every minute still matters
A search workflow built for command, aircraft, and ground teams
Search operations usually break down when the team loses track of what has been covered, where the aircraft is now, and which leads are worth sending people toward. Horus keeps the mission plan, aircraft state, sensor observations, and field handoffs in one operating picture so search managers can move faster without losing the record.
Mission workflow
The page is built around the same operator loop teams run in the field: plan, cover, review, and hand off.
Fly structured coverage
Task the aircraft across repeatable routes that account for overlap, battery margin, terrain, and safe return behavior.
Review detections
Surface imagery, confidence, location, and surrounding context for a human to verify before escalating a lead.
Hand off the lead
Send responders coordinates, reference imagery, confidence, notes, and the route context needed to act quickly.
What the operator sees
Horus keeps the mission readable while the aircraft is moving: route state, aircraft health, reviewed observations, uncertainty, and field-ready outputs stay tied to the same map.
Coverage memory
Every pass is preserved as searched ground, unresolved ground, or priority follow-up so teams do not duplicate work.
Responder-ready coordinates
Verified points can be handed to field teams in GPS or MGRS with imagery and notes attached.
Search manager view
Command can see aircraft state, detections, route progress, and field response status without stitching tools together.
Search planning that stays useful after launch
A search plan only helps if it can keep up with uncertain terrain, partial sightings, battery windows, and people moving on the ground. Horus keeps those constraints visible while the aircraft is in the air.
- Last-known position, likely direction of travel, and elapsed time
- Terrain funnels, water edges, roads, trails, ridgelines, and access limits
- Launch locations, radio limits, battery reserve, weather, and return paths
- Priority sectors that need human review before responders are sent
What the search team gets during the mission
The system is built to support a search manager, aircraft operator, and field responders at the same time.
Coverage accountability
Every route updates the searched-area record so command can see what has been covered, what is unresolved, and what should be flown again.
Lead triage
Potential detections are reviewed with imagery, confidence, surrounding terrain, and nearby access paths before they become field tasks.
Responder packets
Verified leads can be handed off with coordinates, reference images, notes, and context that helps responders approach the right place quickly.
Mission outputs
Every flight should leave the team with decisions, not just more footage to sort through later.
5-10xcoverage gain
MGRS/GPSfield handoff
RGB/Thermalsensor review
Searched-area mapPriority corridorsGeotagged imageryVerified detection packetResponder notesAfter-action coverage record
Build this workflow around your operating area
Share the terrain, response team, site, or mission constraints you care about. Horus can help map the first deployable loop.