DroidPlanner/droidplanner — pull request #867 by bob01 (2014-07-08 16:31:39+00:00)
Title: Lost Vehicle Locator: find your lost drone using recorded tlog

We've had to recover several lost quads from the cornfield adjacent to where we fly ( no fun ) while testing various stuff in the last little while so this feature was added (Artwork not final etc - time doesn't permit). In most of our mishaps the battery is ejected to there is no further telemetry after impact.

The new 'locator' screen filters the last known GPS positions from a selected TLOG, presenting the user with a scrolling list of numbered tiles, each with a 'time into flight' timestamp.

Selecting a tile from the list will display the position of the drone at that point in time on the map along with it's latitude, longitude, distance and bearing to user w/ live updates as the user walks toward it.

Usage:
- connect to drone as usual prior to takeoff (starts tlog recording) and go fly
- if lost, open locator, select relevant TLOG
- select most likely last known location - location, distance etc will appear w/ live updates
- walk towards location, when distance == 0 you should be there!

No more lost drones.