Your First Job, End to End

Everything in SkySuite hangs off one idea: a Project is the job for one client, and Missions are the flights inside it. Every job moves through the same lifecycle — Plan → Fly → Process → Deliver → Invoice — and because it all lives on one record, nothing gets retyped between winning the work and getting paid.

The left menu has two modes, switched at the top of the page:

• Office — desk work: your projects (under Office › Work › Field › DSP), clients (Office › CRM), money and invoicing (Office › Money), equipment, and the pilot community.
• Field — on-site: Field › Today › Flight Brief, your missions, the weather forecast, radar, and airspace.

Admins also see an Admin mode.

Step 1 — Create the project

Office › Work › Field › DSP · /office/work/field/dsp

1. In the left menu, click Office › Work › Field › DSP. The page opens on your folders, one per DSP (Drone Service Provider) you fly for, plus your own business. (A brand-new account sees “Create your first Project” instead — click it and skip to step 4.)
2. Click the folder the job belongs to. The page heading changes to “Projects”.
3. Click “New Project”. The “New project” form opens.
4. Fill in “Project name” and “File under”. “Company” and “Point of contact” are optional — leave them blank and add them later under Office › CRM › Companies or Office › CRM › Contacts.
5. Click “Create Project”. Your new project page opens.

Already flew the job? In step 3, click “Import past work” instead of “New Project” (/projects/import). It opens “Already flew it? Upload your photos”.

Heads-up on limits. The Free plan allows 2 active projects (stowed ones don’t count) and 2 stored missions, including flown and stowed missions. Stow a project or upgrade to create more projects. Stowing a mission does not free a mission slot. Existing work remains available.

Step 2 — Plan the mission

1. On the project page, click “Add mission”. The planner opens on a map with the “Set up this mission” box.
2. Fill in “Mission title”, pick a “Mission type”, type the “Site address”, and click “→ Continue to map”.
3. Draw the area, pick your drone, and set altitude and overlap. The flight path draws on the map with distance and photo-count readouts.

Your missions are also listed under Field › Missions › Missions · /field/missions. The full walkthrough is in the Mission Planner Guide.

Step 3 — Fly

Field › Today › Flight Brief · /field/today/flight-brief

On the day of the flight, Field is your cockpit: the Flight Brief for today’s work, plus Field › Tools › Forecast, Field › Tools › Radar and Field › Tools › Airspace. Push your plan to the aircraft (see the planner guide), fly the site, and bring the card home.

Step 4 — Process the imagery

1. Go to Office › Work › Field › DSP, click the folder, then click the project.
2. On the mission’s card, click “Upload photos”. The map page opens at the upload step.
3. Drop in everything from the drone — photos and GNSS files together — and click “Upload & Process”.

Raw photos become an orthomosaic, elevation model, and 3D model in the cloud, including PPK position correction when your GNSS files support it. The walkthrough is in Running a Survey.

This step uses credits. Processing runs in the cloud and is metered, so it draws on your plan’s survey allowance (pay-as-you-go on Free).

Step 5 — Deliver to the client

1. Go to Office › Work › Field › DSP, click the folder, then click the project.
2. In the delivery box, click “Manage delivery”. The delivery page opens.
3. In the “Your files” box, click “View / manage”. It opens “Upload & files”.
4. Click “Email link to client”.

The client gets a private link to a branded portal where they can view the maps and download the files. The full walkthrough is in Delivering to Your Client.

Step 6 — Invoice it

Office › Money › Invoices · /office/money/invoices

1. Click Office › Money › Invoices.
2. Click “Create Invoice”, fill in the client and line items, and click “Save & Send”.

The project page can also do this for you: its money bar has “Generate invoice”. Expenses, mileage, and reports live under Office › Money too. The walkthrough is in Invoicing.

Common questions

Do I create a Project or a Mission first? Project first — it’s the top-level container for the client. Go to Office › Work › Field › DSP, open a folder, click “New Project”, then on the project page click “Add mission” for each flight.

I already have photos from a past job. Do I still plan a mission? No. Go to Office › Work › Field › DSP, open the folder, and click “Import past work” (/projects/import).

What does the Free plan include? One login, up to 2 active projects (stowed ones don’t count), up to 2 stored missions (including flown and stowed), up to 50 contacts, a one-time grant of 25 starter credits (credits pay for AI features and map processing from one wallet), invoicing with the branded client portal, 2 GB of storage, and survey processing pay-as-you-go with credits. Field crews are free on every plan. The Free plan needs no card and never runs out; upgrade to Pro or Business whenever you’re ready. See Credits for how credits work.

Where do I set up my company name? 1. Click the gear icon at the top right. The Settings menu opens on the left. 2. Click Settings › Account › Profile (/settings/account/profile). 3. On the “Account” tab, fill in “Company / Organization” and click “Save Changes” at the bottom.

You can also run the “Setup wizard” from the menu under your name at the top right (/onboarding). The client portal’s name and colors are set separately, under Settings › Account › Client Branding.