Field Viewers

We built a Field Viewers–branded web dashboard plus a Raspberry Pi HTTP gateway that turns low-cost FV-13 Scout WiFi drones into a carry-and-fly recon swarm: operators stage with a laptop or MacBook, a Pi, and drones that fit a backpack-scale kit—no cloud data center required for the demo workflows we show. The dashboard unifies mission planning on a satellite-style map, swarm formations and spacing, waypoint routing with return-to-home, live and simulated downlink video, and scenario-driven rehearsal for container inspection, plant perimeter, and medical isotope leak–style missions. A radiation-style dose field is visualized on the ground from per-drone bottom-sensor cones so teams see where signal is hot, not only where aircraft icons sit. A second workflow demonstrates in-browser facial recognition on live gimbal MJPEG from the Pi gateway: an enrolled reference photo is compared to the stream with an on-screen match verdict, useful for identity checks without uploading video to a third party. The project is open-source and public-safe: no credentials, captures, or APKs in the repository; local configuration uses gitignored env files. Tech stack includes a Vite React operator UI, optional mission API, Node gateway on the Pi mirroring XR872-style paths, and documented runbooks for Mac lab, Pi sync, and demo recording.