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Below is the most popular Ground Control Software to be used on the Drone Guts Ground Control Station.

Mission Planner

Full featured and widely used GCS.

QGroundControl

QGroundControl work with MAVLink capable autopilots. It’s main focus was originally the PX4 Flight Stack, but it now also comes with complete support for ArduPilot based autopilots. It’s unique among the GCS offerings as it runs on all platforms desktop and mobile.

APM Planner 2.0

The best autopilot for use on MAC and Linux platforms. It has a smaller user base and a reduced feature set when compared with Mission Planner.

UgCS - Universal Ground Control Station

Universal and easy to use ground control station with a 3D interface. Supports APM, Pixhawk as well as drones from other manufacturers such as DJI, Mikrokopter and more. Intended for enthusiasts as well as professional users.

It is capable of communicating with and controlling multiple drones simultaneously.

UgCS supports multiple map layers as well as different map providers. Some of the features of UgCS include - DEM Import, ADS-B transponder and receiver support, Click & Go mode, Joystick mode, image geotagging and video recording. UgCS also comes with a telemetry player, allowing the replay of all flights.

UgCS comes with in-built no-fly zones around all major airports as well as the ability to create custom no-fly zones.

Supports multi-node installation, meaning that it is possible to connect multiple pilots with UgCS laptops in the field to a central ground control server.