The consultant will deliver the following within the contract period: Work plan & compliance pack (Brief work plan and schedule; Flight plan(s) and risk assessment; Evidence of compliance (KCAA licensing as required, drone registration, and insurance)). DroneTM setup and use (DroneTM project(s) created/configured for the agreed areas; Tasks/flight planning prepared in DroneTM (or compatible workflow agreed with HOT‑ESA); All collected imagery organized and uploaded/shared through the agreed DroneTM workflow). Imagery acquisition (Complete set of raw images covering the agreed areas; Flight logs (and any other relevant mission metadata)). Quality checks and mapping-ready outputs (Basic QA/QC notes (coverage, overlap, blur, gaps, any re-flight needs); Mapping-ready outputs in agreed format(s) (e.g., orthomosaic and metadata), if required and feasible within time). Capacity development & handover (Supervised field-based demonstration(s) and practical coaching for SDI Kenya staff on: safe drone operations and data capture; imagery quality checks; and DroneTM basics (project setup, tasking, imagery upload/management). Coaching may include staff who are in the process of obtaining pilot certification; however, all flight operations must remain compliant with KCAA rule). Short completion report (2–4 page report summarizing what was flown, what was delivered, challenges, and recommendations). Key Tasks: Before fieldwork — planning + set-up (Confirm the areas of interest (approx. 33 villages / ~2.7 km² total) and technical specifications with HOT‑ESA and SDI Kenya (e.g., target ground sample distance, overlap, altitude limits, output formats); Prepare a concise flight plan and risk assessment, including: KCAA compliance steps and required permissions/authorizations; community engagement approach (who is informed, when, and how); safety procedures, contingency plans, and no‑fly constraints; Configure Drone Tasking Manager (DroneTM) for delivery: create/configure the project(s) for the agreed AOIs; set up user access/roles for HOT‑ESA and SDI Kenya; agree naming conventions and data packaging structure (imagery, logs, metadata); Prepare a light capacity development plan (what will be demonstrated/coached, to whom, and when), aligned to the “learning‑by‑doing” approach).
