I use to fly my P3P at home around the neighborhood but soon realized that I should be out and away from all of the WiFi signals that exist around me. So I enjoyed going to a local park that presented a perfect place to fly my drone. Signal strength was excellent and never any external interference. Google Maps was always available giving me the maps that I need, even without cellular service. On occasion I would drive to the country and find a cemetery and fly my drone from there.
Now fast forward to DJI Go version 3.1?, not certain which version but the one where Google Maps was replaced with HERE maps. Now I am forced to stay close enough to the city so that I have cell phone service for HERE maps or do without map data. I am aware that I could cache HERE map data, assuming I know where I intend to fly ahead of time, but even with this method I must keep my Android device turned on. Flying my drone now is almost useless, I must be within cellular service but out of Wifi signals. For most people these limits cripple the whole point of having a flying RC. So DJI I must ask, what is the point?
Now fast forward to DJI Go version 3.1?, not certain which version but the one where Google Maps was replaced with HERE maps. Now I am forced to stay close enough to the city so that I have cell phone service for HERE maps or do without map data. I am aware that I could cache HERE map data, assuming I know where I intend to fly ahead of time, but even with this method I must keep my Android device turned on. Flying my drone now is almost useless, I must be within cellular service but out of Wifi signals. For most people these limits cripple the whole point of having a flying RC. So DJI I must ask, what is the point?