Mission softwarePreview
MAESTRO
The integrated mission planning and control platform: design surveys, monitor the aircraft live in 3D, and manage data from takeoff to post-processing. Built to run on off-the-shelf drones.
Nocturne Systems / MAESTRO 3.0
Aerial intelligence,
made simple.
MAESTRO is the mission workspace for drone survey. Plan, check, fly, and debrief in minutes, and let AI turn the data into answers.
001What we do
From flightto insight.
Nocturne Systems turns raw aerial data into usable insight. Our MAESTRO software plans the flight, runs it, and uses machine learning to structure what comes back, so a survey that took days of manual work takes hours.
10–15×
Projected productivity gain per survey
<$1K
Target hardware platform cost
AI
Automated data processing
The challenge
- Professional drones
- $10K–$70K+
- Pilot training
- $200–$1,500+ and tens of hours
- Manual workflows
- Days to weeks per project
- Access
- Only well-funded organizations
Our solution
- Hardware cost
- Under $1K modular platform
- AI-guided
- Minimal training required
- Productivity
- Hardware, software and AI together
- Access
- Individuals, teams, organizations
002Mission software
MAESTRO 3.0
Free planning tierOffline-firstHardware-agnostic
MAESTRO 3.0 · UI walkthroughRecorded in app
MAESTRO 3.0 · PREVIEW · NOCTURNESYS.COM
- 01
Plan
Survey grids, orbits and corridors on a topographic map, with terrain-aware altitude and camera overlap.
- 02
Check
Pre-flight checks, battery and flight-time estimates, and a 3D preview before anything leaves the ground.
- 03
Fly
Live telemetry and mission progress. MAESTRO never overrides the flight controller.
- 04
Debrief
Coverage and capture review, automated processing, then refine and fly again.
Live demo · Runs in your browser · Nothing to install, nothing collected
Fly a mission over Central Park
003Systems
One stack.Three parts.
MAESTRO leads today. BATON and ADAGIO extend it into a complete, low-cost platform built to work together.
Communications bridgeFuture development
BATON
A high-reliability telemetry link between aircraft and MAESTRO, with low-latency command, live health monitoring, and mission data transfer for medium- to long-range operations.
Autopilot & flight controllerFuture development
ADAGIO
A modular, airframe-agnostic autopilot for autonomous data collection, with swappable sensor payloads and synchronized capture. Target cost under $1K.
004Applications
Where itflies first.
Contact for a demoAPP_01
Priority verticalEcosystem Monitoring
Autonomously map habitats, track wildlife populations, and monitor waterways and environmental conditions, collecting rich data without disturbing sensitive ecosystems.
- ›Habitat and biodiversity mapping
- ›Wildlife population tracking
- ›Waterway and wetland monitoring
- ›Multi-spectral and thermal sensing
Conservation NGOs · National Parks · Water Authorities · Research Institutions
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EngineeringCivil Surveying
Automated aerial mapping and high-resolution terrain imaging for fast, accurate land surveys and site planning across engineering and construction projects.
- ›Automated photogrammetry surveys
- ›High-resolution terrain models (DTM/DSM)
- ›LiDAR-compatible payload support
- ›Rapid site assessment and re-survey
Civil Engineering Firms · Land Surveyors · Construction · Municipal Governments
APP_03
Emergency responseSearch & Rescue
Rapid thermal and visual scanning across large or remote areas to locate missing persons faster when every minute matters.
- ›Rapid thermal imaging deployment
- ›AI-assisted person detection
- ›Coverage of terrain inaccessible by ground
- ›Real-time data relay to command
Fire & Rescue · Coast Guard · Emergency Management · Mountain Rescue
To the stars
Nocturne has published research on using ADAGIO for planetary surveillance, notably on Mars, as a way to survey a planet on a global scale with technology that already exists.
005Compare
How westack up.
Intuitive, powerful software…
| Capabilities | Nocturne | GSP | PIX4D | DroneDeploy | Skydio | DELAIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-enhanced workflows | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Offline + Online | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Custom mission templates | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Small-business / Individual fit | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mid-market fit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise / Gov fit | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BVLOS capable | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware dependent? | Both | Dependent | Independent | Independent | Dependent | Dependent |
Based on publicly available product information as of 2026. Nocturne values reflect the planned platform.
006Traction
Momentum.
Active pilotLaunched 07.09.26 · Boston, MA
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Nocturne is running a pilot program at Wentworth, bringing ADAGIO, BATON and MAESTRO into academic aerospace research workflows. Real field testing feeds directly back into the product.
Live
Field testing
Active
Research integration
Data
Driven refinement
30+
early adoption partners in the pipeline across conservation, water resources, and emergency services.
- Functional prototypeIn flight-testing
- Early partnershipsActive
- AI ground-station software (MAESTRO 3.0)In development
- Conservation & SAR conversationsOngoing
007Team
The founders.
Talk to us directly. Every founder reads their own inbox.
CEO
Rawsen Mitchell
BSME (Aerospace & Physics) · Lead MechE at Meta Logic · Product-to-market experience
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I believe the next step in human evolution is not building machines to replace us. It is building machines that extend us: tools for deeper perception, better decision-making, and more effective exploration, so people can see more, reach farther, and act faster, no matter the mission.
CTO
Ben Parzych
BSME (Aerospace & Manufacturing) · Pratt & Whitney experience · Product development
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Technology is not the end goal. It is the infrastructure of possibility. My responsibility is to build systems that are precise, resilient, and elegant under pressure: tools that transform complexity into clarity. When the architecture is sound, innovation stops being fragile and becomes foundational.
CGO
Zaine French
BBA in Entrepreneurship · Marketing & business development · Growth strategist
+ Read philosophy− Close
Growth is not about scaling faster. It is about aligning vision with the right people at the right time. It is trust and clarity: translating bold ideas into something people understand and believe in. When strategy, storytelling, and execution move in sync, growth becomes inevitable.
008Contact
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