RadTeamSim.Flight
RadTeamSim.Flight is an open-world aerial monitoring simulator built for mapping radioactive contamination following a radiological or nuclear disaster. Originally developed for the Concrete Shield 24.01 Romania exercise in January 2024 and rolled out to international participants, Flight enables teams to practice aerial survey procedures and produce the same kinds of data products used to inform protective action decisions during real nuclear emergencies.
Key Capabilities
Aerial Survey Simulation
Fly survey patterns over contaminated areas using Cesium Ion’s high-fidelity 3D rendering of real-world terrain. Radiation fields are built for each scenario using atmospheric dispersion models, and Flight tracks your position and exposure rate every second of the mission. All readings are corrected to 1 meter Above Ground Level (AGL), producing data consistent with how real aerial monitoring results are reported.
Flight Modes
Take manual control of your aircraft or use Autopilot mode to focus on monitoring procedures and instrument readings while the simulation handles navigation. Set up flight paths through KMZ files created in Google Earth, navigate to GPS coordinates, or use Point of Interest files to define survey areas. Starting locations and navigation files can be updated as frequently as needed through the RadTeamSim website user portal.
Threshold Visualization
Define custom breakpoints for your flight path based on exposure rate thresholds. As you fly, the simulation color-codes your track — green, yellow, orange, and red — based on the radiation levels you encounter. This allows you to visually identify contamination boundaries in real time and determine where to focus manual flight paths when mapping contaminated regions.
Exposure Monitoring and Mission Summary
On mission completion, Flight generates a Responder Mission Summary showing your complete flight path overlaid on satellite imagery with color-coded exposure data. The summary includes mission duration, highest exposure rate detected (corrected to 1m AGL), and the flight report file reference. An Exposure Rate at 1m AGL Overview graph displays your readings over the course of the flight, showing exactly when and where elevated readings were encountered.
Fully Integrated with RadTeamSim.Route
RadTeamSim.Flight is designed to work alongside RadTeamSim.Route in combined exercises. Ground teams and aerial teams operate in the same simulated scenario using the same simulation file format, practicing the coordination between field monitoring and aerial survey that is essential during real nuclear emergency response. Aerial and ground survey data can be combined to give exercise controllers and team leads a unified picture of the radiological environment.
Proven in the Field
RadTeamSim.Flight was built for and first deployed during Concrete Shield 24.01 in Romania (January 2024), a joint Romanian-USAID exercise simulating a Ukrainian nuclear power plant disaster. The exercise involved WHO, EU, OCHA, Romanian nuclear regulatory agencies, and over 100 organizations, establishing Flight as a proven tool for international radiological emergency training.
During Project STORRM 2025, Flight was used to generate aerial measuring survey products for the nuclear detonation scenario, producing radiation maps that informed the exercise common operating picture across 15 participating U.S. states.
"RadTeamSim.Flight allows us the option to train more responders and also to avoid potential real-world weather disruptions that could ground responders due to safety issues."
User Feedback
"We need this tool for all of our exercises"
"Having the RadTeamSim.Flight allowed us to fly for three days and collect critical data to update our model during our exercise without the added expense of flying and the logistical challenges of leaving the building."
Access
RadTeamSim.Flight is available through SaaS subscription (cloud-hosted, browser-based access) or as part of a custom training package. SaaS subscribers also receive RadTeamSim.Meter mobile access at no additional cost.
Contact us for pricing and access.