Getting device lists

This guide is for local technicians. Twice a year — or whenever gear is added — we refresh the equipment inventory from two websites. All you do is download two files and send them to the project admin. About 10 minutes.

1. Skydio — drone list

1. In a web browser, go to cloud.skydio.com and sign in with the organization account.
2. Open the Fleet (vehicles) page — the screen that lists every drone with its nickname and serial number.
3. Find the download / export button near the vehicle list and choose the CSV option. The file will be named something like skydio_vehicles.csv.
4. Save it — that’s the file we need.

⚠️ Download only the vehicle list. Do not download files ending in .cloudconfig — those are device keys, not inventory, and must never be shared or uploaded anywhere.

2. Somewear — satellite beacon list

1. In a web browser, go to somewear.app and sign in.
2. Open the organization admin area and find Devices — the page listing each hotspot with its serial number and IMEI.
3. Find the export / download button and save the CSV. The file will be named something like somewear_hardware_export_nalaquq.csv.

3. What to do with the two files

• Send both files directly to the project admin (currently Sean) — by whatever private channel you normally use.
• Do not post them in group chats, public drives, or email lists: they contain serial numbers and IMEIs for our equipment.
• If you can’t find an export button (websites change), take a screenshot of the page you’re on and send that instead — the admin can help.

For the admin (technical)

Drop the CSVs into equipment/ (they’re git-ignored there) and run:

python -m inventory_app.import_csv   # refreshes hardware facts; keeps manual edits

Then open the app, review, Export YAML, save over equipment/inventory.yaml, and commit. The re-sync never deletes items and never overwrites manually edited locations, assignees, statuses, or notes — it only refreshes hardware facts (firmware, flight time, serials).