Method and device for controlling and monitoring the surrounding areas of an unmanned aerial vehicle

The embodiments herein disclose a method and a remote control for controlling and monitoring surrounding areas of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by an operator with a remote control comprising a flight display. The embodiments disclose combining the image captured by a UAV camera with a transparently overlaid positional and navigation map providing a perceptual view enabling the operator to have a complete overall view of the situation. Observation images overlaid by positional and navigation information in the way described has shown surprising and advantageous effects.