Mapping drones
Drones for orthomosaics, 3D models and crop maps
Introduction
- Category
- Drones that capture overlapping photos (and sometimes multispectral bands) for maps and three-dimensional models.
- What it does
- Flies an automated grid, then software stitches the images into orthomosaics, 3D models or crop-health maps.Source: [1] DroneDeploy Help Center, [2] DJI Enterprise, [3] DJI Agriculture
- Maturity
- Mainstream for construction, roofing and agriculture. U.S. public-sector buyers often need Blue UAS-listed drones, and new foreign models face FCC import limits.Source: [4] Federal Communications Commission, [5] Skydio, [6] Wingtra
Products
- Price band
- From consumer drones sold widely (such as the DJI Mini 4 Pro) to enterprise drones sold through dealers or by quote; most of our picks have no public list price.Source: [1] DroneDeploy Help Center, [2] DJI Enterprise, [5] Skydio, [6] Wingtra
- Key specs
- Mavic 3 Enterprise: up to 45 minutes of flight, optional RTK rated at 1 cm + 1 ppm. Mavic 3 Multispectral: 951 g, up to 43 minutes and up to 200 ha per flight. WingtraRAY: 550 ha per flight at 2.7 cm/px from 120 m.Source: [2] DJI Enterprise, [3] DJI Agriculture, [6] Wingtra
- Leading makers
- DJI, Skydio and Wingtra.Source: [2] DJI Enterprise, [5] Skydio, [6] Wingtra
Market
- Market size & growth
- We have not found a public market-size figure we trust, so we do not give one.
- Main uses
- Construction progress, roofs, real estate, crop scouting (NDVI), mining and corridors.Source: [1] DroneDeploy Help Center, [3] DJI Agriculture, [6] Wingtra
Business
- Top business uses
- Construction progress mapping and crop-health mapping for farms. See the Business page. Open →