Drone Mapping with ArcGIS

Product guide

Find the right photogrammetry and reality capture software to fit your needs

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Esri UK offers several drone mapping software solutions for creating or elevating your drone program. Explore key capabilities to see which product best suits your photogrammetry needs.

 

What are your priorities?

Find the right software solution for the drone mapping and photogrammetry needs of your organisation.

  • Map and model complex sites

    The features in Site Scan Flight for ArcGIS allow you to capture complex sites using the Terrain Follow tool to ensure a constant height above ground is maintained, and Vertical or Perimeter Scan flight modes enable data collection around structures to create detailed 3D models. 

  • Standardise your drone data capture

    Site Scan Flight for ArcGIS has built-in tools to execute repeatable, autonomous drone flights. Choose the flight mode tailored to the specific site, obtain airspace authorisations, and customise checklists to ensure pilots are following procedures.

  • Process offline or in the field

    ArcGIS Drone2Map is desktop-based drone mapping software that turns drone images into 2D and 3D models while in an offline environment. Rapid processing enables the creation of georeferenced maps while in the field.

  • Manage and share large amounts of data

    Site Scan Manager for ArcGIS offers cloud-based data processing to create 2D georeferenced maps and 3D models. Quickly visualise and share your drone reality capture data within your organisation. This solution makes it easy to collaborate on projects and manage your data.

  • Manage everything about your drone program

    The Enterprise Fleet Management tool within Site Scan for ArcGIS allows you to manage virtually every aspect of your drone program. Keep track of every flight, every drone, pilot certifications, and flight history through dashboards and maps.

  • Visualise and analyse your drone data

    Site Scan for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Drone2Map support several analysis tools for your drone imagery. Measure objects, perform volumetric and temporal analyses, and generate cut/fill maps. 

  • Automate advanced analysis through artificial intelligence (AI)

    Site Scan and Drone2Map aerial photogrammetry data integrates directly into the ArcGIS system, on-premises or in the cloud, to perform and automate advanced analytics such as object detection with ArcGIS Image Analyst. 

  • Create and interact with georeferenced motion imagery

    Automatically capture geospatial metadata when recording drone video with Site Scan Flight. Display the drone's location and video footprint on a 2D or 3D map for analysis; extract frames; and create reports for threat analysis, site monitoring, and more. 

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Site Scan for ArcGIS

Site Scan for ArcGIS is the end-to-end cloud-based drone mapping software designed to revolutionise imagery collection, processing, and analysis. Maintain a complete picture of your drone inventory and flight history with automatic fleet management. Stay up-to-date with accurate imagery using repeatable flight plans that ensure high-quality data capture. Securely process imagery in a scalable cloud environment to create high-quality 2D and 3D imagery products that can be quickly shared throughout your organisation on any device. Save time by using the measurement and analysis tools to get the answers you need from your data. Directly publish your drone data on your ArcGIS organisation site to perform advanced drone analytics such as object detection. 

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ArcGIS Drone2Map

ArcGIS Drone2Map is a desktop application that allows users to process and analyse their drone data offline and in the field. Compatible with the Site Scan Flight for ArcGIS Limited Edition app, users can plan and execute autonomous drone flights tailored to the type of site or structure to be captured, including terrain-following flights. Easily process imagery from any drone to create orthomosaics, point clouds, 3D meshes, and digital surface models. All output products use standard file formats and can be published on ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise.

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ArcGIS Image Analyst for ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Image Analyst for ArcGIS Pro provides tools for advanced image interpretation, exploitation, and geospatial analysis on drone and motion imagery. Automate and speed up workflows such as feature extraction, image classification, and change detection with a robust set of image-based machine and deep learning tools, raster functions, and geoprocessing tools. Benefit from quick analysis results using on-the-fly image processing and raster analytics.

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