Drone Mapping Step-by-Step Guide

This guide covers concepts useful for all people interested in drone mapping for many different uses. To move from the theory and put them into practice, you’ll need access to a drone.

Maybe. Regulations and guidelines vary by location and drone size, so always check with your local authorities before drafting your mission plan.

Drone mapping has numerous applications, including the creation of 3D landscape models, ecosystem monitoring, land surveying, infrastructure inspection, crop monitoring, and search and rescue missions. Compared to traditional methods, drone mapping offers advantages as it is a more efficient and cost-effective data collection method that other aerial methods, as well as having the ability to capture higher resolution and more detailed imagery than satellites.

This guide and the ebook complement each other. They cover similar topics in different ways, so we recommend you check both of them out to see which one fits your learning style better.

In addition to that, the ebook goes more in-depth on topics such as optimal flying height, the best time of day for drone mapping, ground control, plus other tips and tricks you’d have to spend years learning on your own.

The course is our most complete resource. It covers all the concepts you need to become a drone mapping expert in much more depth than this guide, plus it delivers them in a more traditional class environment for easier learning.

You learn about data pre-processing, field-surveying, mission planning, and information extraction, plus you even get personalised LIVE expert support.

You should enroll in either the online or the in-person version of our course to receive personal tutoring from our experts, including Dr. Karen Joyce.