Commercial systems desk · 11 mission lanes
Choose the client mission, assemble the smallest complete system, prove the handoff, then upgrade only when paid demand creates a requirement.
Mission selector
Selected mission
Start with one dependable camera aircraft, a repeatable exterior shot list, and a delivery workflow. Interior media is a separate camera or partner scope.
Buy for a finished listing package, not for the most cinematic aircraft specification.
Buyer
Agents, brokers, property managers, and hospitality teams
Accepted output
A licensed listing-ready still and motion package
Open the full mission guideMinimum viable system
Check an item only when the system meets its field acceptance test. Owning the object is not the same as being ready to sell the work.
System readiness
0/4
Stored for this visit only. Verify requirements on every assignment.
Exterior stills, stable motion, and property context
Why it earns a place
Residential work rewards fast setup, consistent capture, and a system you can legally place around homes and streets.
Ready when
Sharp stills, controlled exposure, stable horizon, current batteries, and a documented backup plan.
Complete the shot list without charging on location
Why it earns a place
Twilight, weather, and occupied-property windows are too short to depend on one battery.
Ready when
Enough healthy packs for the brief plus a reserve, all labeled and logged.
Maintain the intended video shutter in bright light
Why it earns a place
Filters are useful for motion cadence, but only when they fit the exact camera and do not compromise the gimbal.
Ready when
Correct fit, clean glass, no gimbal warning, and an unfiltered option for stills or low light.
Protect originals and hand off publishable files
Why it earns a place
The client buys edited, correctly named, licensed media rather than a memory card.
Ready when
Verified ingest, retained originals, export preset, delivery manifest, and written usage terms.
Field pack
Spare cards and card reader
Separate capture media from ingest hardware failure.
High-visibility vest and compact cones
Create a visible work area without implying official authority.
Model-specific props and tools
Recover from a minor field issue without improvising a repair.
Sun-position and weather plan
Schedule front elevations, reflective surfaces, and twilight intentionally.
Procurement method
This page recommends capabilities and systems, not a universal shopping cart. Exact aircraft, payload, software, security, and approval requirements remain assignment-specific.
An orthomosaic, listing gallery, thermal dataset, search record, and cinema take are different products. Write the handoff before choosing hardware.
Cover aircraft, payload, power, field control, software, source custody, QA, and delivery. A drone by itself is not a working stack.
Run the complete workflow and test the output in the client's destination system before promising compatibility, accuracy, or turnaround.
Add RTK, thermal, LiDAR, zoom, FPV, or a larger aircraft only when a funded assignment creates a requirement the baseline cannot meet.
Continue the working path
Use the mission guide to learn the deliverable, the software desk to choose the production stack, the requirements checker to identify approvals, and the profit calculator to include processing, subscriptions, travel, insurance, and equipment reserve.
Source policy
Regulatory cautions link to FAA, EPA, USGS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other primary or official material. Product buttons route through Drone Authority's existing tracked catalog; Amazon links may earn a commission, while manufacturer options remain available when they are the useful source. Compatibility, prices, support, and rules can change.
Verify current FAA requirements