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 fixed obliques and a repeatable route. Add mapping and measurement only after the coordinate, accuracy, and handoff requirements are written.
Consistency creates the value: same route, same views, same naming, and a report the project team can compare.
Buyer
General contractors, owners, developers, and project teams
Accepted output
A repeatable date-to-date visual record, map, model, or measured change
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.
Fixed obliques, overview imagery, and supported repeat routes
Why it earns a place
A familiar aircraft and consistent camera are enough to sell visual progress before adding measurement claims.
Ready when
Repeatable framing, healthy batteries, current logs, and support for the chosen capture method.
Match altitude, heading, framing, and naming across visits
Why it earns a place
Without a repeat method, the client receives a stack of unrelated site photos.
Ready when
Saved route or shot sheet, fixed view IDs, documented deviations, and a stable folder structure.
Integrate the flight with the superintendent and active-site controls
Why it earns a place
Part 107 does not replace a site orientation, PPE policy, vehicle plan, or lift/crane coordination.
Ready when
Site contact, check-in process, appropriate PPE, radio or phone channel, and launch-zone agreement.
Turn capture into a record stakeholders can inspect
Why it earns a place
The product is the timeline and change narrative, not the latest gallery alone.
Ready when
Date, location, view ID, source files, comparison frames, and concise change notes.
Field pack
Site-required PPE
Meet the current project's documented safety rules.
Two-way radio or agreed site channel
Coordinate with the superintendent, cranes, lifts, and ground activity.
Ground targets and marking kit
Support repeat visual references or a qualified control workflow.
Offline site plan and shot sheet
Preserve the route when the platform or network is unavailable.
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