DroneDeploy

What DroneDeploy does

DroneDeploy powers field teams with robotics and AI, offering a unified platform that combines robotic automation, AI agents, and reality capture. It allows critical industries like construction, energy, and agriculture to operate with speed and confidence. By integrating aerial drones, 360 and fixed cameras, ground robots, and proprietary AI, DroneDeploy brings automation and visual intelligence to all stakeholders, from the field to the boardroom. The platform provides a live, trusted record of on-site activities, enabling teams to manage work based on reality, not assumptions. It aims to digitize every site, empower field teams with robots and AI, and make the real world understandable from anywhere.

Products

• DroneDeploy Unified PlanA comprehensive plan to document sites from every angle using drones, robots, 360 cameras, fixed cameras, and smartphones, all within one AI-powered platform.
• DroneDeploy Aerial ProEnhances drone programs with survey-grade data that is automated, verified, and scalable, optimizing processing time and accuracy for complex sites.
• DroneDeploy AerialSoftware for flying commercial drones, capturing and organizing photos, generating maps and inspection reports, and sharing data easily. It automates aerial capture, documents sites with hi-res orthos, 3D models, panos, and videos, and allows overlaying designs and validating installs.
• DroneDeploy Ground Pro (Beta)A forthcoming product for 2D to 3D documentation, allowing mobile 3D scans on iPhone/iPad with LiDAR and RTK, measuring from 360 Walks with interactive 3D model views, and uploading 3D laser scans.
• DroneDeploy GroundSoftware for walking sites with 360 cameras, organizing photos, overlaying maps onto floor plans, comparing conditions to BIM, and sharing reports. It includes 360 Walks for progress tracking and dispute protection, and Safety AI for automatic OSHA risk detection.
• Individual Pilot PlanA single admin user license for flight and analysis, allowing upload of up to 3,000 images per map, with email and live chat support.
• Ag Lite PlanA single pilot license for agriculture, allowing upload of up to 1,000 images per map, with Stand Count analysis, Live Map for real-time crop scouting, and RGB Plant Health analysis.
• Advanced Flight & Analysis PlanOffers 10k image upload per map, Cut/Fill vs. Design Surface analysis, Vertical Facade Inspection, Radiometric Thermal, and unlimited GCP Mapping, with email and chat support.
• Progress AIAn add-on that turns interior 360 walkthroughs and aerial imagery into actionable, reliable progress reports using jobsite-trained AI.
• Safety AIAn add-on to fortify safety programs, detect OSHA safety risks, and lower insurance premiums with real-time analysis and automated reporting.
• Dock AutomationAn add-on to schedule autonomous docked drone flights to create a visual twin of the environment from the air, providing the most secure dock automation solution.
• Robotic AutomationAn add-on to automate ground inspections with robots to understand asset conditions, track changes, and take action on issues.
• DroneDeploy FirewallAn add-on to prevent cyber attacks on drones by stopping data egress to anywhere but its intended destination, providing security for commercial drone hardware.
• DroneDeploy RoboticsPlatform to automate inspections with aerial and ground robots, allowing teams to schedule missions easily with docked drones and ground robots that automatically collect and upload data.

Key capabilities

• Unified reality capture from site selection to close-out
• AI agents for progress, quality, and safety data
• Vision-language AI trained on real-world data
• One login for 360, drone, site cam, and design data
• Automated aerial capture with Flight app
• Hi-res orthos, 3D models, panos, and videos
• Overlay designs and validate installs
• Export and sync data with Esri, Autodesk, Procore
• Mobile 3D scans on iPhone/iPad with LiDAR and RTK (Ground Pro Beta)
• Measure from 360 Walks with interactive 3D model views
• Upload 3D laser scans (.e57, .PLY LiDAR)
• 8K high-resolution data for 360 Walks
• BIM and drawing overlays for layout issues
• Seamless sync with Procore, Autodesk, and fixed camera feeds
• Autonomous robotics for remote site management
• Stand Count analysis (Corn V2/V3 and Soybeans) (Ag Lite)
• Live Map for real-time, field-edge crop scouting (Ag Lite)
• RGB Plant Health (VARI index only) (Ag Lite)
• Cut / Fill vs. Design Surface (Advanced Flight & Analysis)
• Vertical Facade Inspection (Advanced Flight & Analysis)
• Radiometric Thermal (Advanced Flight & Analysis)
• Unlimited GCP Mapping (Advanced Flight & Analysis)
• Automated schedule tracking and quantification
• Instant visual defect detection (rust, leaks, debris)
• Automated safety risk identification (missing toe boards, tripping hazards)
• RTK and PPK workflows for sub-inch precision
• GCP support for survey requirements
• Mission planning and execution across drones, ground robots, docked systems, and 360 cameras
• Embodied AI for ground robots with minimal human intervention
• Robotic Industrial Inspection for thermal, RGB, and 360-degree data from ground robots
• DroneDeploy Firewall for secure data routing from docks to U.S.-based servers

Use cases

• Accurate earthworks analysis
• Automated schedule tracking and quantification
• Instant visual defect detection (rust, leaks, debris)
• Automated safety risk identification
• Progress tracking and reporting
• Quality control and assurance
• Safety program fortification and OSHA risk detection
• Remote site management and visibility
• Property inspection and assessment
• Facility management
• Site documentation and surveys
• Construction documentation
• Asset documentation
• Trade coordination meetings
• Verifying payments and work completion
• Delivering data centers on time and on budget
• Building trust through transparency (Yates Construction)
• Survey-grade data collection
• Optimizing processing time and accuracy for complex sites
• Automating GCP tagging
• Analyzing earthworks cut/fill by region
• Documenting sites with hi-res orthos, 3D models, panos, and videos
• Overlaying designs and validating installs
• 360 Walks for progress tracking and dispute protection
• BIM and drawing overlays to catch layout issues
• Automated aerial capture, including docked drones
• Mobile 3D scans on iPhone/iPad with LiDAR and RTK
• Uploading 3D laser scans
• Interior 360 walkthroughs and aerial imagery for progress reports
• Autonomous docked drone flights for visual twins
• Automated ground inspections with robots
• Preventing cyber attacks on drones
• Simplifying supervision
• Inspecting facades
• Planning ahead
• Documenting underground utilities
• Building as-built records
• Eliminating guesswork for site planning
• Tracking interior build-out and equipment installs
• Documenting 360° exterior walks
• Pinning issues and verifying work in place
• Capturing exterior conditions before handover
• Boosting PM efficiency
• Mitigating risk
• Accelerating RFI cycles
• Site-wide oversight for general contractors
• Verifying specific installations for subcontractors, MEP trades, and architects
• Documenting 'as-builts' before walls are closed
• Ensuring design intent matches reality
• Planning access roads, arrays, and cable routes for renewable energy sites
• Automating visual and thermal inspections of solar panels, arrays, turbines, and substations
• Monitoring and optimizing production over asset life
• Tracking performance issues, storm damage, and degradation
• Measuring areas, clearances, and volumes for work scope and contractor verification
• Using robots to capture 360°, thermal, and video along rows and in substations
• Reading labels, barcodes, and gauges without manual inspection
• Automating routine walkway, inverter-room, and switchgear checks
• Investigating alarms and faults remotely
• Combining ground walkthroughs with aerial maps for visual twins
• Inspecting and documenting roofs (steep and flat)
• Measuring and estimating for roofing bids
• Proving and maintaining for insurance claims, warranties, and maintenance
• Running thermal passes to find trapped moisture and leaks on roofs
• Capturing hail, wind, and storm damage for claims
• Building before/after records for roof repairs
• Tracking cut/fill volumes for civil construction
• Documenting utility installs and site conditions for civil construction
• Supporting earthworks progress tracking and underground utility as-builts
• Defensible cut/fill reports
• QA/QC at scale for civil projects
• Planning vault tie-ins for safe access and egress
• Education and training for reality capture technology
• Non-profit support for environmental protection, humanitarian aid, and community care
• Disaster response for critical situational awareness

AI approach

DroneDeploy leverages proprietary AI, including vision-language AI trained on billions of square feet and millions of acres of real-world data, to power its platform. This AI is used for various applications such as surfacing schedule or safety risks, instant visual defect detection, automated safety risk identification, progress tracking, quality control, and safety data analysis. Specific AI products include Progress AI for actionable progress reports from 360 walkthroughs and aerial imagery, and Safety AI for detecting OSHA safety risks. The platform integrates AI with robotics for automated data capture and analysis.

Tech named: AI agents, Vision-language AI, Progress AI, Safety AI, Embodied AI

Industries served

• Construction
• Energy
• Agriculture
• Mining
• Oil and Gas
• Solar
• Infrastructure
• Roofing
• Civil Construction
• Utilities
• Facilities Management
• Industrial Environments
• Education
• Non-profit
• Disaster Response

What it says sets it apart

• Only platform combining robotic automation, AI agents, and truly unified reality capture
• Vision-language AI trained on billions of square feet and millions of acres of real-world data
• Unified platform for drones, robots, 360 cameras, and mobile devices feeding a single record
• Automated data capture on repeatable, predictable schedules
• AI that surfaces critical insights (progress, quality, safety) faster than humans
• Supports a wide range of commercial hardware (DJI, Anzu, Freefly, Boston Dynamics Spot, Unitree Go2-W)
• Offers a services network for data capture if customers lack pilots or hardware
• Sub-inch precision with RTK/PPK workflows and automatic accuracy verification
• Built-in BIM Compare for verifying built conditions against design
• DroneDeploy Firewall for enhanced security of drone data
• Designed for fully unattended robotic operation, including BVLOS missions where permitted
• Comprehensive educational packages and certifications through DroneDeploy.org
• Social impact program supporting non-profits and disaster response