LiDAR Sensors
#1 DJI Zenmuse L2
Integrated LiDAR + RGB payload for DJI Matrice enterprise drones; processed in DJI Terra.
Topo surveyCorridor#2 YellowScan LiDAR systems
French maker of UAV LiDAR systems that mount on multiple drone platforms.
SurveyForestry#3 ROCK R3 / ROCK LiDAR
US company offering drone LiDAR hardware plus the ROCK Cloud processing platform.
SurveyConstruction#4 Phoenix LiDAR Systems
US maker of UAV and mobile LiDAR mapping systems and LiDARMill software.
SurveyUtility#5 True View 3D Imaging Sensors
LiDAR/camera fusion sensors with the LP360 point cloud software.
SurveyMining#6 RIEGL UAV LiDAR
Austrian laser-scanner maker with survey-grade UAV LiDAR sensors.
High-accuracy surveyCorridorDrones
#1 DJI Matrice 350 RTK
Enterprise airframe commonly paired with the Zenmuse L2.
LiDAR carrier#2 DJI Matrice 400
DJI's newer heavy enterprise airframe for LiDAR and inspection payloads.
LiDAR carrier#3 Freefly Astro
US-built mapping/inspection drone; check the DIU Blue UAS list for current status.
MappingLiDAR carrier#4 Inspired Flight drones
US-made heavy-lift drones for survey and LiDAR payloads.
LiDAR carrier#5 Skydio X10
US-made autonomous drone for inspection and public-sector use.
InspectionGNSS & PPK
#1 Emlid Reach RS3
Multi-band RTK GNSS receiver usable as a PPK base or NTRIP rover.
PPK baseRTK#2 Emlid Studio
Free desktop software for PPK processing and RINEX conversion.
PPK processing#3 Trimble Business Center
Survey office software for GNSS post-processing and point cloud work.
Survey CADGNSSProcessing Software
#1 DJI Terra
DJI's mapping software; required to process Zenmuse L2 raw data.
LiDAR processingPhotogrammetry#2 LiDAR360
Point cloud processing suite with classification and forestry tools.
ClassificationForestry#3 Pix4D
Photogrammetry and point cloud software family (PIX4Dmatic, PIX4Dcloud, etc.).
Photogrammetry#4 Global Mapper
GIS application with a LiDAR module for classification and terrain.
GISTerrain#5 TopoDOT
Point cloud feature extraction for engineering and CAD deliverables.
Feature extractionUtility#6 Agisoft Metashape
Photogrammetry software for orthomosaics and dense clouds.
Photogrammetry#7 Propeller
Cloud drone survey platform for construction and earthworks.
ConstructionEarthworks#8 ArcGIS Reality
Esri reality mapping software for imagery-derived 3D products.
GISPhotogrammetryUtility Pole LiDAR
#1 Stratus
Drone-LiDAR service and platform for utility infrastructure: pole/wire detection, clearance and pole-loading analysis.
Utility polesMake-ready#2 IKE / ikeGPS
Pole data collection and make-ready/pole-loading tools for utilities.
Pole loadingMake-readyNTRIP & CORS
#1 NOAA CORS Network
Free US government reference station data (RINEX) for PPK.
PPK base data#2 Point One Polaris
Commercial RTK correction network.
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