GEOSPATIAL RESOURCE LISTS
(The links I wish I had when I started in this business)
USA DRONE MANUFACTURERS
Action Drone Inc. - San Diego, CA
Advanced Aircraft Company, Hampton, VA
Aero Systems West, San Martin, CA
Aerovironment - Simi Valley, CA
AguaDrone Innovations - Vero Beach, FL
Applied Aeronautics - Austin, TX
Aquiline Drones - Hartford, CT
Ascent Aerosystems - Tewksbury, MA
Freefly Systems - Woodinville, WA
Full Throttle Aerial - Tomball, TX
GESAR, Inc. - Lawrenceville, GA
Hitec Commercial Solutions - San Diego, CA
Inspired Flight - San Luis Obispo, CA
Kazien.Aero - San Francisco, CA
Mobile Recon Systems - Grand Forks, ND
Orion Technology Group - Wilmington, DE
Parallel Flight - La Selva Beach, CA
Robotic Research - Clarksburg, MD
Saxon Unmanned, Inc. - McPherson, KS
Sierra Nevada Corporation - Sparks, NV
Skyfish - Stevensville, Montana
Teal Drones - Salt Lake City, UT
Vantage Robotics - San Leandro, CA
WISPr Systems - Batesville, MS
Workhorse Group - Loveland, Ohio
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AERIAL LIDAR HARDWARE
Manufacturers of Lidar Payloads that can be attached to drones (some area also good SLAM Payloads)
Lidar/RGB Camera proprietary to the DJI Matrice 300 Drone
Multi-modal Lidar/RGB cameras with integrated IMU and RTK Rover / Antennas. These can be used for terrestrial lidar (SLAM) or aerial lidar (mounted to a drone).
Multi-modal Lidar/RGB cameras with integrated IMU and RTK Rover / Antennas. These can be used for terrestrial lidar (SLAM) or aerial lidar (mounted to a drone).
Phoenix Lidar Systems (Pioneer)
Multi-modal Lidar/RGB cameras with integrated IMU and RTK Rover / Antennas. These can be used for terrestrial lidar (SLAM) or aerial lidar (mounted to a drone).
Many different products for all different mounting modes… handheld, drone integrated, robot mounted, auto mounted, etc.
RTK ROVERS FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY
These are RTK sensors that work in tandem with camera systems to provide precise geolocation data.
RTK Rover for any camera, but available with hotshoe adapter for traditional cameras that logs precise location on shutter action for PPK processing.
3dimagevector – REDcatch GmbH
Camera Hotshoe RTK Rover
rtk_360camera – REDcatch GmbH
RTK Rover for Insta360 x3 Spherical Camera
SmartphoneRTK – REDcatch GmbH
RTK Rover for Smartphone (But only android… no iOS support)
Integrates with iPad or iPhone and uses both LiDar and Photogrammetry
PHOTOGRAMMETRY SOFTWARE
Updated from original post at: The Top 10 Best Photogrammetry Software 2022 (4 are Free!) - 3DSourced
Powerful User-Friendly Photogrammetry Software
Professional Software with Machine Learning
Best BIM Photogrammetry Software
Free Open Source Mapping Software…
Captive software on the DJI platform
Well known, cloud based processor.
ESRI
Well known, cloud based processor. Most government work occurs on this platform.
Best Free Photogrammetry Software
Professional, very good, very expensive.
Best Photogrammetry Software for CAD & CNC
Very professional and versatile software suite
Fastest Photogrammetry Software
Best Free SfM Photogrammetry Software
Open Source Drone Photogrammetry Software
TERRESTRIAL LIDAR / RTK ROVERS
Some interesting rovers that don't have aerial platforms.
OTHER GREAT RESOURCES
Cool stuff for geospatial nerds