Multirotor inspection drone · Multirotor mapping & LiDAR drone
DJI Matrice 4T
Compact enterprise drone with wide, medium-tele and tele cameras, a 640×512 thermal camera and a laser rangefinder (Matrice 4E is the mapping variant without thermal).
Made by DJI · Official page · Spec sheet
Whirrwork assessment, not a lab test
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- No independent field trial or test of how well it does the job (certifications cover safety or airspace rules, not performance).
1 independent source found · spec transparency 9 of 9 key specs published. How we rate.
Specs (maker-published)
| Spec | Value | As published · source |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 1.219 kg | “Takeoff Weight (with propellers): 1219 g” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Payload | 0.2 kg | “Max Payload: 200 g” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Runtime / flight time | 49 min | “Max Flight Time (without wind): 49 min (standard propellers)” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Top speed | 21 m/s | “Max Horizontal Speed: 21 m/s flying forward” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Max wind resistance | 12 m/s | “Max Wind Speed Resistance: 12 m/s (during takeoff and landing)” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Operating temperature | -10 to 40 °C | “Operating Temperature: -10℃ to 40℃” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Range | 25 km | “Max Transmission Distance (unobstructed, free of interference): 25 km (FCC), 12 km (CE/SRRC/MIC)” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Ingress protection (IP) | Ingress Protection Rating: No Standard Protection Level | “Ingress Protection Rating: No Standard Protection Level” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Sensors | Wide 48 MP + medium tele 48 MP + tele 48 MP cameras; 640×512 VOx thermal camera; laser rangefinder (1800 m); omnidirectional binocular vision + 3D infrared sensor | “Wide 48 MP + medium tele 48 MP + tele 48 MP cameras; 640×512 VOx thermal camera; laser rangefinder (1800 m); omnidirectional binocular vision + 3D infrared sensor” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
| Accuracy | RTK Fix: 1 cm + 1 ppm (horizontal), 1.5 cm + 1 ppm (vertical) | “RTK Fix: 1 cm + 1 ppm (horizontal), 1.5 cm + 1 ppm (vertical)” enterprise.dji.com checked Oct 26, 2026 |
Independent evidence
Independent certification or government vetting list Meets a stated rule or standard (not a performance test)
EU drone class identification label C2 (with low speed mode): DJI Matrice 4T
EASA, "Drones for EU operations" list, 2026Listed by EASA with class C2 (with low speed mode). EU class marks are issued after conformity assessment against Regulation (EU) 2019/945; they concern safety and airspace rules, not job performance.
Jobs it can do
- Thermal building envelope inspection
- Lost pet search by drone
- Elevator shaft inspection
- Dam & spillway inspection
- Rail track & catenary inspection
- Wind turbine blade inspection
- Cooling tower & stack inspection
- Livestock monitoring & herding
- Bird deterrence drones
- Solar farm thermal inspection
- Power line inspection
- Wildlife surveys & anti-poaching
- Wildfire detection & monitoring
- Polar, glacier & volcano surveys
- Search and rescue
- Water rescue & lifeguard drones
- Construction progress monitoring by drone
- Drone mapping & orthomosaics
- Drone land surveying & topography
- Aerial LiDAR mapping
- Stockpile volume measurement
- Archaeological & heritage site survey
- Quarry & mine drone surveys
- 3D modeling & digital twins
- Crop scouting & NDVI mapping
- Forest inventory & timber cruising
- Utility vegetation management (LiDAR)
- Disaster damage assessment
- Accident & crime scene mapping
- Cemetery mapping
- Solar site assessment by drone
- Culvert & storm drain inspection (alternative)
- Tunnel inspection (alternative)
- Nuclear & radiation inspection (alternative)
- Irrigation & soil moisture monitoring (alternative)
- Oil & gas facility robotic inspection (alternative)
- Golf course mapping & flyovers (alternative)
- Silo & bin inspection (alternative)
From its robot type. Whether it suits your site depends on the specs above and on the job's checklist.