Agriculture & Forestry

Crop scouting & NDVI mapping

Multispectral imagery to find crop stress, disease and variable-rate zones.

People ask for this as: “NDVI drone”, “crop health map”, “crop scouting drone”

How it works

Robots used

  • Multispectral Drone

Ways to buy it

  • Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
  • Rental — the machine for days or weeks.

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Ask per-acre pricing including chemical vs. application-only.
  • Confirm the operator's pesticide applicator license and insurance.
  • Small or irregular fields may carry minimum charges.

Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →

What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

1 more receipt in another currency or unit: see the full table below.

All 2 receipts as a table
WhatRangeUnitRegionReceipt
Agricultural RGB orthomosaic capture & processing ($250 minimum)$5/ acreUSflightpathag.com
as of Oct 2026
NDVI/NDRE drone crop-health mapping ($250 field minimum)$7–$8/ acreUSflightpathag.com
as of Oct 2026

Prices published by providers

WhatRangeUnitRegionReceipt
RGB mapping & orthomosaic capture and processing ($250 field minimum)$5/ acre—flightpathag.com
as of Oct 2026
NDVI crop health mapping $7/acre; NDRE $8/acre ($250 field minimum)$7–$8/ acre—flightpathag.com
as of Oct 2026
Drone fumigation fromfrom MX$290/ hectare—agrosdrone.com
as of Oct 2026

Price history

Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).

SeriesLatestObservationsObservedTrendReceipt
Agricultural RGB orthomosaic capture & processing ($250 minimum)$5 / acre1Oct 25, 2026
✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026
—flightpathag.com
NDVI/NDRE drone crop-health mapping ($250 field minimum)$7–$8 / acre1Oct 25, 2026
✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026
—flightpathag.com
RGB mapping & orthomosaic capture and processing ($250 field minimum)
via FlightPath Ag
$5 / acre1Oct 25, 2026
✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026
—flightpathag.com
NDVI crop health mapping $7/acre; NDRE $8/acre ($250 field minimum)
via FlightPath Ag
$7–$8 / acre1Oct 25, 2026
✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026
—flightpathag.com
Drone fumigation from
via AgrosDrone
from MX$290 / hectare1Oct 25, 2026
✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026
—agrosdrone.com

Sources re-checked: 5 of 5 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl

Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=crop-scouting-ndvi

What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. What you want to detect (stress, weeds, stand counts, drainage)
  2. Flights per season and the farm software the maps go into
  3. Field location
  4. Acreage / hectares
  5. Crop type and growth stage
  6. Product to apply (if spraying) and rate
  7. Desired date window
  8. Terrain and obstacles
  9. Water/refill availability

Rules and regulation

Aerial application needs aviation approval (FAA Part 137 + Part 107 or 44807 exemption in US) and pesticide applicator licensing; rules vary by country (many EU states restrict aerial spraying).

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Filters by headquarters or published service area.

DJI Agriculture

🇨🇳 CN Serves global

DJI's agricultural spray and spreading drones.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 5 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Precision AI

🇨🇦 CA Serves CA, US

Canadian AI precision spraying drones.

  • Purchase
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

EagleNXT (formerly AgEagle)

🇺🇸 US Serves global

US drone and sensor maker (eBee, MicaSense).

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Hemav (LAYERS)

🇪🇸 ES Serves EU, LatAm

Spanish drone data company for agriculture and energy.

  • Service
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Aerobotics

🇿🇦 ZA Serves ZA, US, AU

South African AI and drone crop analytics for orchards.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Garuda Robotics

🇸🇬 SG Serves SG, Asia

Singaporean drone services and software.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026
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Geoinfotech

🇳🇬 NG Serves NG

Nigerian drone survey company offering multispectral agricultural mapping and 2D/3D models.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

ARCO Worldwide

🇳🇬 NG Serves NG, Africa

Nigerian NCAA-licensed commercial drone operator and DJI Enterprise reseller offering drone-as-a-service.

  • Service
  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 4 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

FlightPath Ag

🇺🇸 US Serves US

US agricultural drone mapping service.

  • Service
  • 2 sourced prices
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Astral Aerial Solutions

🇰🇪 KE Serves KE, Africa

Nairobi drone operator offering agricultural spraying, mapping and training.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 4 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

FlyMint

🇰🇪 KE Serves KE, TZ

Heavy agricultural drone spraying, RTK mapping and crop scouting in Kenya and Tanzania.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Sandia Agric

🇬🇭 GH Serves GH

Accra-based agri company offering drone spraying and crop analysis.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Aero-Agri

🇬🇭 GH Serves GH

Ghanaian drone mapping and crop protection service for cocoa farms.

  • Service
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

AgrosDrone

🇲🇽 MX Serves MX

Mexican agricultural drone fumigation and monitoring service (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Coahuila, SLP).

  • Service
  • 1 sourced price
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

VineView

🇺🇸 US Serves US

Vineyard aerial imaging company providing thermal leak/clog detection and vine vigor maps.

  • Service
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

AgroVuelos

🇦🇷 AR Serves AR-North

Precision agricultural drone services in northern Argentina: spraying, NDVI mapping and aerial seeding.

  • Service
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Agridom Solutions

🇵🇭 PH Serves PH

Philippine agri-drone company: spraying, broadcasting, mapping, training and UAV rental.

  • Service
  • Rental
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

FES Africa

🇲🇼 MW Serves MW, ZM, TZ

Drone spraying, multispectral/thermal crop assessment and LiDAR mapping in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Merkavion Technologies

🇹🇿 TZ Serves TZ

Tanzanian precision drone spraying, fertiliser spreading, crop-health monitoring and mapping.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Agrinofy

🇧🇩 BD Serves BD

Bangladeshi drone pesticide spraying, fertilizer application, mapping and crop monitoring.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

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