Terra Drone
🇯🇵 JP Serves global
Japanese drone services group offering surveying, inspection and agriculture worldwide.
- Service
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 8 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Aerial & Drones
Drone land surveying & topography
Topographic surveys, contours and digital terrain models using photogrammetry or LiDAR.
People ask for this as: “drone topographic survey”, “contour survey drone”, “LiDAR survey”
How it works
Robots used
- RTK Drone
- LiDAR 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).
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 for proof of pilot certification and liability insurance (often $1M+).
- Agree on deliverables, resolution and turnaround before flight day.
- Weather days are common; clarify reschedule terms.
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.
The receipt as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-grade topographic drone mapping with ground control | $50–$150 | / acre | US | northerndrone.com as of Oct 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic drone mapping via Northern Drone | $10–$30 | / acre | — | northerndrone.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Engineering-grade topographic mapping with ground control via Northern Drone | $50–$150 | / acre | — | northerndrone.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Drone LiDAR via Northern Drone | $50–$300 | / acre | — | northerndrone.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Aerial video, photogrammetry and thermal inspection start from MAD 4,500 per project via Creatix Studio | from 4,500 MAD | / project | — | creatixstudio.ma 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).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-grade topographic drone mapping with ground control | $50–$150 / acre | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | northerndrone.com |
| Basic drone mapping via Northern Drone | $10–$30 / acre | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | northerndrone.com |
| Engineering-grade topographic mapping with ground control via Northern Drone | $50–$150 / acre | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | northerndrone.com |
| Drone LiDAR via Northern Drone | $50–$300 / acre | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | northerndrone.com |
| Aerial video, photogrammetry and thermal inspection start from MAD 4,500 per project via Creatix Studio | from 4,500 MAD / project | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | creatixstudio.ma |
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=drone-land-surveying
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Location (address or coordinates)
- Date(s) and time window
- Area size (acres/hectares) or number of structures
- Deliverables (photos, video, orthomosaic, 3D model, report)
- File formats and turnaround time
- Airspace class / proximity to airports if known
- Insurance requirements
Rules and regulation
Survey-grade deliverables usually must be certified by a licensed land surveyor; drone flights follow Part 107/EASA/local rules.
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.
Phoenix LiDAR Systems
🇺🇸 US Serves global
US maker of UAV LiDAR systems and survey services.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 5 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
NV5 Geospatial
🇺🇸 US Serves US, global
US geospatial services firm including LiDAR and drone surveys.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Wingtra
🇨🇭 CH Serves global
Swiss VTOL mapping drone maker.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Propeller Aero
🇦🇺 AU Serves global
Australian drone survey platform for earthworks and mining.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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
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Applus+ Chile
🇪🇸 ES Serves CL
Applus+ drone inspection and topography services in Chile.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Marvich
🇨🇱 CL Serves CL
Chilean geospatial firm combining drones, LiDAR and bathymetry for mining and energy.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Northern Drone
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US drone survey and mapping company with published per-acre pricing.
- Service
- 3 sourced prices
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
GeoGiza
🇪🇬 EG Serves EG
Egyptian geospatial firm offering drone orthomosaics, terrain models and asset inspection.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Creatix Studio
🇲🇦 MA Serves MA
Moroccan drone company for filming, industrial inspection, aerial survey and LiDAR nationwide.
- Service
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Terra Drone Arabia
🇸🇦 SA Serves SA
Saudi drone and geospatial services: aerial/LiDAR survey, industrial visual/thermal/UT inspection, ROV and robotic inspection.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Najd Robotics
🇸🇦 SA Serves SA
Dammam-based Saudi provider of drone, ROV, NDT and geospatial inspection services.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Artrabia
🇸🇦 SA Serves SA
Riyadh drone-as-a-service provider for surveys, mapping, inspections and GACA permit support.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
AgroSky Ingeniería
🇨🇴 CO Serves CO
Colombian drone company for topography, photogrammetry, industrial inspection and crop spraying.
- Service
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
MAPAGRO
🇨🇴 CO Serves CO
Colombian drone fumigation, GNSS-RTK measurement and aerial survey services.
- Service
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
GEODRONE
🇨🇴 CO Serves CO, PE
Drone topography, inspection and LiDAR services in Colombia and Peru.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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