Volatus Aerospace
🇨🇦 CA Serves CA, US, global
Canadian drone services, training and equipment company.
- Service
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 8 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Aerial & Drones
Aerial LiDAR mapping
LiDAR scanning from drones to map terrain under vegetation, corridors and structures.
People ask for this as: “LiDAR drone survey”, “bare earth model”, “aerial LiDAR”
How it works
Robots used
- 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.
- Basic drone mapping$10–$30northerndrone.com · Oct 2026
- Drone LiDAR mapping ($3,000 typical minimum; corridors $500-$2,000/mile) · US$50–$300northerndrone.com · Oct 2026
- Engineering-grade topographic mapping with ground control$50–$150northerndrone.com · Oct 2026
- Drone LiDAR$50–$300northerndrone.com · Oct 2026
2 more receipts in other currencies or units: see the full table below.
The receipt as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone LiDAR mapping ($3,000 typical minimum; corridors $500-$2,000/mile) | $50–$300 | / 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 |
| Drone forestry LiDAR/inventory packages up to 100 ha (capture + AI reporting), +$30-$45/ha beyond | C$2,495–C$4,995 | / project | — | cropcopters.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone LiDAR mapping ($3,000 typical minimum; corridors $500-$2,000/mile) | $50–$300 / 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 |
| Drone forestry LiDAR/inventory packages up to 100 ha (capture + AI reporting),… via Cropcopters Industrial | C$2,495–C$4,995 / project | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | cropcopters.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: 6 of 6 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=lidar-mapping
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Point density and accuracy required
- Vegetation cover (lidar is often chosen to see the ground under trees)
- 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
Drone operations need a licensed remote pilot and local aviation rules: FAA Part 107 (US), EASA Open/Specific categories (EU), CAA (UK), Transport Canada RPAS, DGCA Digital Sky (India), CASA (Australia), CAAC (China). Controlled airspace, night or BVLOS flights may need waivers.
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.
Terra Drone
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Japanese drone services group offering surveying, inspection and agriculture worldwide.
- Service
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 8 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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🇺🇸 US Serves global
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- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 5 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
NV5 Geospatial
🇺🇸 US Serves US, global
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- Service
- Public quote page
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Quantum Systems
🇩🇪 DE Serves global
German maker of eVTOL fixed-wing drones for mapping and defense.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
JOUAV
🇨🇳 CN Serves global
Chinese industrial VTOL drone maker.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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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
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🇮🇩 ID Serves ID
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- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Cropcopters Industrial
🇨🇦 CA Serves CA
Canadian drone LiDAR forestry inventory and AI reporting services.
- Service
- 1 sourced price
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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🇲🇦 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
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🇸🇦 SA Serves SA
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- Service
- Public quote page
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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- Service
- Public quote page
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🇨🇴 CO Serves CO, PE
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- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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