Free Drone Mapping Tools

Calculators and printable field forms built for working drone mapping professionals. No signup, no ads — just the numbers and forms you need.

Calculators

GSD & Flight Altitude Calculator

Enter your camera sensor specs and target ground sample distance to get flight altitude, image footprint, flight line spacing, capture interval, and estimated image count.

Flight Planning Photogrammetry Camera Specs

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GCP Spacing Calculator

Calculate recommended ground control point count and spacing for your survey area. Accounts for area size, terrain complexity, and corridor vs. block survey geometry.

Ground Control Points Survey Accuracy GCP Placement

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Drone Mapping Checklist Series

Six phase-specific checklists covering every verification step in a commercial drone survey. Free PDFs, no signup. Print, laminate, clip to your tablet.

Pre-Flight Checklist

Part 1 of 6

Site assessment, airspace verification, weather, equipment. 23 verification items designed for the clipboard, not the desktop.

Pre-Flight Site Assessment Airspace

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Mission Planning Checklist

Part 2 of 6

Accuracy specs, GSD calculation, overlap settings, battery budget, flight app config. 22 items — the planning math takes 15 minutes, the refly takes a full day.

Mission Planning GSD Overlap

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GCP Deployment Checklist

Part 3 of 6

Ground control point count, distribution geometry, measurement protocol, check shot validation. The field discipline that turns a model into a survey.

GCP Survey Accuracy Distribution

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Post-Flight QA Checklist

Part 4 of 6

Coverage review, image quality, RTK log verification, backup protocol. The on-site QA pass before you break down and drive away.

Post-Flight Coverage QA

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Printable Field Forms

GCP Field Log

PDF · 2 pages

Two-page printable field log for recording ground control points and checkpoints. Required Fields reference, 20 blank entry rows, and a Project CRS / Equipment block. Print, clip to your tablet, fill it in as you measure.

GCP Field Forms Survey Records

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