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Control Points and Coordinate Systems
Hello, I am hoping to get some guidance regarding the general coordinate system setup in Drone2Map. I am setting up a 3D project that includes GCPs collected through our trimble GPS. For the project coordinate system I am planning to use NAD 1983 State Plane Illinois East (US Feet) (3435) and the vertical NAVD88 height (US…
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Advice on GCPs versus CPs
I'm new to Drone2Map (but experienced with Pro), using version 2026.1.0. I've been given access to some existing data I can use for testing, comprising approx 800 images and 5 GCPs, covering a 600 m by 250m area: I completed the tutorial for 2D products and am now applying the same workflow to my data, creating a DSM and…
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Be one of the first to test and shape the future of AI capabilities in Drone2Map!
The Drone2Map team is now testing the introduction of AI capabilities through an ArcGIS Drone2Map assistant. This assistant provides new options for getting technical help and performing certain processing tasks. Whether you're a new user learning photogrammetry concepts, or an experienced drone image processing expert…
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Best practice for combining mapping images and supplemental manual shots for 3D mesh reconstruction?
Hi everyone, I'm looking for some guidance regarding Drone2Map's 3D mesh reconstruction workflow when combining an automated mapping mission with supplemental manual shots. For context, our organization officially uses Drone2Map 2026.1.0 and SiteScan. For this particular project, I felt the 3D mesh output could still be…
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Recommended Reality Mapping Sessions at Esri UC 2026
If you're attending the 2026 Esri UC this July, check out this custom activities agenda with recommended learning tracks at the conference! On page 2, Esri Lead Solution Engineer for Drones, Jeremiah Johnson gives a list of his recommended sessions at UC for reality mapping - including the Drones and Reality Mapping SIG.…
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Drone2Map v2026.1 has been released!
As with every release, this version includes a lot of improvements in performance and usability as well as some new features. This blog will just mention a few highlights and then direct you to further detail. With 2026.1, we've added some new output options - direct support for cloud formats (COG, MRF, CRF), and as an…
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Processing Templates Include Coordinate Systems
It would be good if the processing templates could also include coordinate systems. Potentially a checkbox to adopt template coordinate systems for imagery and project. I'm finding that setting the coordinate system is an additional step that could be streamlined.
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Correction Feature Workflow
I've just finished processing a site in Drone2Map and I noticed that the 3D mesh output has produced some issues and was wondering what the best approach is to correct this? During processing I'd already created a course waterbody mask with the following output: If I create a Correction Feature, like in the following, will…
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Add a processing complete email option
Specifically for Drone2Map it came to mind but really for any Esri product that has long processing times, it would be great to have an option to get an email when processing is complete. I regularly start something processing and then leave to do other things since my desktop will be a slideshow while it is chugging. Be…
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Issues with parallel processing in Drone2Map
I'm running Drone2Map on a new machine (HP Z8 Fury Tower G5) with 64 cores (no CUDA) and running into issues with parallel processing. I'm trying to generate True Orthos for a set of 1,751 images, and the AddRastersToMosaicDataset tool is consistently throwing ERROR 160281: A requested row object could not be located. The…
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Recording GPS points with DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral to use with Drone2Map
Hi, We have a Mavic 3 Multispectral with RTK module and RTK 2 base station and have had GPS accuracy issues when processing flights into Drone2Map. Interestingly when troubleshooting with DJI and a trial version of DJI Terra they and the report says it all looks good and has the advertised cm accuracy. However when…
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Show estimated position of GCP points in Link Editor
It would be useful if the mathematical position of GCP points were shown in the Image Links Editor without processing having been run. This would help discover any initial gross errors (coordinate system issues, etc.) before processing the dataset and also allow us to determine an approximate image clip size to set for the…
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Thermal Imagery Template?
Must be missing something obvious, but where do I find the Thermal Imagery processing template for Drone2Map??? I've searched this board and the the internet more broadly.... Thanks
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Auto Link Control Workflow
I'm in the process of evaluating ArcGIS Drone2Map as a potential replacement for our imagery processing software and was wondering if there is any additional information on using auto link control? There is some information at the following two pages: * https://doc.arcgis.com/en/drone2map/latest/help/auto-link-control.htm…
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Drone2Map will not create project
Drone2Map 2025.2.1 will not create project after specifying project name and location, and loading photos (only 65). I press the create button and nothing happens.
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Fail to reconstruct surface and produce True Ortho
I flew an area with a DJI Matrice 4e, and I am not trying to use Drone2Map to create a True Ortho of the area. My project has 2528 photos that I am trying to stitch together. It runs through the process and says it is 100% done, but never creates the true ortho. When I am looking at the log I do see some things that says…
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Cost-effective drone options for Esri workflows (photogrammetry + basic LiDAR)
Hi all, I’m looking for recommendations on a cost-effective drone that integrates well with Esri workflows. I have never used a drone before, and am attempting to convince my company to purchase our first. My primary use cases are: • Regular aerial photography for marketing • Photogrammetry (orthomosaics, basic surface…
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Drone2Map – Images in WGS84 and GCPs in EGSA ’87 appear misaligned
Hello, I am working in Drone2Map and I am experiencing an issue related to coordinate reference systems. The images are georeferenced in WGS84 (EPSG:4326), while the GCPs are in EGSA ’87 / EPSG:2100. The project coordinate system is also set to EGSA ’87 (EPSG:2100). However, when I load the flight plan, it appears in a…
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Failed to export Image Collection
Drone2Map version 2025.2.0 Project has 251 images over lake surface + shoreline. I am attempting to export a basic orthomosaic through the image collection export. Originally, I tried to export as a TIF but that failed, so I changed the output format to JPG and lowered the compression quality to see if that would work.…
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Circlegrammetry and ArcGIS Drone2Map
Has anyone used "circlegrammetry" for their drone flight missions and processed the results in ArcGIS Drone2Map? As you can see from my screenshot, Drone2Map can't really calibrate those images (the red dots in the circles flight patterns above the building). Someone else flew this mission, I was just asked to process the…
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Add Light Mode for Drone2Map
I'd like to request the addition of light mode (dark text on light background) to ArcGIS Drone2Map. The current dark-only interface causes significant readability issues for me and likely others. Light text on a dark background triggers a halation effect, where bright elements appear to bleed or glow into the surroundings,…
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Offset OBJ mesh coordinates to export a file compatible with non-GIS software
Currently, the coordinate values used in OBJ vertices are too large and are poorly handled by software like Blender or Meshlab. It would be useful to offer a user-configurable coordinate offset to generate an OBJ file compatible with these tools. For example, CloudCompare already offers this feature when opening this…
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Drone2Map Stuck Computing Tie Points
I just upgraded to Drone2Map 2025.2 last week. When opening a project where i had previously processed the photos, everything works fine and I was able to test out my first Gaussian Splat. However, when starting from scratch and recalibrating photos Drone2Map seems to time out on Computing Tie Points every time. Anyone…
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Add radiometric calibration for DJI UAVs
We use a DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral (and previously a Phantom 4 Multispectral) for multispectral analysis. However, radiometric calibration is still not available for these UAVs in Drone2Map, either using a calibration panel or the built-in sun sensor. Is it possible to add this feature? Currently, we have to use other…
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Add Options in DJI Camera Support Addon
We use a DJI Mavic 3 T (and previously a Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced) to create thermal orthophotos and other datasets. The DJI Camera Support Add-On is a valuable addition to the Drone2Map software. However, I would like to suggest two improvements. 1. Add options for calibrating the temperature. In the original DJI…
