ArcGIS Drone2Map Education Program Updates
Commercial drones could add 100,000 jobs to the U.S. economy by 2025 according to Business Insider and the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and many institutions are incorporating drones into their geospatial programs to prepare students for these careers.
ArcGIS Drone2Map is an app that processes drone imagery directly on a laptop or desktop computer to create GIS-ready data for mapping and analysis, with no internet connection required. It integrates with the ArcGIS system, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Enterprise for additional analysis and to share data with others.
With the latest release (June 2022), Drone2Map is now available at two levels: Standard and Advanced. Existing Education Program Drone2Map licenses will be upgraded to Drone2Map Advanced at the current price.
In addition, Drone2Map Standard will be added to the Education Institution Agreement at no cost and will be included in the ArcGIS for Schools license at no cost.
What’s the difference between Drone2Map Standard and Drone2Map Advanced?
- ArcGIS Drone2Map Standard enables users to easily process overlapping nadir images to create accurate 2D orthomosaics, digital surface models, and digital terrain models. It’s ideal for workflows in natural resource management and agriculture.
- ArcGIS Drone2Map Advanced includes everything in Drone2Map Standard and adds the ability to create 3D reality mapping products such as point clouds and textured meshes from nadir and oblique images, all processed with the powerful SURE for ArcGIS. It’s ideal for workflows in engineering, construction, and utilities.
What version of Drone2Map is available in my institution’s Esri license?
- Education Institutional Agreement
Drone2Map Standard is now included with the Education Institution Agreement (formerly known as Education Site License). This agreement includes Drone2Map licenses for both academic and administrative uses throughout an institution.
- ArcGIS Drone2Map Academic License
Drone2Map Advanced is now included with the ArcGIS Drone2Map Academic License. The license provides 5, 50, 100 or 500 licenses for academic uses and can be added to an Education Institution Agreement or an Academic Department License.
- ArcGIS Drone2Map Administrative Use License
Drone2Map Advanced is now included with the ArcGIS Drone2Map Administrative Use License. The license provides 5, 50 or 100 licenses for administrative uses and can be added to an Education Institution Agreement or an Administrative Use Department License.
- ArcGIS for Schools Advanced License
Drone2Map Standard is now included with the ArcGIS for Schools Advanced License for academic use. Yes, we know that can be confusing. Think of it this way: if your ArcGIS for Schools license includes ArcGIS Pro, it also includes Drone2Map Standard.
Learn more
- Visit the Imagery and Remote Sensing in Higher Education page to find learning resources and to see how drones and other remote sensing technologies are used in higher education.
- Learn how students at Clark Magnet High School use drones and imagery in their career and technical education (CTE) curriculum.
- Explore training from Esri Academy for Drone2Map
- Explore lessons from Learn ArcGIS for Drone2Map