Orthomosaic software that turns a flight into one measurable map
Upload the photos from a mapping flight and get a single orthorectified image of the whole site, true to scale and georeferenced. Measure on it in the browser, overlay it on a basemap, export it as GeoTIFF and send the client a link.
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What an orthomosaic is, and why a stitched panorama is not one
A panorama glues photos together by how they look. An orthomosaic projects every pixel through the camera model onto the elevation surface, so tilt, lens distortion and relief displacement are removed. The result has a uniform scale: one pixel covers the same ground distance everywhere, and a meter measured on the map is a meter on the ground.
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Georeferenced: each pixel has a real world coordinate
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Uniform scale: distances and areas measure correctly
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Seamless: seamlines follow natural edges, and colour is balanced across the flight
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Resolution set by the flight: the GSD of the photos, typically a few centimeters per pixel
Plan the resolution before you fly with the ground sampling distance calculator.
Drone orthomosaic software from photos to GeoTIFF
Dronemapping builds the orthomosaic in the same run as the surface model it depends on. The steps are automatic once the upload finishes.
- Align the photos and solve the camera positions from their overlap and GPS tags
- Build the surface model the photos are projected onto
- Orthorectify each photo, choose seamlines and blend colour across the block
- Publish the map to the viewer and prepare the exports
Every plan exports the orthomosaic as GeoTIFF, JPG and PNG, and as KML for Google Earth. The DSM and DTM from the same run export as GeoTIFF. The full reconstruction behind it is on photogrammetry software.
Viewed over a basemap, measured where you look
The finished orthomosaic streams to the browser as map tiles over a satellite or street basemap, so it loads fast even for a large site and lines up with its surroundings.
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Distance, area and perimeter on the map
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Elevation profiles and volumes from the surface model underneath
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Toggle between the orthomosaic, DSM, DTM and contours
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Comments and annotations pinned to the map on Team and above
For stockpile work the same map feeds the volume tools described on stockpile measurement, and GIS teams get layers in their own coordinate system through aerial mapping software.
Getting a clean orthomosaic: common artifacts and their causes
Most orthomosaic defects are set in the air, not in the software. Knowing the causes saves a second flight.
- Blurry or smeared patches: motion blur from a slow shutter, or too little overlap at the edges. Use a faster shutter speed and extend the grid past the site boundary.
- Holes over water, snow or fresh sand: surfaces with no texture give nothing to match. Raise overlap and fly when light gives some contrast.
- Wavy edges on buildings and tall structures: the surface model is weak at vertical faces. Add oblique passes if the edges matter.
- Ghost vehicles and people: things that moved between photos. Fly during quiet hours or accept them as part of a live site.
- Patchy colour: changing cloud cover mid flight. Fix the exposure and fly in steady light.
Overlap is the biggest single lever, and drone mapping overlap explains how much to use.
Check your flight before you make the map
Drop your own photos into the demo and it reads their metadata only: camera, altitude, GSD, footprint per image and estimated overlap. You know the orthomosaic resolution before you upload.
The plan that fits orthomosaic work
Orthomosaics, DSM and DTM are on every plan. Starter at $99 per month or $990 per year includes 3,000 processed images a month, measurements, unlimited view links, three seats and 100 GB of storage. If you fly weekly or need branded share pages, Team is $249 per month. Compare on drone mapping pricing.
Orthomosaic software FAQ
The resolution follows the ground sampling distance of your photos, which depends on flight altitude, focal length and sensor. Lower flights give finer pixels.
GeoTIFF, JPG, PNG and KML on every plan. The DSM and DTM export as GeoTIFF.
Yes. It is positioned from the image GPS tags, and on Team and above you can add ground control points for survey grade positioning with an accuracy report.
It depends on site size, altitude and overlap. A small site at a typical mapping altitude takes a few hundred photos; each photo counts once toward the monthly quota.
Yes. A view link opens the map in any browser, with your measurements, and needs no seat.
Make your next orthomosaic in the browser
One upload gives the orthomosaic, the surface and terrain models and a link to share.