Aerial Mapping Coverage per hour

Aerial Mapping Area Coverage Per hour.

There are many variables within this question. The ruggedness of the terrain, The accuracy required, the aerial platform and the height of the drone during mapping which might be determined by regulations within the mapping zone. This said, here are some guidelines. 

The following information is from the DJI aerial mapping forums and is a good general guide.

Notes:

• • Coverage can be altered by the wind speed in the area

  • Coverage can be altered by the terrain

  • Coverage can be altered by the height of the airframe 

Aerial Platform: DJI Inspire 1 Pro

Camera: DJI X5 Camera

Flight Time: 15 minutes

Overlap: 80%

Photo timing: 5 seconds

Height: (Regulation FAA 333 exception) 200ft AGL / 60.9M AGL

 Flight Average Coverage: 25 acres (101,171 sqm) (1sqm aprox)

Aerial Platform: DJI Inspire 1 Pro

Camera: DJI X5 Camera

Flight Time: 15 minutes

Overlap: 80%

Photo timing: 5 seconds

Height: 4000ft / 219M

 Flight Average Coverage: 100 acre / 0.4 SQKM

Aerial Mapping Forum: Question - Aerial mapping coverage: http://forum.dronedeploy.com/t/how-large-an-area-can-an-inspire-p3-map/37/23

We will keep this page updated as new information comes to hand.