Esri provides GIS software, including ArcGIS, for mapping and spatial analytics.
ArcGIS Flight (successor to the Site Scan Flight iOS apps, released 8 July 2024) is Esri's drone flight planning and imagery capture application, feeding captured imagery directly into the ArcGIS geospatial platform for processing and analysis. It supports vertical, perimeter, corridor and panorama mission types for mapping structures, roads and pipelines, and embeds Airspace Link's LAANC authorization so pilots can request FAA approval without leaving the flight planner. It is a capture app; fleet management and processing live in the separate Site Scan for ArcGIS product.
UgCS is a desktop-based drone mission planning and flight control application used by 5,000+ drone teams worldwide for LiDAR mapping, photogrammetric survey, corridor inspection and vertical scanning missions. It operates entirely offline, which supports data security and operation in areas without connectivity. SPH Engineering is based in Latvia (EU) and the USA, with a partner network in over 150 countries.
UASidekick UASidekickUASidekick is a pilot-side UAS compliance and flight-operations application from a Landrum, SC company, and an FAA-approved UAS Service Supplier for LAANC. It covers airspace authorization, NOTAM filing, flight logging, situational mapping and aggregated weather and airspace data. It has no airframe of its own and is sold as an annual enterprise subscription licensed per pilot, which places it squarely within this landscape's scope.
Airbase DroneSenseDroneSense is a public safety drone operations platform supporting both locally piloted tactical missions and remote Drone as First Responder deployments, with live streaming and real-time collaboration across teams and jurisdictions. It provides pilot, fleet and program management plus a full compliance toolkit, and carries one of the broadest Blue UAS / NDAA-compliant airframe lists in this landscape. Acquired by Versaterm in July 2025; Versaterm subsequently acquired Aloft in February 2026 and is integrating it into the DroneSense platform.
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