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    All US drone pilots should have Remote ID in compliance with FAA by March 16, 2024

    The Land Trust Alliance does not endorse or recommend any vendor or remote monitoring solution. We provide the vendor list as a courtesy to our members for informational purposes only, and the list is not exhaustive. We encourage land trusts to do their research to determine the vendor or solution that will best suit their unique needs. 

    DJI Mavic 2

    DJI Mavic 2 is the most common drone used by the land trust community.

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    Drone Deploy

    Drone Deploy is an app that supports most commercial hardware that allows for creating flight plans and viewing photos captured in real time. There are added features for modeling and reporting. They offer a discount subscription for nonprofits.

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    Map Pilot Pro

    Map Pilot Pro is an app that supports flight planning and data collection.

    Android app

    Apple App
    Litchi

    Litchi is made specifically for the DJI drones and is primarily used for photo-point monitoring.

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    Independent operators

    In many areas, local aviation or drone-based companies provide opportunities for land trusts to access aerial imagery as well as, in some cases, LiDAR or multispectral data. While some operators exclusively provide access to imagery and data, some also provide additional analysis and consulting services.

    Examples of independent operators that have worked with land trusts include: