AI at DroneDeploy

Turn mountains of site data into clear decisions

With DroneDeploy, your data becomes structured intelligence that drives schedules forward, reduces risk and unlocks ROI across all your assets and projects.

Don’t get left behind.

See how AI at DroneDeploy is (actually) used in the field

  • Track progress
  • Save man hours
  • Automate data capture
  • Proactive risk resolution

How DroneDeploy Aerial works

  • Simple setup: Works on the data you already captured – whether via drones, 360 cameras or robotics. AI interprets what it sees, turning raw data into usable insights.

  • Get answers fast: Receive reports in minutes, not days. Vision-language AI delivers trade progress and hazards before delays stack up, keeping pace with fast-changing projects.

  • Talk to it: Query AI by text or voice. Ask about progress, safety or issues and get instant, contextual answers grounded in your site’s visual record.

  • Proven expertise: Our team holds patents, sets industry standards and has built AI adopted by Fortune 100s – backed by PhDs in machine learning and computer vision.

Supported hardware

Supported hardware

Our processing engine works with data from any camera source and supports automated flights, mission planning, and execution across drones, ground robots, docked systems, and 360 cameras.

Data on demand

Need the data but don't have pilots or hardware yet? Use our services network to capture key corridors and facilities at the cadence you need, with processed maps, photos and models delivered straight into your DroneDeploy account.

Frequently asked questions

Is DroneDeploy the right fit for your operations?

Who is DroneDeploy AI built for?

Technology leaders, operations directors, data teams and IT security evaluators assessing AI for field operations use DroneDeploy’s AI platform across construction, energy and infrastructure. It adds automated analysis to the site capture already running – no additional manual reporting, no separate data pipeline. Executives who need accurate portfolio reporting from active sites, and IT teams evaluating data governance and model isolation, will find the documentation and architecture to support a rigorous review.

What AI products does DroneDeploy offer today?

Two production AI agents: Safety AI and Progress AI. Safety AI identifies OSHA violations from 360 walk data at 95% accuracy. Progress AI delivers trade-level progress reports within two hours of capture. Both run on data your team is already collecting.

Does DroneDeploy use third-party AI models?

DroneDeploy's visual intelligence is proprietary. Built on vision-language AI trained on billions of square feet and millions of acres of real site data – not general-purpose models.

Is our site data used to train DroneDeploy's AI?

Customer data is never used in model training. Inference runs in isolation per customer. Your project data is not shared with other customers and does not feed any training pipeline.

Can we query site data through natural language?

Text and voice queries work against your site's visual record. Ask about progress status, safety findings, or site conditions and the system returns answers grounded in captured imagery.

How does DroneDeploy AI handle sites where conditions change rapidly?

Reports reflect the most recent capture. The AI reads what is actually in the imagery – not what a static model says should be there.

How does DroneDeploy's AI team compare to others in this space?

DroneDeploy's AI team includes PhDs in machine learning and computer vision who have authored patents and set industry standards. The models run on one of the largest construction-specific training datasets in the industry.

What's on the AI roadmap?

DroneDeploy is expanding across traditional ML, custom models and vision-language models. Earthworks AI is in development. Updates go to customers through the platform and help center release notes.