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DronePoints was built to solve real-world challenges in drone mapping—streamlining setup, ensuring pinpoint accuracy, and minimizing environmental impact. Designed for efficiency and built for professionals.
Our roots

Committed to Accuracy in Drone Surveying

We've been in drone surveying since the early days, operating under FAA Section 333 to provide high-accuracy data for civil engineering firms, land surveyors, and DOT projects. As technology evolved, we adapted—refining our workflows to improve efficiency and precision. But while imaging and processing tools advanced, physical ground targets remained a challenge.
The Problem

We Needed a Better Target—So We Built One

Makeshift GCPs—bucket lids, plywood boards, and oversized iron crosses—slowed us down in the field, adding significant unnecessary weight and setup time. So, we built DronePoints—an intuitive, reliable, lightweight, and sustainable solution to simplify ground control without compromising accuracy, and designed specifically for drone surveys.

Made by surveyors for surveyors

With a background in civil engineering and surveying, our team naturally transitioned into the emerging world of drone mapping in 2013. We’ve been refining our workflows ever since—bridging the gap between traditional surveying principles and cutting-edge drone technology to deliver precision, efficiency, and reliability in the field and back at the office.
There wasn't anything like this on the market, so I made it. I was tired of using outdated and imprecise tools for a precision based job.”
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Brendan  Thompson
CEO & Founder
Our Mission

FAMILY-OWNED, QUALITY-DRIVEN

From the start in 2013, we’ve been obsessed with precision—testing every ground control solution on the market and never finding one that met our standards for durability, reliability, accuracy, or cost. As a small, family-owned company, we’re committed to producing high-quality, field-tested tools that we trust on the most demanding projects—because accuracy isn’t optional.
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