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Drone photograph of a wooded point on Lake Ontario in Monroe County, New York

Land listings

Land and acreage drone photography

Vacant land is hard to sell from the road. From the air a buyer sees the whole parcel at once: the frontage, the tree line, the water, the neighbours and how it all fits together.

  • FAA Part 107 Certified remote pilot
  • Insured Certificate on request
  • NYS-Certified SDVOB #269133
  • Level I Certified Thermographer sUAS · Infraspection Institute

Land & Acreage package

ServiceWhat you getPrice
Land & AcreageAerial stills, approximate parcel lines drawn from county tax-map GIS, and an orbit video, up to 10 acres$475
Larger parcelsQuoted by acreage; an orthomosaic map is often the better product above 10 acresQuoted
TravelBeyond 25 miles of Rochester$0.75/mile

What buyers want to see

  • The whole parcel in one frame, with approximate lines so it's obvious where it starts and stops
  • Road frontage, driveway or curb cut, and access
  • Tree line, open ground, wet areas, water and the view
  • Context: the neighbours, the road network, the nearest town
  • A slow orbit video that does more for a land listing than any number of ground photos

Parcel lines are approximate, traced from public county GIS for illustration. They are not a survey and say so on the image.

Farms, waterfront and development land

Waterfront lots along Lake Ontario and the bays, farmland in Wayne and Ontario Counties, and development parcels around Rochester all photograph differently. We plan the flight around what sells that piece of land. For development parcels and anything over about 10 acres, an orthomosaic site map gives planners and buyers something they can measure on.

Aerial view of the Lake Ontario shoreline, beach and wooded waterfront near Rochester, New York
Lake Ontario shoreline

Common questions

How much is drone photography for a land listing?
The Land & Acreage package is $475 for parcels up to 10 acres: aerial stills, approximate parcel lines from county GIS, and an orbit video.
Are the property lines accurate?
They're approximate, traced from public county tax-map GIS for illustration. They are not a survey. For a boundary, you need a licensed land surveyor.
Can you photograph a parcel with no house?
Yes. That's exactly what this package is for: vacant land, farms, wooded lots and waterfront parcels.

Where we fly

Based in Irondequoit and serving Rochester and Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Livingston, Orleans and Genesee Counties, including Irondequoit, Webster, Penfield, Fairport, Pittsford, Brighton, Henrietta, Greece, Gates, Chili, Hilton, Spencerport, Victor, Canandaigua, Brockport, Honeoye Falls, Sodus, Williamson, Geneseo, Batavia and Albion. Travel beyond 25 miles of Rochester is $0.75 per mile. FAA airspace authorization near Greater Rochester International is filed by us at no charge.

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Let's get your project in the air

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