Drone flying over mountain landscape at golden hour, aerial perspective

Built by pilots.
Trusted by industry.

We started as two engineers with a drone and a conviction that aerial data should be accessible, accurate, and actionable. Eight years later, we operate on six continents with a team of 47 certified pilots and a processing platform that turns raw footage into decisions.

8+
Years in Operation
1,200+
Projects Completed
47
Certified Pilots
32
Countries Served

Make the invisible
visible — at scale.

Every acre of farmland, every steel beam, every coastline holds data that can prevent failures, save costs, and protect lives. Our mission is to capture that data with precision and deliver it in a form that drives real decisions — not just reports that sit in folders.

We measure success by the outcomes our clients achieve: the construction project that finished 3 weeks early because of weekly progress monitoring, the farmer who saved $40,000 in inputs from a single NDVI map, the infrastructure manager who caught a bridge fatigue crack before it became a catastrophe.

Precision Over Speed

We never rush a deliverable. Every dataset is validated before it leaves our processing pipeline.

Client-First Thinking

Our success metrics are your outcomes — yield gains, cost savings, and decisions made faster.

Continuous Innovation

We reinvest 18% of revenue into R&D, keeping our hardware and software ahead of industry standards.

Safety Without Compromise

Zero incidents in 8 years of operations. Every flight follows a documented safety management system.

Eight years of altitude

2016

Founded in San Francisco

Two aerospace engineers quit their jobs to build the first drone mapping service for construction sites.

2018

FAA Part 107 Certified Fleet

Became one of the first commercial operators to achieve full FAA Part 107 certification across a 12-drone fleet.

2020

Agricultural Expansion

Launched multispectral imaging division, partnering with 3 of the top 10 US agricultural producers.

2022

International Operations

Expanded to Europe and Southeast Asia, completing infrastructure inspection contracts across 14 countries.

2024

AI-Powered Analytics

Integrated machine learning pipeline for automated defect detection, reducing inspection analysis time by 80%.

The people behind every flight

Our leadership combines aerospace engineering, computer vision, military operations, and enterprise delivery — a rare combination that shows in every project.

Marcus Chen, CEO of DroneVision, professional headshot in business attire

Marcus Chen

CEO & Co-Founder

Former aerospace engineer at SpaceX. Led drone R&D programs for 6 years before founding DroneVision.

FAA Part 107MS Aerospace Engineering
Priya Nair, CTO of DroneVision, professional headshot

Priya Nair

CTO & Co-Founder

Computer vision PhD from MIT. Architected the AI analytics platform processing 2M+ images monthly.

PhD Computer Vision, MITAWS Certified
James Okafor, Head of Operations at DroneVision, professional headshot

James Okafor

Head of Operations

Ex-military UAV operator with 3,000+ flight hours. Oversees all field deployments and pilot training.

3,000+ Flight HoursISO 9001 Lead Auditor
Sofia Reyes, Director of Client Success at DroneVision, professional headshot

Sofia Reyes

Director of Client Success

Built the client onboarding framework that reduced time-to-first-deliverable from 14 days to 48 hours.

PMP CertifiedLean Six Sigma Green Belt

Certified to fly anywhere

Operating commercially across 32 countries requires rigorous compliance. We hold every certification our clients need to trust us with their most critical assets.

FAA Part 107

Full commercial UAS certification across all 47 active pilots in our fleet.

ISO 9001:2015

Quality management system certified for consistent, auditable deliverables.

EASA Certified

European Aviation Safety Agency approval for operations across EU member states.

SOC 2 Type II

Annual third-party security audit confirming data protection and privacy controls.

AUVSI Member

Active member of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.

DGCA Approved

Directorate General of Civil Aviation approval for operations in 12 Asian markets.

Industry leaders rely on DroneVision

Bechtel
Cargill
CBRE
Siemens
Netflix
US Army Corps
Drone operator team on rooftop preparing multiple drones for commercial flight mission

"We don't just capture data.
We deliver clarity."

— Marcus Chen, CEO

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