ArcGIS Flight
Drone Flight Planning
Free
ArcGIS Flight makes it easy to collect images to create accurate, high-resolution maps and 3D models using drones.
Choose from a variety of flight modes tailored to the type of site being captured, and the app will automatically define the optimal flight path and allow you to preview it in 2D or 3D. Pilots can use Terrain Follow, which enhances imagery quality by adjusting the drone's height to follow the terrain.
After completing your organization's custom preflight checklist, the app automatically conducts aircraft checks and performs the flight. Long flights are automatically split, allowing you to change your drone’s battery and resume where you left off. After completing the flight, wirelessly transfer the images to your iPad and upload them along with your Fleet Management information to Site Scan Manager for processing on the cloud. It is also possible to transfer the images captured during a flight for processing using ArcGIS Drone2Map or ArcGIS Pro using the ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension.
Compatibility:
- Requires an ArcGIS account with mobile worker or higher license or a Site Scan operator license.
- Requires compatible drone, check the latest documented drone matrix for supported firmware versions: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/flight/latest/get-started/requirements.htm
more - Added ability to use custom elevation tile packages (.tpkx) for terrain follow calculations when planning a flight.
- ArcGIS layers will be displayed during the flight.
- Updated map UI buttons and the elevation profile.
- Quick Map feature has been retired.
- Changed ArcGIS Flight versioning from 5.2.2 to 2026.1.
2026.1 May 20
Addressed pre-flight check issues with older DJI drones referenced in the matrix at the bottom of the requirements documentation: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/flight/latest/get-started/requirements.htm
5.2.2 11/17/2025
- Added support for live video feed in Flight Connection app
- Addressed issues with M300 unexpectedly pausing during missions
- Improvements to accuracy of photo estimation for several flight modes
- Other various bug fixes and improvements to quality
5.2.1 10/31/2025
- Support for the DJI Mavic 3E drone
- Support for the DJI Matrice 4E drone
- Support for the DJI D-RTK 3 as an RTK station for drone flights
- Enhanced support and accuracy improvement for geospatial video collection
- Various bug fixes and improvements to quality
Compatibility:
Requires compatible drone, Check the latest documented drone matrix for supported firmware versions:
https://doc.arcgis.com/en/flight/latest/getstarted/requirements.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_B290414BDEB846F78BBEED4FA6E2A87C
Requires an ArcGIS account with mobile worker or higher license or a Site Scan operator license.
5.2 07/09/2025
- Support for the Freefly Astro Max (NDAA/DIU approved) Drone
- Support for LR1 (NDAA/DIU approved)
- Geospatial Video support for the Freefly Astro and Freefly Astro Max
- Support for DJI M300 v10.01.08.0 vehicle firmware upgrade
- All supported DJI vehicles now support the Terrain Follow feature
- Issues addressed associated with fleet management information being recorded for missions flown with the Freefly Astro
- Issues addressed with device location being used for project location when creating new missions
5.1 02/20/2025
Various bug fixes and quality improvements related to authentication workflows including:
- Support for ArcGIS Public Account linked to a Site Scan account.
- Support for ArcGIS accounts which are linked to Site Scan accounts when the ArcGIS account is authenticated through Enterprise Logins.
- Resolved errors encountered when authenticating under specific restrictive network configurations.
5.0.1 09/03/2024
- Unified login experience, ArcGIS and Site Scan accounts can now both be used to authenticate with the app.
- Ability for ArcGIS Mobile Workers to use the app to plan flights without a Site Scan license.
- Multiple mission import.
- Automatic mission upload after importing.
- Improved device and drone storage management capabilities.
- Refined settings experience.
- Improved RTK functionalities including the ability to add new network RTK providers.
- Astro Map Support – Support for Freefly’s Pilot Pro controller.
Known issues
- Mission recovery issues were found on firmware from DJI M300 RTK v06.01.01.00, v07.00.01.00 and v09.00.0503 that affect in-app pause action, mission progress, and data capture.
5.0 07/08/2024
- Resolved preflight system check issues for Freefly Astro
- iOS 17 support
- Improved photo estimation
- Airspace link service fix
- Minor bug fixes
Known issues
- Mission recovery issues were found on firmware from DJI M300 RTK v06.01.01.00 and v07.00.01.00 that affect in-app pause action, mission progress, and data capture.
4.6.1 01/18/2024
- Flying below takeoff point with terrain follow
- Hot swapping batteries support for DJI M300
- Image capture efficiency enhancements for Freefly Astro
- Improved app performance
- Improved error messaging
4.6 06/07/2023
- DJI M300 image capture interval fix
Known issues:
- M300 missions will capture more images than estimated
- Panorama missions with M300 & P1 35 mm lens require return home to be triggered manually
- After changing lenses on the P1 camera, calibration is required through the DJI Pilot app
4.5.2 02/06/2023
- iOS 16 Support
- DJI M300RTK firmware support v04.01.00.00 & v05.01.01.00
- DJI P4RTK firmware support v02.02.0611
- Remote ID support for DJI M300RTK in the US
4.5.1 01/19/2023
- Freefly Astro support
- Quality of life improvements
- Additional bug fixes
4.5 09/12/2022
- New option to sign in using ArcGIS credentials
- Define Mission from polyline support for Corridor Scan
- Additional bug fixes
4.4 06/28/2022
- Increased timer for RTK base station signal acquisition.
- Auto detect lenses for P1, X7, X5S cameras on DJI M300
- Fixed LAANC advisories and request of authorization for flight plan area of interest
- Bug fix: Shapefile overlay with Japanese characters returns "Shape overlay error Invalid url."
- Bug fix: PDF overlay with Japanese characters fail to be switched on
- Bug fix: Mission polygon does not update when vertices are dragged to the extents of the map
- Bug fix: Multi battery missions with DJI M300 were not filling waypoints after changing batteries.
- Improved DJI notifications
- Additional bug fixes
4.3.1 04/14/2022
- Freefly Astro support
- DJI M300RTK support with P1 camera
- Flight speed setting. Mission advance settings, you can now adjust the speed of your drone 50% faster or slower than its default speed
- Define mission area from polygon. Use KML and SHP polygons from Site Scan Manager or ArcGIS Online feature layer polygons as Area and Crosshatch survey mission boundaries.
- Post-flight checklist
4.3 02/02/2022
- iOS 15 Support
- Add drone status bar during System Checks, allowing RTK drone pilots to reconnect their RTK base station after a battery change
- Fix XT2 sensor size field of view for survey missions
- Enhance photo import workflow for iOS 15
- Additional bug fixes
4.2.2 10/11/2021
- Support for India Region
- Enhanced 3D map stability
- Enhanced app stability
- Additional bug fixes
4.2.1 09/09/2021
- Replace the Camera Roll with Files application for iPad photo download and storage
- Enhance reliability of terrain download and improve error messaging
- Enhance time and battery estimates during flight planning
- Enhance the mission location search functionality
- Add new fields to Geospatial Video Logs to enable manual altitude correction for more accurate Full Motion Video in ArcGIS Pro
- Add map north arrow
- Add device compatibility and memory check
- Geofence mission stability enhancements
- Bug fix: skipping photos along flight leg
- Bug fix: updating waypoint status before drone has reached it
- Additional minor bug fixes
- Retire support for H520-G drone and Zenmuse Z30 camera
4.2 08/04/2021
- Fixed issue preventing photos from being uploaded (H520-G and occasional DJI vehicles)
- Various other bug fixes
4.1.2 03/22/2021
- Connect Phantom 4 RTK to network correction services
- Display and Unlock DJI No-Fly Zones
- AirspaceLink integration (USA Only)
- Improved offline basemap download experience
- Bug fix: Corridor scan skipping photos
- Additional bug fixes
4.1.1 03/02/2021
- Terrain Follow
- Geospatial Log Export for use in ArcGIS Pro Full Motion Video
- Phantom 4 RTK support
- ArcGIS QuickCapture integration
- Updated flight settings terminology
- New logo
- Groups and search function while adding ArcGIS Layers
- Bug fix: Mission timeout during multibattery mission
- Additional bug fixes
4.1 10/19/2020
- Support for EU region
- Map SDK update
4.0.2 09/11/2020
- QuickMap offline photo stitching (out of Beta)
- Geofencing (out of Beta)
- Custom lens focal length support (advanced setting)
- ArcGIS QuickCapture & ArcGIS Survey123 location sharing (Beta)
- Bug fixes including Resuming Multi-Battery Mission and Offline Basemap Download fix
4.0.1 06/23/2020
- The Corridor Scan flight mode makes it easy to map linear sites by creating flights directly over, or alongside, the corridor.
- ArcGIS Online integration allows users to import maps and layers from their account.
- Basemaps now provided by Esri.
- 3D Flight Plan viewer for all flight modes.
4.0 03/09/2020
- H520-G Video capture in autonomous flight modes.
- Area Survey improvement: aircraft will always fly nose-forward which improves processed results for drones equipped with rolling-shutter cameras.
- Minor improvements and fixes.
3.1.1 11/25/2019
- Added ability to use custom elevation tile packages (.tpkx) for terrain follow calculations when planning a flight.
- ArcGIS layers will be displayed during the flight.
- Updated map UI buttons and the elevation profile.
- Quick Map feature has been retired.
- Changed ArcGIS Flight versioning from 5.2.2 to 2026.1.
more Version 2026.1 May 20
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