Surveying land with a drone offers enormous potential to GIS professionals. With a drone it is possible to carry out topographic surveys of the same quality as the highly accurate measurements collected by traditional methods, but in a fraction of the time. This substantially reduces the cost of a site survey.

Drones can be used for land surveying and cartography and to create detailed 3D models. Not only do they provide accurate and detailed data but can be used in locations inaccessible to conventional land surveying,