Uploading Drone Imagery
Upload raw drone images and agronome.ai handles the rest — stitching, vegetation index generation, and tile rendering.Supported cameras
Upload process
1
Select a field
Navigate to the field where the drone flight was conducted. Open the Drones tab.
2
Create a new flight
Click Upload Drone Images. Give the flight a name and optional notes.
3
Upload images
Drag and drop your images or select them from your file browser. Images upload directly to cloud storage — large uploads are handled efficiently with parallel uploads and resume capability.
4
Automatic EXIF analysis
Once upload completes, agronome.ai analyzes EXIF metadata to identify the camera, spectral bands, flight altitude, and coverage area. This takes a few seconds.
5
Processing
The images are sent to OpenDroneMap for orthomosaic generation. Processing time depends on image count — typically 15-45 minutes for a standard field flight.
6
View results
When processing completes, layers appear in the Analyze tab. Switch between vegetation indices, orthomosaic, and elevation views.
Tips for good results
- Overlap — 75%+ front overlap and 65%+ side overlap produce the best orthomosaics
- Altitude — consistent altitude throughout the flight improves stitching quality
- Lighting — overcast conditions produce more uniform imagery than direct sunlight
- GSD — ground sampling distance is calculated from altitude and sensor size. Lower altitude = higher resolution
- File format — upload the original camera files (TIFF for multispectral, JPEG/DNG for RGB). Do not pre-process or rename files.