Dallas–Fort Worth runs on big industrial sites — distribution centers, the AllianceTexas logistics hub, data-center campuses, and aggregate operations feeding the region's build-out. We fly the sites that are too big, too tall, or too dangerous to inspect on foot, and turn them into measurable maps, volumes, and inspection reports.
FAA Part 107 Certified · Fully Insured · LAANC Authorized · 5.0★ from 271 Google reviews
Desert Drones is an FAA Part 107–certified drone services company providing industrial drone services across Dallas–Fort Worth — aerial facility and plant inspection, stockpile and earthwork volumetrics, site mapping, and environmental-compliance documentation. We deliver orthomosaic maps, measured volume reports, and high-resolution inspection imagery, with licensed pilots on the ground in the metro.
Whether it's a distribution center or a hundred-acre aggregate yard, a drone captures it faster, safer, and in more measurable detail than any ground survey.
Measurable data your operations, engineering, and compliance teams can all work from — not a folder of photos.
Across DFW's plants, yards, and logistics hubs, industrial drone work delivers three things.
Rooftops, structural steel, stacks, and process equipment imaged from the air at high resolution — no man-lifts, no production stoppage, anomalies flagged.
HIGH-RES · NO SHUTDOWN
A measurable orthomosaic of the whole yard or laydown area — track material, layout, and change over time against a stitched, geo-referenced base map.
GEOTIFF · MEASURABLE
Recurring stockpile-inventory surveys with measured cubic-yard volumes against a documented base plane — flown the same pattern each visit so numbers stay comparable.
VOLUMETRICS · RECURRINGFrom the AllianceTexas logistics corridor to aggregate yards feeding the region's construction, we fly DFW's industrial sites with FAA Part 107 pilots on the ground — and handle the airspace authorizations the metro requires.
Most operations set us up once on a recurring schedule and let it run — here's the path.
Boundary, what you need — volumes, inspection, mapping — and a cadence. We confirm any airspace authorizations the site needs.
Repeatable flight pattern, ground control where measurement accuracy demands it, all authorizations in hand before we launch.
Orthomosaics stitched, volumes calculated against a documented base plane, equipment anomalies flagged.
Full deliverables within 48 hours by shared link, with every prior capture archived.
DFW's industrial base is huge and growing — here's what we handle.
The AllianceTexas hub and the I-35/I-20 corridors are packed with distribution centers — big-footprint sites where an aerial map beats a ground walk.
North Texas is a national data-center hub. We document these large campuses for progress, condition, and compliance.
Inventory and reconciliation need consistency. We fly the same pattern every visit so your cubic-yard numbers are comparable month to month.
Many industrial sites sit in controlled airspace near DFW, Love Field, or Alliance. We do the FAA paperwork so your survey never stalls.
Industrial sites demand a licensed operator who can handle airspace, accuracy, and active-site safety.
Industrial clients often bundle these — same DFW pilots, same mobilization when it makes sense.
Yes — we hold FAA Part 107 certification and pull the LAANC authorization for each flight, and we handle further authorizations where a site near DFW, Love Field, or Alliance requires one.
We calculate cut/fill against a documented base-plane method and add ground control where accuracy demands it — accurate enough for inventory, reconciliation, and reporting.
Yes. We image rooftops, structural steel, stacks, and equipment from the air at a safe distance while the plant runs.
Facility and plant inspection, stockpile and earthwork volumetrics, site mapping, thermal equipment surveys, and environmental-compliance documentation.
Yes — many operations put us on a monthly or quarterly schedule so their volume numbers stay consistent and comparable.
FAA Part 107 certified and fully insured, with certificates of insurance and additional-insured endorsements available.
Rated 5.0★ from 271 verified Google reviews across our locations.
John and team are the consummate professionals! Very reliable, quick, and high quality deliverables!
Professional, efficient, and easy to work with. The team delivered clean, high-quality aerials and communicated clearly throughout the project.
Needed work done quickly for drone photography. They responded quickly, knew exactly what was required, and explained it well — great customer service.
John was a professional and very knowledgeable. He made the process of getting drone footage seamless and did an exceptional job.
Absolutely amazing experience with Desert Drones. They did a shoot for my business and made my product really speak for itself!
John is a true professional. Every time we need drone photography or videography done, he is excited to take on the project.
Tell us the operation and what you need measured or inspected — we'll confirm any airspace authorizations and get you a quote.
