Drone Crop Scouting Calculator

Plan a drone flight for field scouting including image overlap, flight time, and battery requirements.

Field Size

acres

Flight Altitude

Camera Field of View

Image Overlap

Drone Speed

mph

Battery Flight Time

min

Tab to move between fields

Number of Passes

Flight Time

19.1 min

Swath Width360.2 ft

Total Flight Distance6.36 miles

Batteries Needed1

Ground Sample Distance0.6 in/px

Estimated Image Count311

How to Use This Calculator

Enter Field Size, Flight Altitude, and Camera Field of View.
Set Image Overlap, Drone Speed, and Battery Flight Time.
Review Number of Passes and Flight Time (min).
Use Swath Width (ft) and Total Flight Distance (miles) to inform your decision.
Use the chart to visualize the results and explore different scenarios by adjusting inputs.

How the result changes with Image Overlap

Field Size: Total area to scout.
Flight Altitude: Above ground level (AGL). Higher = wider swath but lower resolution.
Camera Field of View: Diagonal FOV of the drone camera sensor.
Image Overlap: Front/side overlap for stitching. 70% is standard for mapping.
Drone Speed: Cruise speed during imaging passes.
Battery Flight Time: Usable flight time per battery.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Field Size = 80, Flight Altitude = 200, Camera Field of View = 84, Image Overlap = 70 = 6 input(s) provided
Calculate Number of Passes
Number of Passes
18 = 18
Calculate Flight Time
Flight Time
19.1 = 19.1
Calculate Swath Width
Swath Width
360.2 = 360.2
Calculate Total Flight Distance
Total Flight Distance
6.36 = 6.36