- 3D Mapping / Cartography
- Aerial Mapping / Cartography
- Aeromagnetic Survey
- Cartography / Mapping
- Geomorphic Model
- Geophysical Survey
- Geotechnical Research
- GIS Data Capture History of GIS – Nathanial Dvorak
- GIS Surveying and Mapping Survey and GIS Drone Uses – Donovan Wilson, The Supplement of Drones in GIS – Myles Howard
- Global Climate Change Monitoring
- Hydrology
- Hydrometric Mapping
- Hydrospheric Research
- Ice Pack Monitoring
- Iceberg Monitoring
- Magnetic Field Survey
- Quake Fault Discovery
- Radiation
- Surveying Surveying and Mapping Drones – Zachary Madsen
- Terrain Mapping & Modeling
- Topographic Maps
- Volcanic Ash Measure
- Volcano Monitoring
- Volcanology
Drone Uses 