How the Community Built LayerDrone in 2025

How the Community Built LayerDrone in 2025

In 2025, LayerDrone achieved 40,000 community members and awarded 1.4M XP for their contributions.

How Pilots Built LayerDrone in 2025

How Pilots Built LayerDrone in 2025

In 2025, pilot contributors 10x'd while network coverage expanded by 307% YoY.

FCC Restricts New DJI Drones: What Pilots in the USA Need to Know

FCC Restricts New DJI Drones: What Pilots in the USA Need to Know

The FCC restricts new foreign-made drones from entering the US, but your existing DJI equipment will continue working normally. Here's LayerDrone's plan for US pilots.

LayerDrone in 2025

LayerDrone in 2025

In 2025, the LayerDrone network exceeded it's strategic goals with 5.5M+ acres imaged, 180k+ missions flown, and over 8k pilots.

LayerDrone Supports Spexi's Southern US Expansion to 40+ Metropolitan Areas

LayerDrone Supports Spexi's Southern US Expansion to 40+ Metropolitan Areas

The Open Capture campaign is the largest expansion in LayerDrone network history

LayerDrone’s Origin: From Trusted Alpha to World’s Largest Drone Network

LayerDrone’s Origin: From Trusted Alpha to World’s Largest Drone Network

How LayerDrone became Earth's first autonomous aerial data network.

How Spexigons Work: The Science Behind Standardized Aerial Data

How Spexigons Work: The Science Behind Standardized Aerial Data

A Spexigon is the standard that built LayerDrone's infrastructure.

Web3 & Mapping 3.0: Locate, Navigate, Understand

Web3 & Mapping 3.0: Locate, Navigate, Understand

As Web3 positions itself as the internet’s next major evolution, the overlooked “Mapping 3.0” is already here — and it’s making the world richer in ways you never realized.

How to Successfully Transition a Web2 Business to Web3

How to Successfully Transition a Web2 Business to Web3

How to build both a successful business and the world's largest drone imagery network.

Pilots Team Up in THIS IS MY SQUAD

Pilots Team Up in THIS IS MY SQUAD

LayerDrone pilots squad up in the latest community campaign.

Why LayerDrone Built Its Network on Base

Why LayerDrone Built Its Network on Base

Built to scale and serve real-world people, Base empowers transparency, regulatory alignment, and open collaboration of the LayerDrone network.

Why We Built LayerDrone: The Data Engine Powering the Next Generation of AI

Why We Built LayerDrone: The Data Engine Powering the Next Generation of AI

How Spexi and LayerDrone form the most advanced data collection engine on Earth.

Pilots Dare to Dream with THIS IS MY MEME

Pilots Dare to Dream with THIS IS MY MEME

See the memes drone pilots created about flying with LayerDrone.

Pilots Show Off Their Drone Gear in THIS IS MY SETUP

Pilots Show Off Their Drone Gear in THIS IS MY SETUP

LayerDrone pilots showcase the gear they use to fly missions for the network.

Pilots: Show Off Your Gear in Our New "THIS IS MY DRONE SETUP" Campaign

Pilots: Show Off Your Gear in Our New "THIS IS MY DRONE SETUP" Campaign

LayerDrone is launching a new community initiative where pilots can showcase their drone setups, share their expertise, and compete for exclusive rewards while helping build the world's most detailed aerial imagery network.

Build Your Reputation: RP-Only Missions Launch for Pilots

Build Your Reputation: RP-Only Missions Launch for Pilots

LayerDrone launches RP-only missions for drone pilots: earn reputation points, test equipment, and practice flights while building the world's most detailed imaging network.

Pilots Share Iconic Shots in THIS IS MY CITY

Pilots Share Iconic Shots in THIS IS MY CITY

LayerDrone pilots share iconic shots of their favourite cities

LayerDrone 2025 Mission, Vision, and Strategy

LayerDrone 2025 Mission, Vision, and Strategy

How empowering a community of drone pilots to collectively build and govern the world's most valuable imagery resource will create the foundation for spatial AI.

RP & XP: How LayerDrone Rewards Contributors

RP & XP: How LayerDrone Rewards Contributors

Learn how LayerDrone effectively incentivizes pilots and other network contributors to ensure the network’s mission.

LayerDrone Foundation Launches to Revolutionize Earth Imaging

LayerDrone Foundation Launches to Revolutionize Earth Imaging

‍As AI systems increasingly need to understand and navigate the physical world, the new mission-driven foundation establishes an open network that delivers aerial imagery 900x more detailed, 200x faster, and 50x more affordable than traditional options.

Introducing: LayerDrone

Introducing: LayerDrone

Welcome to LayerDrone: the world’s most detailed imaging network and the foundation for the next generation of AI and GIS applications.