Desktop drone survey workstation
Watch Sightlock turn folders of drone media into a map-first inspection archive, then compare repeat dates and export evidence without rebuilding the project.
Sightlock is the review, archive, and comparison layer for the footage you already have. Processing platforms build maps and models; Sightlock makes every raw frame findable, watchable, and comparable — without uploading anything.
| Capability | Sightlock | Cloud mapping platformse.g. DroneDeploy, Pix4Dcloud | GIS suitese.g. Esri Site Scan / ArcGIS | File sharesExplorer, OneDrive, NAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spatially indexed archive of raw drone video and photos | ✓ | Maps and models, not raw footage | Imagery products, not video | ✗ |
| Open a video from a map click, at its real position | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| GPS telemetry synced over video playback | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Repeat-inspection comparison locked by position, side by side | ✓ | Map layers only | Map layers only | ✗ |
| Footage stays on your computers — nothing uploaded | ✓ | ✗ | Depends on deployment | ✓ |
| No per-project upload or processing charges | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Orthomosaic overlays above aerial basemaps | ✓ Desktop | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Observations, defect tags, and GIS-ready exports | ✓ | Platform formats | ✓ | ✗ |
| Photogrammetry processing (build orthos and models) | ✗ Bring outputs in | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free to start, runs in your browser | ✓ | Trials | ✗ | ✓ |
Sightlock sits alongside your processing tools, not instead of them — process where you process today, then archive, review, and compare everything in Sightlock.
Product showcase
These frames are placeholders for short product films: one continuous action per film, no isolated feature catalogue, and no side clutter competing with the app.
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Workflow 01
Open with a real folder import, show Sightlock remembering geometry, pan to the inspection area, select the relevant flight paths, move into Compare Studio, line up repeat dates, then export the result.
Compare workflow film
Workflow 02
Open a suggested comparison, switch to side by side, tuck the tools away, and press play — the second date tracks the first by GPS chainage, rate-matched automatically while the map follows.
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Workflow 03
Use this as a shorter supporting film for the core promise: the archive is searchable, the map controls the media, and footage opens from its real-world position.
Repository, comparison, GIS, evidence
Sightlock is a repository platform for organisation-wide drone media. The core objects are projects, media, geometry, features, observations, and comparisons, not work orders or generic asset records.
Watched roots, project cards, generated thumbnails, missing-file state, telemetry source, GPS points, date ranges, and storage context stay searchable.
Open footage from a map extent, flight track, photo point, repository card, visible project filter, or media row instead of hunting through folders.
Current media becomes A, the best path-similarity match becomes B, and the comparison stays focused on large media panes with map context available.
Features and notes can attach to coordinates, media time, severity, type, side, chainage, and export attributes for downstream GIS workflows.
Project extents, media tracks, layer manager, active layers, imported shapefiles, opacity, draw order, and map styles sit in one workstation.
WYSIWYG screenshots, synced clips, feature tables, KML, GPX, GeoJSON, comparison packages, and export history stay connected to what was reviewed.
Account and protection model
Customers should be able to start without card friction, then manage active workstation slots, machines, billing, and downloads from the account dashboard.
Users can create a 30-day trial without payment information. Card entry remains available immediately, but it is not required to evaluate the app.
The customer buys an active-device allowance. The same account key can bind across that number of machines.
Public pages stay crawlable. Account, owner, billing, and machine APIs stay protected server-side through Cloudflare Pages Functions.
Compatibility
Launch pricing
Get one Sightlock account key by email and evaluate the app for 30 days without entering payment information.
Add billing straight away or anytime during the free month to keep the same account key active.
Add active machines under the same account key for pilots, inspectors, GIS staff, reviewers, and project managers.
Questions
Yes. Sightlock keeps a searchable spatial index of an organisation's drone videos, photos, project folders, geometry, telemetry state, thumbnails, observations, and missing-file status.
No. The launch flow supports a no-card 30-day trial. Users can add payment information straight away if they want continuity after the trial, but it is optional.
Yes. The target model is one account key with a paid active-device allowance. Customers can increase active devices, or reduce billing after selecting which machines to deactivate.
DJI workflows are the launch focus, including MP4/MOV media, embedded telemetry where available, SRT, image EXIF GPS, GPX, KML, and CSV geometry sources.
Launch access
Start with one key, index a project, open media from geometry, compare repeat inspections, and export evidence without rebuilding the workflow every time.