Desktop drone survey workstation

Every drone frame, locked to the map.

Sightlock turns large drone folders into an indexed spatial workstation: video, photos, telemetry, project extents, repeat comparison, feature capture, and export all stay connected.

Local-first desktop app DJI-first telemetry NZD $30/month launch plan
MP4/MOV/JPGMedia-first review
GPS + telemetryDJI, SRT, EXIF, GPX, KML, CSV
Map-awareExtents, tracks, points, dates, filters
Evidence exportImages, synced clips, CSV, KML, GPX, GeoJSON

Why it exists

Drone teams have too much media and too little spatial context.

Before Sightlock

  • Footage sits in folders with no usable map memory.
  • Teams scrub manually to find the asset, reach, defect, or river chainage.
  • Repeat inspections happen across three or four tools that do not stay synced.
  • Exports are assembled by hand from screenshots, notes, telemetry, and GIS files.

With Sightlock

  • Repository indexing keeps media geometry live at your fingertips.
  • Open a project, date, visible extent, or individual geometry straight into Flight Viewer.
  • Compare repeat media by path similarity, overlap, date gap, project filters, and map extent.
  • Capture features and export evidence from a purpose-built inspection workstation.

Commercial-grade structure

Built like serious software, not a brochure.

Product proof

Use app screenshots and workflow states as the hero, the tour, and the buyer proof.

Buyer clarity

Expose trial, monthly price, machine binding, add-on keys, and rollout help before checkout.

Interactive surfaces

Tabs, calculators, accordions, status strips, and workflow lanes make the site feel alive.

Operational trust

Show compatibility, privacy posture, support paths, export outputs, and install readiness.

Product tour

One workstation. Four surfaces that stay connected.

Sightlock should feel like a professional GIS and inspection command room, not a set of disconnected panes. The app is being modernised around these core workspaces.

Sightlock Flight Viewer with drone media, map, telemetry, and right library rail
Flight Viewer Video, map geometry, telemetry, library, feature capture, and bottom utility drawer in one review surface.
Sightlock Compare Studio showing side-by-side drone media and mapped paths
Compare Studio Side-by-side repeat inspections, synced timeline, map legend, pair suggestions, saved pairs, and export presets.
Sightlock Repository Manager with project cards and live map preview
Project Repository Watched roots, project cards, missing files, import history, thumbnails, map preview, and media geometry launch actions.
Sightlock GIS layer manager with project extents and active layers
GIS Control Room Project extents, clusters, labels, map styles, layer manager, shapefile import, opacity, draw order, and layer presets.

Core workflow

From drone folder to mapped inspection evidence.

01

Add a repository

Point Sightlock at project folders, watched roots, media folders, and geometry files. Index thumbnails, telemetry, GPS points, date ranges, and project extents.

02

Open from the map

Click project extents, media tracks, map clusters, library rows, or visible-extent suggestions to open the exact matching media in Flight Viewer.

03

Compare repeat flights

Use path similarity, overlap, date gap, project filters, and geometry selection to preload the right A/B pair, then add C/D media for deeper review.

04

Capture and export

Add inspection features, keep telemetry visible, produce WYSIWYG screenshots or synced clips, and export spatial evidence for downstream GIS work.

Compare Studio

Keep the media big while the sync tools stay precise.

Compare Studio is designed around inspection reality: pilots fly different distances, dates have different path lengths, and reviewers need to zoom, pan, sync, and export without shrinking the evidence into a tiny pane.

2-up by default, expandable to C/D 2x2 review Auto-sync by geometry and path progress Per-pane zoom, pan, fullscreen, and screenshot controls Visible-extent pair suggestions with thumbnails
Sightlock Compare Studio side-by-side inspection workspace
Sightlock Repository Manager with project cards, import jobs, and map preview

Repository Manager

A spatial project library for huge drone archives.

Project cards, media rows, import history, missing files, failed scans, watched roots, and live map preview make the archive usable without dragging every file into memory.

Add Repository Load Media Rescan Reveal Folder Archive Missing Open in Flight Viewer

Built for operational drone teams

Where mapped media beats a folder full of files.

Rivers, coast, and flood works

Compare repeat reaches, spot scour or erosion, filter by visible map extent, and export location-aware evidence for reporting.

Infrastructure inspection

Review stopbanks, culverts, bridges, seawalls, transmission corridors, or road assets with timestamped media and GPS-backed notes.

Survey and GIS teams

Keep drone media connected to spatial layers, shapefile imports, basemaps, project extents, feature exports, and coordinate systems.

Large media operations

Index massive repositories, generate thumbnails, track missing files, and load only the selected project/date/location when the job demands it.

Sightlock feature capture workflow in the map workspace

Inspection features

Capture defects in context.

Feature capture belongs on the map, not hidden under video controls. Sightlock keeps point, line, area, severity, description, media time, and GPS context attached to the inspection record.

Sightlock export workspace and sync timeline

Output ready

One export station, not scattered buttons.

Screenshots, synced clips, feature CSVs, KML, GPX, GeoJSON, and comparison packages should run through one WYSIWYG export workflow with Jobs history.

Compatibility

DJI-first, designed to expand.

DJI MP4/MOV DJI embedded telemetry SRT sidecar files Photo EXIF GPS GPX / KML / CSV GeoJSON exports Shapefile import Esri imagery workflows

Launch pricing

Simple monthly licensing to get teams in the door.

Team add-on

Additional keys

NZD$25/month

Add workstations for pilots, GIS staff, inspectors, reviewers, or project managers.

  • Discounted machine-bound keys
  • Same product access as the first key
  • Support-assisted machine reset flow
  • Designed for as many keys as the team needs
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Pilot teams

Implementation help

Talk to us

For organisations with existing drone archives, shared roots, inspection templates, or GIS layer requirements.

  • Repository setup guidance
  • Workflow onboarding
  • Compatibility review
  • Feature/export template planning
Book pilot-team demo

Questions

What buyers need to know before installing.

Does Sightlock upload all drone media to the cloud?

No. Sightlock is being positioned as a local-first desktop workstation. Subscription entitlement checks are separate from drone media storage and processing.

Why monthly instead of perpetual licensing?

The launch model keeps the entry price low: first month free, then NZD $30/month for the first key and NZD $25/month for additional keys.

Which drones are supported first?

DJI workflows are the launch focus, including MP4/MOV media, embedded telemetry where available, SRT, image EXIF GPS, GPX, KML, and CSV geometry sources.

Can a team compare repeat flights from different dates?

Yes. Compare Studio is being built around current media as A, best path-similarity match as B, visible-extent suggestions, saved pairs, and expansion toward C/D media comparison.

Launch access

Bring your drone archive into one mapped workstation.

Start with one key, index a project, open media from the map, compare repeat inspections, and export evidence without rebuilding the workflow every time.