7 Aerial Imagery Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start An Aerial Imagery Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a aerial imagery business:

1. TerrAvion ($12M/year)

Robert Morris, together with Cornell Wright, founded TerrAvion in 2013 after realizing the limitations of satellite data and drones in providing real-time information for agriculture. With their expertise in robotics and data processing, they designed an image delivery service for agriculture that uses fixed-wing aircraft to capture high-quality imagery and provide timely maps and analysis to farmers. Through strategic partnerships and a focus on their core offering, TerrAvion has become the top provider in the industry and is on track to achieve profitability in 2019.

How much they make: $12M/year
Current team size: 30

How We Started A $1MM/Month Company Selling Aerial Imagery For Agricultures

TerrAvion delivers subscription imagery overnight throughout the growing season, having been founded in 2013 by Robert Morris and Cornell Wright, with flights taking place every day of the year capture image data and allowing their customers to have a real up-to-date picture of their fields.

About

Robert started TerrAvion about 11 years ago

Revenue

Robert grew the business to $1M/month

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4. Discover GIS Data NY

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

5. Indiana Spatial Data Portal

Indiana Spatial Data Portal

Where they're located: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

So... can you actually make money with a aerial imagery business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

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7. USGS.gov

We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods; the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on; the health of our ecosystems and environment; and the impacts of climate and land-use change. Our scientists develop new methods and tools to supply timely, relevant, and useful information about the Earth and its processes.

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA
Website traffic: 12.8M/month