Weekly aerial site maps, photos, and flyovers for commercial construction and data-center builds across Central Iowa — same flight plan every visit, in your inbox within 24 hours.
Built for the project managers, superintendents, and VDC teams running long, complex builds where “what does the site look like this week?” is a real question.
Trusted on active commercial & data center projects by
Active or completed engagements.
Delivers into your stack:
The Process
You manage the job site. We handle the site documentation. Three steps and you're on a recurring schedule.
Tell us your site location, preferred flight days, and what deliverables you need. We'll lock in a recurring schedule that fits your project timeline — weekly, bi-weekly, or milestone-based.
Our licensed pilot arrives on schedule, captures your full site per the agreed flight plan, and departs — minimal disruption to your crew. No coordination headaches, no last-minute scheduling.
Processed deliverables hit your inbox within 24 hours. Organized, labeled, and ready to drop into your project reports, owner updates, or internal documentation.
Core Deliverables
Every package includes a combination of the following deliverable types, standardized across flights so you get consistent, comparable data visit after visit.
Georeferenced overhead site maps stitched from dozens of overlapping frames. With RTK GPS, these maps are centimeter accurate — useful for monitoring grading activity, earthwork progress, and giving owners weekly proof of advancement across the full footprint.
Standardized aerial stills captured from the same angles and altitudes each visit. Shot-for-shot consistency means you can compare Week 4 to Week 12 at a glance — ideal for owner reports, insurance documentation, and dispute protection.
Milestone-ready site flyovers edited for stakeholder and executive review. Useful for owner updates, lender draws, and project marketing. Available as raw footage or lightly edited with title cards and your branding.
Immersive interactive panoramas that let remote stakeholders, project managers, or owners virtually walk the site from their desk. Ideal when in-person access is limited, or when you need a full-perimeter record at a specific project milestone.
Packages & Pricing
All programs are recurring — priced per visit on a monthly commitment. All scale to your site footprint — larger sites quoted from a $1/acre baseline.
Starter
Recurring photo + video documentation for smaller commercial sites or projects getting started with drone visibility.
Billed monthly · Minimum 4 visits
Standard
Full recurring program for active commercial construction sites — mapping, photo, video, edited and delivered.
Billed monthly · Minimum 4 visits
Full Program
Maximum visibility for larger commercial builds, hyperscale data centers, and multi-stakeholder reporting. Adds 360° panoramas to the full program.
Billed monthly · Minimum 4 visits
Need a one-off? Single-visit flights from $139/hr · same pilot, same quality, no commitment.
Service Areas Serving Central Iowa — Des Moines, West Des Moines, Waukee, Ankeny, Urbandale, Altoona, Clive
Why Waukee Aerial
Every flight is operated by an FAA Part 107 certified pilot with commercial liability insurance. Documentation available on request.
Same pilot, same flight plan, same delivery format every visit. Your documentation stays comparable, organized, and easy to review over time.
Processed deliverables are typically turned around within 24 hours, so your reporting cadence stays on track.
Data center and security-sensitive sites require controlled access and private delivery. We sign NDAs, support watermarked deliverables, and can deliver to your private Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or SharePoint instance — not just public links.
Common Questions
Standard onboarding is 3–5 business days from contract signing for recurring programs. Rush mobilization available for milestone-critical captures.
No extra charge. We reschedule to the next clear day that fits your project window. All recurring programs include weather buffer built into the schedule.
Yes. We coordinate LAANC authorizations for standard controlled airspace and handle full FAA waivers for zero-LAANC zones. We also work directly with facility security for approved site access.
Yes, as standard for commercial and data center engagements.
Client Reviews
Waukee Aerial did an incredible job providing weekly site maps, video and close up aerial photographs of our 12+ month construction projects in Clive and West Des Moines.
We have used Waukee Aerial for many of our business drone photos during the construction process and have some amazing shots because of his work!
I highly recommend Waukee Aerial. They were awesome to work with and tackled our year long project with ease and amazing results. Very professional.
References from active commercial and data center projects available on request.