Work with project templates

Use project templates to quickly create projects based on the types of products required to support your workflow.

Default project templates

The following default project templates are available in ArcGIS Drone2Map:

Project template	Output	Example usage
Rapid	Orthomosaic Digital Surface Model Digital Terrain Model	Create a reduced-resolution orthomosaic and digital elevation models. Quickly verify that your drone collection was successful. Minimum settings are applied in processing options.
2D Products	Orthomosaic Digital Surface Model Digital Terrain Model NDVI	Create 2D products that are ready for use in ArcGIS. Perform measurements and volumetric analysis. Share imagery as fast-performing tile layers.
3D Products	3D Point clouds 3D Textured meshes	Create 3D products that are ready for use in ArcGIS. Visualize 3D data in scene view. Share textured meshes as fast-performing scene layers.
Inspection	Image Viewer with source resolution imagery	Inspect buildings and infrastructure. View drone imagery in its source resolution. Quickly view imagery of an object from all angles.
Batch	Output products are determined by each project in the batch process.	Process multiple projects in sequence. Prioritize projects to finish first. Create different products per project.
Multispectral	Orthomosaic Digital Surface Model Digital Terrain Model	Create multispectral products that are ready for analysis. Use output multiband TIFF images to generate soil and vegetation indices (MSAVI, NDVI, SAVI, TSAVI, Green NDVI, and Red-Edge NDVI). Share products as imagery layers to Portal for ArcGIS or ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online.
Thermal	Single band Orthomosaic Digital Surface Model Digital Terrain Model	Create thermal orthomosaics that are ready for analysis. Monitor temperature trends to gain insights on infrastructure or agricultural health. Share imagery as fast-performing tile layers.
Custom	Can be configured for any ArcGIS Drone2Map product	Allows iterative work using the identical project settings. Multiple flight projects over the same area at different times.

Export as a template

You can export your own templates to create projects based on recurring workflows and processing options. To export a custom template, complete the following steps:

1. On the ribbon, on the Home tab, in the Processing group, click Options .
2. On the Options dialog box, configure the settings and options on each tab.
3. Click Export Template.
4. Choose a location, name the template, and click Save.

Import a template

To import a custom template, complete the following steps:

1. Start Drone2Map. Alternatively, if you have a project open, click the Project tab on the ribbon and click the New option.
2. Below the image information table, click the Browse to Template button .
3. Browse to the saved template file and open it.
4. Follow the steps in Create a project.