ArcGIS Flight has a variety of flight modes depending on the type of area or structure that you intend to map or model. After you have chosen the flight mode, create and fly a mission.
Area Survey
Area survey flights follow the traditional lawn mower flight pattern, which is efficient at mapping large areas that are designed to be flown quickly and to cover the area of interest. The gimbal is typically flown nadir with the camera pointed straight down at the surface at a 0-degree camera angle.
Crosshatch Survey
Use the Crosshatch Survey flight mode for sites that have vertical features that need to be captured, such as buildings or sites with elevation changes. This flight mode has a crosshatched pattern flight polygon, which will take double the resources (time, batteries, and images taken) to complete compared to the traditional Area Survey flight mode. Due to the crosshatched pattern and the oblique gimbal angle used when flying, this flight mode will capture the features of the site in different angles to provide you with 3D data, such as a point cloud or a 3D mesh.
Perimeter Scan
Create high-resolution 3D models of tall individual structures. The drone will fly vertically at different altitudes around the perimeter you planned. You can merge a perimeter scan with the imagery of an area survey to enhance 3D results.
Inspection
Manually fly to an object or structure for visual inspection. You can manually take photos of areas of interest, or you can record a video. An inspection flight is not automated; it relies on the pilot flying the drone to the areas of interest.
Vertical
Capture complex vertical structures such as a building, a dam, or mining sites. This flight mode has additional settings that allow for flights that are vertical and with a slope or angle. You can merge a vertical scan with an area survey or a crosshatch survey to enhance 3D results.
Panorama
Create a 360-degree panorama photo that you can use to capture a complete view of the job site and surrounding areas (including the area under the drone). Use this flight mode for project tracking and for marketing collateral.
Corridor Scan
Capture long and narrow areas of interest such as roads, pipelines, airport runways, and so on, or for right-of-way inspections.