North America Aerial Imaging Market 2022-2032 by Platform Type (UAVs, Fixed-wing Aircrafts, Helicopters), Technology (Spectrazonal, Thermal, Infrared, Radar, Panchromatic), Imaging Type (Vertical, Oblique), Application, End User, and Country: Trend Forecast and Growth Opportunity
North America Aerial Imaging Market 2022-2032 by Platform Type (UAVs, Fixed-wing Aircrafts, Helicopters), Technology (Spectrazonal, Thermal, Infrared, Radar, Panchromatic), Imaging Type (Vertical, Oblique), Application, End User, and Country: Trend Forecast and Growth Opportunity
Discover the latest insights into the booming North America Aerial Imaging Market. This report analyzes market size, growth trends (CAGR ), key players, and regional performance, offering valuable data for investors and industry professionals. Explore market drivers, restraints, and future projections for -.
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North America aerial imaging market is projected to grow by 12.8% annually in the forecast period and reach $3.16 billion by 2032, driven by a rising demand for high-quality aerial imaging, the growing adoption of UAVs, technological advancements of digital imaging, and the increasing occurrences of military conflicts and natural disasters.
Highlighted with 24 tables and 59 figures, this 124-page report “North America Aerial Imaging Market 2022-2032 by Platform Type (UAVs, Fixed-wing Aircrafts, Helicopters), Technology (Spectrazonal, Thermal, Infrared, Radar, Panchromatic), Imaging Type (Vertical, Oblique), Application, End User, and Country: Trend Forecast and Growth Opportunity” is based on comprehensive research of the entire North America aerial imaging market and all its sub-segments through extensively detailed classifications. Profound analysis and assessment are generated from premium primary and secondary information sources with inputs derived from industry professionals across the value chain. The report is based on studies on 2020-2022 and provides forecast from 2023 till 2032 with 2022 as the base year. (Please note: The report will be updated before delivery so that the latest historical year is the base year, and the forecast covers at least 5 years over the base year.)
In-depth qualitative analyses include identification and investigation of the following aspects:
• Market Structure
• Growth Drivers
• Restraints and Challenges
• Emerging Product Trends & Market Opportunities
• Porter’s Fiver Forces
The trend and outlook of North America market is forecast in optimistic, balanced, and conservative view by taking into account of COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine conflict. The balanced (most likely) projection is used to quantify North America aerial imaging market in every aspect of the classification from perspectives of Platform Type, Technology, Imaging Type, Application, End User, and Country.
Based on Platform Type, the North America market is segmented into the following sub-markets with annual revenue ($ mn) for 2022-2032 included in each section.
• UAVs/Drones
• Fixed-wing Aircrafts
• Helicopters
• Other Platform Types
Based on Technology, the North America market is segmented into the following sub-markets with annual revenue ($ mn) for 2022-2032 included in each section.
• Spectrazonal Imagery
• Thermal Imagery
• Infrared Imagery
• Radar Imagery
• Panchromatic Imagery
By Imaging Type, the North America market is segmented into the following sub-markets with annual revenue ($ mn) for 2022-2032 included in each section.
• Vertical Imaging
• Oblique Imaging
o Low Oblique
o High Oblique
By Application, the North America market is segmented into the following sub-markets with annual revenue ($ mn) for 2022-2032 included in each section.
• Geospatial Mapping
• Infrastructure Planning
• Asset Inventory Management
• Environmental Monitoring
• National and Urban Mapping
• Surveillance and Monitoring
• Disaster Management
• Other Applications
By End User, the North America market is segmented into the following sub-markets with annual revenue ($ mn) for 2022-2032 included in each section.
• Construction
• Civil Engineering & Archaeology
• Aerospace and Defense
• Government
• Oil and Gas
• Energy and Power
• Agriculture & Forestry
• Media & Entertainment
• Other End Users
Geographically, the following national/local markets are fully investigated:
• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico
For each key country, detailed analysis and data for annual revenue ($ mn) are available for 2022-2032. The breakdown of national markets by Platform Type, Application, and End User over the forecast years are also included.
The report also covers the current competitive scenario and the predicted trend; and profiles key vendors including market leaders and important emerging players.
Selected Key Players:
Aerial Imaging Productions LLC
Aerobotics (Pty) Ltd.
AeroVironment, Inc.
Airobotics Ltd.
Blom Norway (Terratec AS)
Cooper Aerial Surveys Co.
Digital Aerial Solutions LLC
Eagle Aerial Solutions
Eagle View Technologies Inc.
Fugro N.V.
GeoVantage Inc. (Aeroptic LLC)
Global UAV Technologies Ltd. (High Eye Aerial Imaging Inc.)
Kucera International Inc.
Landiscor Real Estate Mapping
Nearmap Ltd.
PrecisionHawk, Inc.
SkyIMD Inc.
SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
Terra Flight Aerial Imaging Inc.
(Please note: The report will be updated before delivery so that the latest historical year is the base year, and the forecast covers at least 5 years over the base year.)
1 Introduction 7
1.1 Industry Definition and Research Scope 7
1.1.1 Industry Definition 7
1.1.2 Research Scope 8
1.2 Research Methodology 11
1.2.1 Overview of Market Research Methodology 11
1.2.2 Market Assumption 12
1.2.3 Secondary Data 12
1.2.4 Primary Data 12
1.2.5 Data Filtration and Model Design 13
1.2.6 Market Size/Share Estimation 14
1.2.7 Research Limitations 15
1.3 Executive Summary 16
2 Market Overview and Dynamics 19
2.1 Market Size and Forecast 19
2.1.1 Impact of COVID-19 on World Economy 21
2.1.2 Impact of COVID-19 on the Market 24
2.1.3 Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: War Slows Economic Recovery 26
2.2 Major Growth Drivers 30
2.3 Market Restraints and Challenges 35
2.4 Emerging Opportunities and Market Trends 38
2.5 Porter’s Fiver Forces Analysis 42
3 Segmentation of North America Market by Platform Type 46
3.1 Market Overview by Platform Type 46
3.2 UAVs/Drones 48
3.3 Fixed-wing Aircrafts 49
3.4 Helicopters 50
3.5 Other Platform Types 51
4 Segmentation of North America Market by Technology 52
4.1 Market Overview by Technology 52
4.2 Spectrazonal Imagery 54
4.3 Thermal Imagery 55
4.4 Infrared Imagery 56
4.5 Radar Imagery 57
4.6 Panchromatic Imagery 58
5 Segmentation of North America Market by Imaging Type 59
5.1 Market Overview by Imaging Type 59
5.2 Vertical Imaging 61
5.3 Oblique Imaging 62
5.3.1 Low Oblique 64
5.3.2 High Oblique 65
6 Segmentation of North America Market by Application 66
6.1 Market Overview by Application 66
6.2 Geospatial Mapping 68
6.3 Infrastructure Planning 69
6.4 Asset Inventory Management 70
6.5 Environmental Monitoring 71
6.6 National and Urban Mapping 72
6.7 Surveillance and Monitoring 73
6.8 Disaster Management 74
6.9 Other Applications 75
7 Segmentation of North America Market by End User 76
7.1 Market Overview by End User 76
7.2 Construction 78
7.3 Civil Engineering & Archaeology 79
7.4 Aerospace and Defense 80
7.5 Government 81
7.6 Oil and Gas 82
7.7 Energy and Power 83
7.8 Agriculture & Forestry 84
7.9 Media & Entertainment 85
7.10 Other End Users 86
8 North America Market 2022-2032 by Country 87
8.1 Overview of North America Market 87
8.2 U.S. 90
8.3 Canada 94
8.4 Mexico 97
9 Competitive Landscape 100
9.1 Overview of Key Vendors 100
9.2 New Product Launch, Partnership, Investment, and M&A 103
9.3 Company Profiles 104
Aerial Imaging Productions LLC 104
Aerobotics (Pty) Ltd. 106
AeroVironment, Inc. 107
Airobotics Ltd. 108
Blom Norway (Terratec AS) 109
Cooper Aerial Surveys Co. 110
Digital Aerial Solutions LLC 111
Eagle Aerial Solutions 112
Eagle View Technologies Inc. 113
Fugro N.V. 114
GeoVantage Inc. (Aeroptic LLC) 115
Global UAV Technologies Ltd. (High Eye Aerial Imaging Inc.) 116
Kucera International Inc. 117
Landiscor Real Estate Mapping 118
Nearmap Ltd. 119
PrecisionHawk, Inc. 120
SkyIMD Inc. 121
SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. 122
Terra Flight Aerial Imaging Inc. 123
RELATED REPORTS 124
Tables & Figures:
List of Tables:
Table 1. Snapshot of North America Aerial Imaging Market in Balanced Perspective, 2022-2032 17
Table 2. World Economic Outlook, 2021-2031 22
Table 3. World Economic Outlook, 2021-2023 23
Table 4. Scenarios for Economic Impact of Ukraine Crisis 27
Table 5. Main Product Trends and Market Opportunities in North America Aerial Imaging Market 38
Table 6. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 46
Table 7. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Technology, 2022-2032, $ mn 52
Table 8. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Imaging Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 59
Table 9. North America Aerial Imaging Market: Oblique Imaging by Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 62
Table 10. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application, 2022-2032, $ mn 66
Table 11. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User, 2022-2032, $ mn 76
Table 12. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Country, 2022-2032, $ mn 88
Table 13. U.S. Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 92
Table 14. U.S. Aerial Imaging Market by Application, 2022-2032, $ mn 92
Table 15. U.S. Aerial Imaging Market by End User, 2022-2032, $ mn 93
Table 16. Canada Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 95
Table 17. Canada Aerial Imaging Market by Application, 2022-2032, $ mn 95
Table 18. Canada Aerial Imaging Market by End User, 2022-2032, $ mn 96
Table 19. Mexico Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type, 2022-2032, $ mn 98
Table 20. Mexico Aerial Imaging Market by Application, 2022-2032, $ mn 98
Table 21. Mexico Aerial Imaging Market by End User, 2022-2032, $ mn 99
Table 22. Aerial Imaging Productions LLC: Company Snapshot 104
Table 23. Aerial Imaging Productions LLC: Business Segmentation 105
Table 24. Aerial Imaging Productions LLC: Product Portfolio 105
List of Figures:
Figure 1. Research Method Flow Chart 11
Figure 2. Bottom-up Approach and Top-down Approach for Market Estimation 14
Figure 3. North America Market Forecast in Optimistic, Conservative and Balanced Perspectives, 2022-2032 16
Figure 4. Industry Value Chain Analysis 19
Figure 5. North America Aerial Imaging Market, 2022-2032, $ mn 20
Figure 6. Impact of COVID-19 on Business 24
Figure 7. Primary Drivers and Impact Factors of North America Aerial Imaging Market 30
Figure 8. World Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market, 2022-2032, thousand units 33
Figure 9. World Construction Industry, 2019-2030, $ trillion 33
Figure 10. World Military Expenditure by Region, 1988–2022, $ billion 34
Figure 11. Primary Restraints and Impact Factors of North America Aerial Imaging Market 35
Figure 12. Investment Opportunity Analysis 39
Figure 13. Porter’s Fiver Forces Analysis of North America Aerial Imaging Market 42
Figure 14. Breakdown of North America Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type, 2022-2032, % of Revenue 47
Figure 15. North America Addressable Market Cap in 2023-2032 by Platform Type, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 47
Figure 16. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type: UAVs/Drones, 2022-2032, $ mn 48
Figure 17. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type: Fixed-wing Aircrafts, 2022-2032, $ mn 49
Figure 18. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type: Helicopters, 2022-2032, $ mn 50
Figure 19. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Platform Type: Other Platform Types, 2022-2032, $ mn 51
Figure 20. Breakdown of North America Aerial Imaging Market by Technology, 2022-2032, % of Sales Revenue 53
Figure 21. North America Addressable Market Cap in 2023-2032 by Technology, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 53
Figure 22. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Technology: Spectrazonal Imagery, 2022-2032, $ mn 54
Figure 23. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Technology: Thermal Imagery, 2022-2032, $ mn 55
Figure 24. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Technology: Infrared Imagery, 2022-2032, $ mn 56
Figure 25. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Technology: Radar Imagery, 2022-2032, $ mn 57
Figure 26. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Technology: Panchromatic Imagery, 2022-2032, $ mn 58
Figure 27. Breakdown of North America Aerial Imaging Market by Imaging Type, 2022-2032, % of Sales Revenue 60
Figure 28. North America Addressable Market Cap in 2023-2032 by Imaging Type, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 60
Figure 29. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Imaging Type: Vertical Imaging, 2022-2032, $ mn 61
Figure 30. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Imaging Type: Oblique Imaging, 2022-2032, $ mn 62
Figure 31. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Oblique Imaging: Low Oblique, 2022-2032, $ mn 64
Figure 32. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Oblique Imaging: High Oblique, 2022-2032, $ mn 65
Figure 33. Breakdown of North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application, 2022-2032, % of Revenue 67
Figure 34. North America Addressable Market Cap in 2023-2032 by Application, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 67
Figure 35. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application: Geospatial Mapping, 2022-2032, $ mn 68
Figure 36. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application: Infrastructure Planning, 2022-2032, $ mn 69
Figure 37. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application: Asset Inventory Management, 2022-2032, $ mn 70
Figure 38. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application: Environmental Monitoring, 2022-2032, $ mn 71
Figure 39. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application: National and Urban Mapping, 2022-2032, $ mn 72
Figure 40. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application: Surveillance and Monitoring, 2022-2032, $ mn 73
Figure 41. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application: Disaster Management, 2022-2032, $ mn 74
Figure 42. North America Aerial Imaging Market by Application: Other Applications, 2022-2032, $ mn 75
Figure 43. Breakdown of North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User, 2022-2032, % of Revenue 77
Figure 44. North America Addressable Market Cap in 2023-2032 by End User, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 77
Figure 45. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Construction, 2022-2032, $ mn 78
Figure 46. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Civil Engineering & Archaeology, 2022-2032, $ mn 79
Figure 47. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Aerospace and Defense, 2022-2032, $ mn 80
Figure 48. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Government, 2022-2032, $ mn 81
Figure 49. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Oil and Gas, 2022-2032, $ mn 82
Figure 50. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Energy and Power, 2022-2032, $ mn 83
Figure 51. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Agriculture & Forestry, 2022-2032, $ mn 84
Figure 52. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Media & Entertainment, 2022-2032, $ mn 85
Figure 53. North America Aerial Imaging Market by End User: Other End Users, 2022-2032, $ mn 86
Figure 54. Breakdown of North America Aerial Imaging Market by Country, 2022 and 2032, % of Revenue 88
Figure 55. Contribution to North America 2023-2032 Cumulative Market by Country, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 89
Figure 56. U.S. Aerial Imaging Market, 2022-2032, $ mn 91
Figure 57. Canada Aerial Imaging Market, 2022-2032, $ mn 94
Figure 58. Aerial Imaging Market in Mexico, 2022-2032, $ mn 97
Figure 59. Growth Stage of North America Aerial Imaging Industry over the Forecast Period 100
Research Methodology:
North America Aerial Imaging Market Size Estimation
To estimate market size and trends, we use a combination of top-down and bottom-up methods. This allows us to evaluate the market from various perspectives—by company, region, product type, and end users.
Our estimates are based on actual sales data, excluding any discounts. Segment breakdowns and market shares are calculated using weighted averages based on usage rates and average prices. Regional insights are determined by how widely a product or service is adopted in each area.
Key companies are identified through secondary sources like industry reports and company filings. We then verify revenue estimates and other key data points through primary research, including interviews with industry experts, company executives, and decision-makers.
We take into account all relevant factors that could influence the market and validate our findings with real-world input. Our final insights combine both qualitative and quantitative data to provide a well-rounded view. Please note, these estimates do not account for unexpected changes such as inflation, economic downturns, or policy shifts.
Data Source
Secondary Sources
This study draws on a wide range of secondary sources, including press releases, annual reports, non-profit organizations, industry associations, government agencies, and customs data. We also referred to reputable databases and directories such as Bloomberg, Wind Info, Hoovers, Factiva, Trading Economics, Statista, and others. Additional references include investor presentations, company filings (e.g., SEC), economic data, and documents from regulatory and industry bodies.
These sources were used to gather technical and market-focused insights, identify key players, analyze market segmentation and classification, and track major trends and developments across industries.
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As part of our primary research, we interviewed a variety of stakeholders from both the supply and demand sides to gather valuable qualitative and quantitative insights.
On the supply side, we spoke with product manufacturers, competitors, industry experts, research institutions, distributors, traders, and raw material suppliers. On the demand side, we engaged with business leaders, marketing and sales heads, technology and innovation directors, supply chain executives, and end users across key organizations.
These conversations helped us better understand market segmentation, pricing, applications, leading players, supply chains, demand trends, industry outlook, and key market dynamics—including risks, opportunities, barriers, and strategic developments.
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