Spexi is excited to announce a major milestone for the geospatial industry: Spexi has become the first drone imagery network ever made available in the Content Store for ArcGIS.
Together with SkyWatch and Esri, we are bringing standardized, ultra-high-resolution drone imagery directly into one of the world’s most important GIS ecosystems. This is a first-of-its-kind partnership, and it marks a significant step forward in how drone imagery is discovered, ordered, processed, and delivered at scale.
For years, GIS users have pushed for higher-resolution Earth imagery. Satellite imagery and aerial imagery from aircraft have been widely available through established channels, but drone imagery has remained difficult to access. Teams that needed drone-level detail often had to manage the process themselves: sourcing contractors, coordinating flights, standardizing outputs, generating orthomosaics, and handling fragmented delivery workflows.
That barrier is now coming down.
ArcGIS users can now order standardized Spexi drone imagery through the Content Store for ArcGIS, just as they would access imagery from satellites or aircraft. Spexi imagery is automatically processed into orthomosaic data products, giving customers a clean, GIS-ready output derived from high-resolution drone imagery. For customers requiring additional precision, these orthomosaic products can also be aligned to ground control during post-processing.
"With drone imagery tasking in Content Store, ArcGIS users can now shorten the time between needing current, very high-resolution imagery and having it in hand for their work."
- Lucy Guerra, Data Product Manager, Esri.
This represents a step-change for the tens of thousands of GIS professionals in Esri’s ecosystem. Drone imagery is no longer a one-off project that requires custom coordination. It is becoming an accessible, scalable data product that can be ordered when and where it is needed.
“What makes this a milestone isn't just that drone imagery is in the Content Store for ArcGIS — it's how easy it now is to task. GIS teams can schedule high-resolution captures over the specific small parcels they care about and have standardized orthomosaics delivered on demand. Tasking drones used to mean sourcing contractors and managing flights yourself. Now it's a few clicks, right alongside satellite and aerial.” - David Proulx, Chief Product Officer, SkyWatch.
To celebrate this launch, Spexi and SkyWatch are offering a limited promotion for the first 100 customers: 50% off their first order of Spexi standardized drone imagery.
This partnership is an important milestone for Spexi, SkyWatch, and Esri — but most importantly, it is a breakthrough for customers. GIS teams have been asking for easier access to ultra-high-resolution drone imagery for years. Now, for the first time, they can access orthomosaic data products derived from Spexi drone imagery through the Content Store for ArcGIS at the touch of a button.
