Orthomosaic
An orthomosaic is a single, seamless aerial image stitched from all your drone photos and geometrically corrected so that every pixel sits in its true map position. Unlike a raw photo, it has a uniform scale — you can measure real distances and areas on it, like on a map.
MapperTool delivers the orthomosaic as a GeoTIFF: a standard image format that carries its georeferencing inside the file. It opens directly in GIS software (QGIS, ArcGIS and similar) and in CAD tools that understand geodata, and it displays as a map layer in the built-in viewer.
Typical uses:
- Site documentation and progress tracking over time.
- Measuring distances and areas — in the browser with the measurement tools or in your own GIS.
- A base layer for planning, inspection reports and client deliverables.
Sharp, well-overlapped nadir imagery gives the cleanest mosaic — see the flight basics for capture recommendations.
This guide is being written. The essentials above are accurate today; the detailed walkthrough lands here soon.