{"id":2768912,"date":"2025-05-15T03:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2768912"},"modified":"2025-05-15T17:17:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T00:17:28","slug":"whats-new-in-arcgis-drone2map-2025-1","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/drone2map\/imagery\/whats-new-in-arcgis-drone2map-2025-1","title":{"rendered":"What’s New in ArcGIS Drone2Map 2025.1"},"author":291562,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22931],"tags":[674701,25061,56601,769272,779192],"industry":[],"product":[36651],"class_list":["post-2768912","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-imagery","tag-3d-mesh","tag-multispectral","tag-point-cloud","tag-processing-report","tag-waterbody-mask","product-drone2map"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":291562,"user_firstname":"Mark","user_lastname":"Barker","nickname":"Mark Barker","user_nicename":"mbarker","display_name":"Mark Barker","user_email":"MBarker@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2021-11-02 17:30:43","user_description":"Mark is a Product Engineer for the Drone2Map team, with interests in remote sensing, technical writing, and graphic design. He is a California native and started his Esri journey in 2016.","user_avatar":""}],"related_articles":"","short_description":"Learn more about the processing improvements and new features implemented in Drone2Map 2025.1.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The newest version of ArcGIS Drone2Map has been released and we\u2019re excited to share the newest features and enhancements you can look forward to. This blog and our accompanying video<\/a> contain just some of the highlights in this version; for a complete list of everything new and improved please check out our help documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Processing improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drone2Map 2025.1 introduces the full implementation of the ArcGIS Reality Engine which comes with the added benefits of higher quality products and reduced processing times, particularly for large projects.<\/p>\n

Finer detail can now be achieved on true orthomosaic images when using the ultra point cloud density setting compared to previous versions of Drone2Map.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2769202,"id":2769202,"title":"True Ortho version compare","filename":"TO_compare_adjusted.gif","filesize":3095622,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/drone2map\/imagery\/whats-new-in-arcgis-drone2map-2025-1\/to_compare_adjusted","alt":"True Ortho comparison","author":"291562","description":"True Ortho quality improvements in Drone2Map 2025.1","caption":"True Ortho quality improvements in Drone2Map 2025.1","name":"to_compare_adjusted","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2768912,"date":"2025-04-22 20:38:26","modified":"2025-04-22 20:39:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":822,"height":450,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":254,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":420,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted.gif","large-width":822,"large-height":450,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted.gif","1536x1536-width":822,"1536x1536-height":450,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted.gif","2048x2048-width":822,"2048x2048-height":450,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted.gif","card_image-width":822,"card_image-height":450,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TO_compare_adjusted.gif","wide_image-width":822,"wide_image-height":450}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Additionally, a new texture format (ktx2) has been implemented for Scene Layer Package (SLPK) products. This allows for faster drawing with less demand on local hardware and a reduced project \u00a0size\u00a0 of up to 20 percent.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2769172,"id":2769172,"title":"3D mesh improvements","filename":"Whats_New.png","filesize":1907596,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/drone2map\/imagery\/whats-new-in-arcgis-drone2map-2025-1\/whats_new","alt":"Improved 3D mesh","author":"291562","description":"","caption":"3D mesh product processed in Drone2Map 2025.1","name":"whats_new","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2768912,"date":"2025-04-22 19:54:33","modified":"2025-04-22 19:55:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1250,"height":800,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New.png","medium-width":408,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":492,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New.png","large-width":1250,"large-height":800,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New.png","1536x1536-width":1250,"1536x1536-height":800,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New.png","2048x2048-width":1250,"2048x2048-height":800,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New-727x465.png","card_image-width":727,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Whats_New.png","wide_image-width":1250,"wide_image-height":800}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Multispectral projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

When working with multispectral data in\u00a0Drone2Map, you can now generate Multispectral True Ortho products. This provides a true vertical view of the project area, as images from multiple angles are combined into a seamless True Ortho that shows objects from a directly nadir point of view regardless of where the object is in the project area.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2772952,"id":2772952,"title":"Multispectral True Ortho","filename":"True_ortho_MS.png","filesize":1231620,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/drone2map\/imagery\/whats-new-in-arcgis-drone2map-2025-1\/true_ortho_ms","alt":"Multispectral True Ortho","author":"291562","description":"Multispectral True Orthos can provide a clear nadir view of crop yields.","caption":"Multispectral True Orthos can provide a clear nadir view of crop yields.","name":"true_ortho_ms","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2768912,"date":"2025-04-24 21:07:48","modified":"2025-04-24 21:08:56","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1266,"height":668,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":245,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":405,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS.png","large-width":1266,"large-height":668,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS.png","1536x1536-width":1266,"1536x1536-height":668,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS.png","2048x2048-width":1266,"2048x2048-height":668,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS-826x436.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":436,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/True_ortho_MS.png","wide_image-width":1266,"wide_image-height":668}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This can greatly benefit workflows that need to see large areas of land at a uniform angle, such as those evaluating agricultural health and yield. Measurements and comparisons can be more precise.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Preprocessing tool support has been expanded to Multispectral projects. These tools can help correct and modify any areas of poor reconstruction.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

DSM point cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new DSM Point Cloud product has been added to\u00a0Drone2Map. It is the same point cloud that the DTM product is derived from, which means that you now have more customization for the DTM output through the options provided with the DSM Point Cloud product.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2768932,"id":2768932,"title":"DSM point cloud","filename":"DSM_PC.gif","filesize":3612525,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/drone2map\/imagery\/whats-new-in-arcgis-drone2map-2025-1\/dsm_pc","alt":"DSM point cloud product","author":"291562","description":"DSM (Digital Surface Model) point cloud product","caption":"DSM (Digital Surface Model) point cloud product","name":"dsm_pc","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2768912,"date":"2025-04-22 16:59:24","modified":"2025-04-22 17:00:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1129,"height":710,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC.gif","medium-width":415,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":483,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC.gif","large-width":1129,"large-height":710,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC.gif","1536x1536-width":1129,"1536x1536-height":710,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC.gif","2048x2048-width":1129,"2048x2048-height":710,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC-739x465.gif","card_image-width":739,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSM_PC.gif","wide_image-width":1129,"wide_image-height":710}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This point cloud can be used as an analytical product without having to create the 3D point cloud, saving considerable processing time.<\/p>\n

The points show the raw heights without interpolation versus the interpolated surface of the DSM product. This can be useful for finding the exact height of features such as tree canopies.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Waterbody mask improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Up until now, the waterbody mask tool has been limited to a single type of surface reconstruction. With Drone2Map 2025.1 we have expanded the water body mask options to now include the ability to define the type of geometry that is used during the masking process. There are two types of geometry to choose from:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2772862,"id":2772862,"title":"Precise waterbody mask","filename":"Waterbody_precise-e1745528097751.jpg","filesize":55137,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-e1745528097751.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/drone2map\/imagery\/whats-new-in-arcgis-drone2map-2025-1\/waterbody_precise","alt":"Precise waterbody mask","author":"291562","description":"A waterbody mask drawn to use the precise processing setting.","caption":"A waterbody mask drawn to use the precise processing setting.","name":"waterbody_precise","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2768912,"date":"2025-04-24 20:33:42","modified":"2025-04-24 20:35:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":600,"height":485,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-e1745528097751.jpg","medium-width":323,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-e1745528097751.jpg","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":485,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-e1745528097751.jpg","large-width":600,"large-height":485,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-e1745528097751.jpg","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":485,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-e1745528097751.jpg","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":485,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-575x465.jpg","card_image-width":575,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Waterbody_precise-e1745528097751.jpg","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":485}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"