Litchi for DJI Phantom 2 VS Maps Made Easy

If you want additional functionality beyond the DJI Fly, you'll almost certainly want Litchi. Source: 5 months ago

If loading the DJI app on your phone is a concern, you could use one of the Litchi apps instead (which are developed in the UK) or use the DJI controllers that have the screen and app built in, without connecting it to the Internet. Source: 5 months ago

If you are using a DJI drone, you can use https://flylitchi.com/ to do this. It uses a second cell phone and is $25. Source: 6 months ago

I think it's also worth pointing out that DJI's first-party app isn't required to operate many of their drones. Most of their drones, apart from all but the most recent (i.e. The one this announcement is about probably won't have support for a while, but the previous gen will) has support through apps like Litchi and Dronelink via the developer API, which have additional features and don't have the exact same... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

So something's changed about DJI's API as well. In the past, you could use 3rd-party apps that extended features, and offered new ones. One popular app is Litchi https://flylitchi.com However, DJI seems to have stopped updating their iOS API, so 3rd-party iOS apps won't work with any newer drones and Android stuff seems to be available only by side-loading. Perhaps there's something in the newer APIs that neither... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

Have a look at mapsmadeeasy.com Similar service to drone deploy but you pay per photo rather than monthly so works out much cheaper for small or less frequent jobs, typically $10 or $20 per map for me. Source: about 2 years ago

I'm a hobbyist with recreational land, but I've been able to get surprisingly good results using a DJI Mavic Mini (not Mini 2) and mapsmadeeasy.com (I also use dronelink.com to plan the drone mapping missions). I then postprocess on mapsmadeeasy with a few ad-hoc GCPs to fix georeferencing and eliminate curvature (though I haven't had any trouble with that on a small scale since I started using a checkerboard/grid... Source: about 3 years ago

I'm a fan of mapsmadeeasy.com's pay as you go service. Jobs which "price out" at <250 points are free, which is intended to help you learn the service on a small-scale before paying, but ends up covering many small recreational jobs fully. The costs over 250 points are very reasonable. For my use, I've actually bought a package of points from them even through every single one of my runs so far has been under 250... Source: about 3 years ago