

The global Aerial Imaging market size is predicted to grow from US$ 3902 million in 2025 to US$ 9752 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.5% from 2025 to 2031.
Aerial imagery is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated/direct-down position. Usually the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure. Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or "drones"), balloons, blimps and dirigibles, rockets, pigeons, kites, parachutes, stand-alone telescoping and vehicle-mounted poles. Mounted cameras may be triggered remotely or automatically; hand-held photographs may be taken by a photographer.
Global aerial imaging main manufactuers include Blom ASA, Digital Aerial Solutions, Cooper Aerial Surveys, Fugro, Landiscor Aerial Information, EagleView Technology, Nearmap, Kucera International, Quantum Spatial, etc., totally accounting for about 22% of the market. Americas is the largest market, with a share about 50%. As for the types of products, it can be divided into unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters, fixed-Wing aircraft and others. The most common product is unmanned aerial vehicles, with a share over 40%. In terms of applications, it is widely used in government agencies, military and defense, energy sector, agriculture and forestry, civil engineering, commercial Enterprises and others.The most common application is government agencies, with a share over 25%.
The “Aerial Imaging Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Aerial Imaging sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Aerial Imaging sales for 2025 through 2031. With Aerial Imaging sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Aerial Imaging industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Aerial Imaging landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Aerial Imaging portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Aerial Imaging market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Aerial Imaging and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Aerial Imaging.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Aerial Imaging market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Helicopters
Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Others
Segmentation by Application:
Government Agencies
Military and Defense
Energy Sector
Agriculture and Forestry
Civil Engineering
Commercial Enterprises
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Blom ASA
Digital Aerial Solutions
Cooper Aerial Surveys
Fugro
Landiscor Aerial Information
EagleView Technology
Nearmap
Kucera International
Quantum Spatial
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Aerial Imaging Market Size (2020-2031)
2.1.2 Aerial Imaging Market Size CAGR by Region (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Aerial Imaging by Country/Region (2020, 2024 & 2031)
2.2 Aerial Imaging Segment by Type
2.2.1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
2.2.2 Helicopters
2.2.3 Fixed-Wing Aircraft
2.2.4 Others
2.3 Aerial Imaging Market Size by Type
2.3.1 Aerial Imaging Market Size CAGR by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 Global Aerial Imaging Market Size Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Aerial Imaging Segment by Application
2.4.1 Government Agencies
2.4.2 Military and Defense
2.4.3 Energy Sector
2.4.4 Agriculture and Forestry
2.4.5 Civil Engineering
2.4.6 Commercial Enterprises
2.4.7 Others
2.5 Aerial Imaging Market Size by Application
2.5.1 Aerial Imaging Market Size CAGR by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.5.2 Global Aerial Imaging Market Size Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
3 Aerial Imaging Market Size by Player
3.1 Aerial Imaging Market Size Market Share by Player
3.1.1 Global Aerial Imaging Revenue by Player (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Aerial Imaging Revenue Market Share by Player (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Aerial Imaging Key Players Head office and Products Offered
3.3 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.3.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.3.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.4 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.5 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
4 Aerial Imaging by Region
4.1 Aerial Imaging Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Aerial Imaging Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Aerial Imaging Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.4 APAC Aerial Imaging Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.5 Europe Aerial Imaging Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.6 Middle East & Africa Aerial Imaging Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Aerial Imaging Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Aerial Imaging Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Aerial Imaging Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Aerial Imaging Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Aerial Imaging Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Aerial Imaging Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Aerial Imaging Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Aerial Imaging Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Aerial Imaging Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Aerial Imaging by Region (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Aerial Imaging Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Aerial Imaging Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Global Aerial Imaging Market Forecast
10.1 Global Aerial Imaging Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.1.1 Global Aerial Imaging Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.1.2 Americas Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.1.3 APAC Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.1.4 Europe Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.1.5 Middle East & Africa Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.2 Americas Aerial Imaging Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2.1 United States Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.2.2 Canada Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.2.3 Mexico Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.2.4 Brazil Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.3 APAC Aerial Imaging Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.3.1 China Aerial Imaging Market Forecast
10.3.2 Japan Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.3.3 Korea Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.3.4 Southeast Asia Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.3.5 India Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.3.6 Australia Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.4 Europe Aerial Imaging Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.4.1 Germany Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.4.2 France Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.4.3 UK Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.4.4 Italy Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.4.5 Russia Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.5 Middle East & Africa Aerial Imaging Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.5.1 Egypt Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.5.2 South Africa Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.5.3 Israel Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.5.4 Turkey Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
10.6 Global Aerial Imaging Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
10.7 Global Aerial Imaging Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
10.7.1 GCC Countries Market Aerial Imaging Forecast
11 Key Players Analysis
11.1 Blom ASA
11.1.1 Blom ASA Company Information
11.1.2 Blom ASA Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.1.3 Blom ASA Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.1.4 Blom ASA Main Business Overview
11.1.5 Blom ASA Latest Developments
11.2 Digital Aerial Solutions
11.2.1 Digital Aerial Solutions Company Information
11.2.2 Digital Aerial Solutions Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.2.3 Digital Aerial Solutions Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.2.4 Digital Aerial Solutions Main Business Overview
11.2.5 Digital Aerial Solutions Latest Developments
11.3 Cooper Aerial Surveys
11.3.1 Cooper Aerial Surveys Company Information
11.3.2 Cooper Aerial Surveys Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.3.3 Cooper Aerial Surveys Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.3.4 Cooper Aerial Surveys Main Business Overview
11.3.5 Cooper Aerial Surveys Latest Developments
11.4 Fugro
11.4.1 Fugro Company Information
11.4.2 Fugro Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.4.3 Fugro Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.4.4 Fugro Main Business Overview
11.4.5 Fugro Latest Developments
11.5 Landiscor Aerial Information
11.5.1 Landiscor Aerial Information Company Information
11.5.2 Landiscor Aerial Information Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.5.3 Landiscor Aerial Information Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.5.4 Landiscor Aerial Information Main Business Overview
11.5.5 Landiscor Aerial Information Latest Developments
11.6 EagleView Technology
11.6.1 EagleView Technology Company Information
11.6.2 EagleView Technology Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.6.3 EagleView Technology Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.6.4 EagleView Technology Main Business Overview
11.6.5 EagleView Technology Latest Developments
11.7 Nearmap
11.7.1 Nearmap Company Information
11.7.2 Nearmap Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.7.3 Nearmap Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.7.4 Nearmap Main Business Overview
11.7.5 Nearmap Latest Developments
11.8 Kucera International
11.8.1 Kucera International Company Information
11.8.2 Kucera International Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.8.3 Kucera International Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.8.4 Kucera International Main Business Overview
11.8.5 Kucera International Latest Developments
11.9 Quantum Spatial
11.9.1 Quantum Spatial Company Information
11.9.2 Quantum Spatial Aerial Imaging Product Offered
11.9.3 Quantum Spatial Aerial Imaging Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.9.4 Quantum Spatial Main Business Overview
11.9.5 Quantum Spatial Latest Developments
12 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.