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Drones

Score 18.2 / 100 100 providers 13 APIs Search apis.io →

Providers using this tag (100)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Federal Aviation AdministrationTravelUnited StatesAviationAirports5 APIs58.8
Developing 3 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
WingtraCompanyUAVAerial Surveying2 APIs46.5AloftAirspaceUTMLAANC1 API45.2Dronecode FoundationUAVRoboticsMAVLink4 APIs39.9
Thin 6 Limited public surface area
SkydioAutonomous SystemsDefenseEnterprise1 API38.1VoltairEarth ObservationInfrastructure InspectionUtilities1 API28.2SenteraPrecision AgricultureAerial ImagerySensors1 API27.8Airspace LinkCompanyUASAirspace1 API36.6Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)TravelAustraliaAviationAirports3 APIs31.0Aarav Unmanned Systems (Aereo)UAVGeospatialMapping2 APIs30.1
Emerging 21 Early or largely undocumented
DJICompanyUAVAerial Imaging25.6AuterionCompanyArtificial IntelligenceUAV24.5NerosCompanyDefenseUnmanned Systems1 API19.3Flyby RoboticsCompanyRoboticsPhysical AI19.2XAGCompanyFrontier TechAgriculture1 API18.5DroneShieldCompanyCounter-DroneDefense1 API15.13DRCompanyUAVRobotics14.2Heven AeroTechCompanyUnmanned Aerial SystemsAerospace12.3AirWise SolutionsCompanyUASAviation1 API23.1AvisionCompanyUASUTM21.3Transport CanadaTravelCanadaAviationRegulator3 APIs21.1AI ClearingCompanyConstructionConstruction TechnologyArtificial Intelligence18.5Energy RoboticsCompanyRoboticsIndustrial AutomationAutonomous Inspection17.6PerceptoRoboticsIndustrial InspectionAutonomous Systems1 API17.6SeekOpsCompanyEnergyOil and GasEmissions1 API17.5Niricson SoftwareCompanyInfrastructureConstructionArtificial Intelligence15.9TraceAirCompanyConstructionSite Intelligence15.7Advanced Aircraft CompanyCompanyAerospaceDefense1 API14.9Freedom RoboticsRoboticsRobot Fleet ManagementFleet OperationsRobotics Infrastructure13.6DatumateCompanyConstruction TechnologyConstructionInfrastructure12.9Arrive AICompanyLogisticsLast Mile DeliveryAutonomous Delivery11.1
Minimal 68 Almost no public developer surface
PrenavCompanyInfrastructure InspectionDigital Twin10.3bluefliteCompanyUASLogistics9.3Gather AICompanyPhysical AILogisticsWarehouse Inventory9.2BRINCCompanyPublic SafetyLaw Enforcement8.9AirforestryCompanyClimateEnergyForestry8.2SensemeshCompanyPhysical SecuritySensor FusionComputer Vision7.9IONACompanyLogisticsDelivery7.7DronamicsCompanyUAVCargo7.6AsylonCompanyRoboticsPhysical Security7.2RedWing Aerospace LaboratoriesCompanyDrone DeliveryLogistics6.8BrumbyCompanyAgriculturePrecision AgricultureLivestock6.6Maquoketa ResearchCompanyDefenseAutonomous Systems6.0Seeing SystemsCompanyDefenseRobotics4.3UnmanndCompanyDefenseUAV3.9Target ArmCompanyRoboticsUAV3.4TopXGunCompanyFrontier TechUAV3.4VimaanCompanyAutonomous AppsComputer VisionMachine Learning3.4Arlo IndustriesCompanyDefenseHardwareHardtech3.0AirMapCompanyInfrastructureAirspace0.0KespryCompanyAerial IntelligenceGeospatial0.0Elroy AirCompanyAerospace DefenseAutonomous AircraftCargo Delivery10.9DetectCompanyCloud SaasIndustrial AIIoT10.8InsituCompanyAerospaceDefenseUnmanned Aerial Systems10.3ZeitviewCompanyAerial ImageryInspection10.1Drone Racing LeagueCompanySportsEsports9.2ZiplineAutonomous AircraftDrone DeliveryUnmanned Aerial Systems9.0WestmagCompanyHardwareRobotics8.8AeronextCompanyUAVLogistics8.2SkycatchCompanyFrontier TechAerial Imagery8.0DotterelCompanyAudioMicrophonesAcoustics7.5Mach IndustriesCompanyDefenseAerospace7.5OrqaCompanyRoboticsFPV7.5AerodyneCompanyDrone-as-a-ServiceGeospatial7.4Cx2CompanyDefenseElectronic WarfareAerospace7.4AerialoopCompanyUAVLogistics7.3FirestormCompanyDefenseAerospaceUnmanned Aerial Systems7.3ZeromatterCompanyDeep TechSimulationAutonomy7.1Lily CameraCompanyAerial PhotographyVideography7.0WingDrone DeliveryUnmanned AircraftUAS7.0VermeerCompanyB2BDefenseAerospace6.6DoxelConstructionConstruction TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceComputer Vision6.3PykaCompanyAutonomous AircraftAerospace6.1BirdstopCompanyUAVRemote Sensing6.0Aerospace Times FeipengCompanyAerospaceUAV5.0ValinorCompanyDefenseGovernment4.9FIMI TechnologyCompanyConsumer ElectronicsCamera4.4Quantum SystemsUAVUASeVTOL4.1TekeverDefenseDefence TechnologyUnmanned Aerial Systems4.1CoolantCompanyClimate TechCarbon RemovalForest Monitoring3.9Firnas AeroCompanyUAVAerial Surveillance3.9MightyFlyCompanyLogisticsAviation3.9OrnadyneCompanyRoboticsAerospace3.9Terra IndustriesCompanyDefenseDefense TechnologyAutonomous Systems3.9ChasinginnovationCompanyTechnologyMarine3.6Kyten TechnologiesCompanyHardwareManufacturingAerospace3.6AerodomeCompanyDrone as First ResponderPublic Safety3.4American Aerospace AdvisorsCompanyAerospaceDefenseUnmanned Aircraft Systems3.4DeglaCompanyAutonomous SystemsArtificial Intelligence3.4Earendil RoboticsCompanyRoboticsDefense3.4Iris AutomationCompanyDeep TechUAS3.4Raphe MphibrCompanyAerospaceDefense3.4SE3 LabsCompanyArtificial IntelligenceSpatial AIAutonomous Systems3.4Pitch AeronauticsCompanyElectric UtilitiesEnergy Grid3.3Impossible AerospaceCompanyDeep TechAerospace2.6Performance Drone WorksCompanyDefenseUAV2.6Tenet IndustriesCompanyDefenseHardware2.6AirQtelAerial SurveillanceAerospace and DefenseImaging2.5AirwareCompanyUAVAerial Analytics0.0
Unrated 1 Not yet scored
CitadelCompanyDefenseCounter-UAS

APIs with this tag (13)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
FAA UAS Data Delivery System Open DataArcGIS Open Data hub for unmanned aircraft data — UAS Facility Maps (the LAANC altitude grid), national sec...58.8
Developing 5 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Wingtra Customer and Partner Portal GraphQL APIThe GraphQL API behind my.wingtra.com, Wingtra's customer and partner portal. The schema answers anonymous ...46.5WingtraCLOUD APIThe versioned REST API the WingtraCLOUD browser client at cloud.wingtra.com calls — sites, flights, drones,...46.5MAVLink ProtocolMAVLink is the message-level interoperability standard for drones, and the Dronecode Foundation publishes i...39.9MAVSDK gRPC APIMAVSDK is the Dronecode Foundation's programmable interface to any MAVLink vehicle, and the only surface in...39.9PX4 AutopilotPX4 is the open source flight control firmware the Dronecode Foundation stewards — the software running on ...39.9
Thin 3 Limited public surface area
Skydio Cloud APIThe Skydio Cloud API is an HTTP-based REST API with JSON request and response bodies that lets developers m...38.1AirHub APIREST API delivering airspace data and services for UAS applications — B4UFLY airspace briefings, LAANC SDSP...36.6CASA RPAS Digital Platform APIA partner-only API that supplies CASA advisories, notifications and geospatial map data to drone safety app...31.0
Emerging 4 Early or largely undocumented
airwiseOS APIAPI for UAS services including flight planning, real-time tracking, airspace restrictions and UTM coordinat...23.1APEX — Adaptive Payload EXchangeAPEX is Neros Technologies' open, MIT-licensed plug-and-play protocol for connecting drone platforms (hosts...19.3XAG Open PlatformXAG's developer Open Platform (Chinese-language) integrating application management, device data authorizat...18.5Percepto AIM APIThe HTTP API behind the Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring) console at drones.percepto.co. ...17.6

Score breakdown

Frequency
55.6
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
2.4
spread across providers
Quality lift
12.1
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
8.7
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Where this tag sits

100 providers carry this tag directly, and 104 counting the 1 narrower tag below — 4 more to reach.

UAV 28 providers

Related tags

UAV 24 co-occurrences Autonomous Systems 14 co-occurrences UAS 8 co-occurrences Defense 32 co-occurrences Aerospace 27 co-occurrences Public Safety 12 co-occurrences Robotics 39 co-occurrences Airspace 7 co-occurrences

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag101
Api tag13

Markets provisional

Kin Score markets whose measured providers carry this tag. Share is the fraction of the market's measured providers that carry it — it describes the market, not this tag.

MarketShare of the market's providers
Drones and Airspace (UAS, UTM, air traffic)69%

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