Locations
Central Iowa Drone Services
Recurring drone documentation for active construction, infrastructure, and data center projects across the Des Moines metro and beyond. Same pilot. Same flight plan. Standardized deliverables inside 24 hours of every flight — for over 10 years.
Featured Cities
Eight markets where we run active programs
Each card opens a city page with construction-specific local context, project corridors, and recurring documentation use cases.
Home Base
Waukee
Iowa’s fastest-growing city and our hometown base. Active programs across the Kettlestone development corridor, US-6 commercial strip, and ongoing school district expansion.
Open city page →High Intent
West Des Moines
Iowa’s commercial technology corridor. Microsoft’s Iowa data center campus, the Jordan Creek development zone, and dense mixed-use construction along Westown Parkway.
Open city page →Core Metro
Des Moines
Iowa’s capital and largest metro. Serving general contractors, developers, and VDC teams across downtown, the East Village, and the broader metro with recurring aerial documentation.
Open city page →Infrastructure
Ankeny
Civil, airport-adjacent, municipal, and private development work where aerial progress documentation adds real project value.
Open city page →East Side Growth
Altoona
Home to Meta’s Iowa hyperscale campus. Documentation programs built for multi-phase hyperscale builds, east-metro logistics corridors, and US-65 commercial expansion.
Open city page →Industrial Growth
Grimes
Fast-growing industrial and logistics corridor west of I-35. Recurring programs for warehouse construction, distribution center builds, and large-footprint commercial grading.
Open city page →Established Corridor
Urbandale
Iowa’s 12th-largest city — a deep commercial corridor along I-35/80 with steady office, healthcare, and education construction.
Open city page →Western Suburbs
Clive
Crossroads of the western suburbs. Three converging interstates, the 650-acre University Avenue redevelopment study, and the long-range NW 86th Street corridor plan.
Open city page →Why hire local
Why work with a Central Iowa drone partner
FAA airspace knowledge
Active Part 107 coordination across DSM Class C, Ankeny Class D, and the data-center exclusion zones we fly weekly. We know which airspace corridors require pre-authorization and which don’t.
Local response time
Same-day site visits when weather windows open. Recurring weekly programs scheduled around your project cadence, not ours.
Construction-specific workflow
Ten-plus years documenting commercial, industrial, hyperscale, and infrastructure builds in this metro. We speak superintendent, VDC, and owner-rep — not real-estate listings.
Enterprise credentials
FAA Part 107, OSHA 30, $5M aviation liability, $5M general liability. NDAs signed on request for sensitive or data center projects. Certificate of insurance same-day.
Cities we cover
Cities we cover across Central Iowa
Greater Des Moines Metro
Bondurant · Carlisle · Indianola · Johnston · Norwalk · Polk City · Windsor Heights
Western Suburbs & Dallas County
Adel · Dallas Center · De Soto · Dexter · Earlham · Granger · Panora · Perry · Redfield · Stuart · Van Meter · Woodward
Eastern & Industrial
Serving all of Central Iowa.
Get In Touch
Need a recurring drone documentation program?
Tell us the city, the site type, and the cadence you need. We respond within one business day with a proposal and flight schedule.