Install ArcGIS Drone2Map

Download and install Drone2Map

The first step to get started with Drone2Map is to download and install the application. There are also optional language pack setups that allow you to run Drone2Map in your preferred language.

1. Review the ArcGIS Drone2Map system requirements to verify operating system and other environmental prerequisites.
2. Download Drone2Map and any optional setups from My Esri.
3. ArcGIS Drone2Map (required)—Download to get the main Drone2Map application.
4. Install Drone2Map first.
5. Install any of the optional downloads.

Note:

For Drone2Map to be installed per user on supported Windows Server operating systems, the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer must contain the REG_DWORD data type DisableMSI, with a value of 0. For more information, see MSDN's topic, DisableMSI.

Installing Drone2Map

1. Start the Drone2Map installation program and click Next when you are ready to proceed.
2. Review the master agreement and accept it if you agree. Click Next to continue with the installation. You must exit if you do not agree with the terms.
3. Select the installation context in which Drone2Map will install, whether per machine (all users) or per user. By default, the per machine option is selected. Click Next when you are ready to continue. (Please note that if the user running the setup does not have administrative privileges, a per machine instance of Drone2Map cannot be installed.)
4. Click Change to specify the installation folder or Next to accept the default location C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Drone2Map\.
5. Click Install to begin the installation. Note that the Esri User Experience Improvement check box is selected by default.
6. Click Finish to close the wizard when the installation completes. Leave the Run Drone2Map now check box selected if you want to immediately start the application.

Sign in and authorize the application

• The administrator of your organization needs to assign your account a license for Drone2Map before you can use the application.
• Upon starting Drone2Map, you will be prompted to enter your user name and password to authorize the software.
• After you sign in, you can choose to sign in automatically so you won't be prompted each time you start Drone2Map.
• Drone2Map has many options that can be set either for the current project or for the application. After opening a project in Drone2Map, click the Project tab on the ribbon. In the list on the left, click Settings.

Installing ArcGIS Licensing Service

• The ArcGIS Licensing Service setup is installed with Drone2Map. It is required for a per-user installation of Drone2Map to work offline with a concurrent use license or to utilize single use licensing.
• To install the ArcGIS Licensing Service, run ArcGISLS.msi in "<Drone2Map installation directory>\Resources\ArcGIS Licensing Service" and follow the prompts. This requires administrative privileges.
• The ArcGIS Licensing Service setup installs the 64-bit Flex Net service.
• The Flex Net service is automatically installed by a per-machine instance of Drone2Map; the ArcGIS Licensing setup is only necessary to support per-user installations.