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Drone Services in Chicago

35 providers listed in the Chicago area

Known for: event coverage

Based in Chicago: 35
Direct phone lines: 32
Listed websites: 35

Event coverage is what distinguishes Chicago's drone market. A larger share of providers here offer it than the directory average, and it sits close behind filming and real estate work in how commonly it is listed, rather than trailing them the way it does in most metros.

The clearer signal, though, is what is thin. Surveying and mapping is offered by roughly half the share of Chicago providers that offer it across the directory as a whole, which is the widest gap of its kind in any metro listed here. If your project needs measured, repeatable data rather than imagery, expect a shorter list to work from, and check the service detail on each listing rather than assuming it is covered.

Aerial photography and videography is the near-universal base, and real estate marketing and filming both sit close to the directory norm without standing out in either direction.

The practical read: Chicago is well supplied for anything with an audience and a date attached, and comparatively light for technical measurement work. Operators based in the metro are listed first below.

What Chicago drone companies specialize in

Share of Chicago-based providers offering each service. The marker shows the average across every metro in this directory.

Aerial Photography & Videography
91%
32 of the providers based in Chicago offer Aerial Photography & Videography: 91%, against a 91% average across all metros.
Real Estate Marketing
54%
19 of the providers based in Chicago offer Real Estate Marketing: 54%, against a 59% average across all metros.
Filming & Media Production
46%
16 of the providers based in Chicago offer Filming & Media Production: 46%, against a 45% average across all metros.
Event Coverage
+8 pts vs average43%
15 of the providers based in Chicago offer Event Coverage: 43%, against a 34% average across all metros.
Inspections
31%
11 of the providers based in Chicago offer Inspections: 31%, against a 33% average across all metros.
Infrastructure Maintenance
26%
9 of the providers based in Chicago offer Infrastructure Maintenance: 26%, against a 33% average across all metros.
Monitoring
23%
8 of the providers based in Chicago offer Monitoring: 23%, against a 23% average across all metros.
Surveying & Mapping
17%
6 of the providers based in Chicago offer Surveying & Mapping: 17%, against a 31% average across all metros.

Providers in Chicago

35 providers

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Aerial Vision Chicago

Chicago, IL

Aerial Photography & VideographyEvent CoverageFilming & Media Production+1 more

Drone Services in Chicago

What Chicago drone companies specialize in

Providers in Chicago

Aerial Vision Chicago

Soaring Badger Productions

Drone Media Chicago

The Robo Collective

Chicago SkyCam - Drone Services

Helios Visions

Drone Events

Hover World Productions

Cynosure Drone Services

360 Chicago Tours

360 View Chicago

Aerialscapes Inc.

Airborne Advantage LLC

Atomic Imaging / Golan Productions

Chicago Drone Company

Chicago Drone Photography

Chicago Drone Service

Dogstar Imaging

Drone Infrared Imaging

Emiliano Abedini

Hansen Aerial Photography & Inspections LLC

Indoor Drone Tours

Jamie Link Photography

Kenneth L. Dixon Photography, Video Production & Drone

Krumrey Photography

LCP Media

Michael Lipman Photography

Miller + Miller Architectural Photography

Nima Taradji Photography

Rubinic Photography

S B S Media LLC

UAV Chicago

View My Space

Visual Approach Imaging

XAP Chicago (Innovative Home Concepts, Inc.)

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