Free tools for drone pilots
Less time in the office. More time in the air.
Practical utilities from the AcreWatch flight team for the tedious parts of commercial drone work: file conversions, mission prep, and data cleanup.
The toolbox
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KML to FlightHub 2 Route
Turn field boundaries, corridor lines, or points from one KML or KMZ, or a whole batch of them, into DJI route files you can import straight into FlightHub 2 or Pilot 2.
Open toolKML to Shapefile
Convert one KML or KMZ, or many at once, into zipped ESRI shapefiles for Operations Center, FieldView, QGIS, or ArcGIS, with holes, attributes, and acreage included.
Open toolDraw a Field Boundary
Draw field boundaries on satellite imagery, cut out holes, see acres as you go, and download KML, KMZ, or a shapefile.
Open toolMore on the way
Have a file format or mission-prep chore that eats your evenings? Tell us and it may be the next tool here.
Suggest a toolNothing leaves your computer
Files are read and converted in your browser. There is no upload, no account, and no copy kept anywhere.
Built from real jobs
Every tool here started as something our own pilots needed on a mission. If it saves us time in the field, it goes on this site.
Free, no strings
No trial, no watermark, no email wall. Use it as often as you like on as many jobs as you like.