YellowScan
About
About YellowScan
YellowScan develops integrated lidar mapping systems for drones and mobile survey work. Its payloads combine lidar sensors, GNSS/INS positioning, calibration and processing software for forestry, mining, infrastructure, environmental and topographic surveys. Mapper and Surveyor products cover compact and general mapping, while Voyager and Venturer serve longer-range or higher-performance missions.
The company supplies an end-to-end workflow through CloudStation and supporting field software, allowing operators to plan acquisition, process point clouds and check data quality within one ecosystem. Venturer, introduced at Geo Week 2026, extends the range for larger and higher-altitude survey projects. Product suitability and achievable accuracy depend on the selected sensor, aircraft, flight plan and processing setup.
Products
Observed use
- YellowScan Mapper with theme-park expansion topographic survey
Pilot - Mounted - Mapper collected high-resolution topographic data for a theme-park expansion.
Source - Surveyor Ultra with North Wales landslide identification
Pilot - Mounted - Surveyor Ultra captured terrain data for landslide identification under dense vegetation.
Source - Surveyor Ultra with UAS landslide-monitoring project
Pilot - Mounted - Surveyor Ultra was deployed for repeat UAS lidar landslide monitoring.
Source - YellowScan Voyager with Alaska emergency-response mapping
Pilot - Mounted - Voyager supported rapid lidar mapping for emergency response in Alaska.
Source - YellowScan Voyager with ecological-restoration survey
Pilot - Mounted - Voyager mapped about 1,000 hectares of forest and wetlands from a light aircraft.
Source - YellowScan Navigator with Enso / LIA shallow-water survey
Pilot - Mounted - Navigator was deployed on a DJI M600 Pro for Eastern Mediterranean shallow-water bathymetry.
Source - YellowScan Navigator with Sphere Drones artificial-reef demo
Pilot - Mounted - Navigator on an RTRobotics drone mapped an artificial reef off Port Beach.
Source - YellowScan Navigator with Scandinavian Drone harbor survey
Pilot - Mounted - Navigator on a Hexadrone Tundra surveyed harbor bathymetry in dark, turbid water.
Source - YellowScan Mapper with environmental shrub-mapping study
Research Experiment - Mounted - Mapper was flown in the documented shrub-counting and terrain-mapping study.
Source - YellowScan Mapper+ with environmental shrub-mapping study
Research Experiment - Mounted - Mapper+ was flown as a distinct configuration in the documented environmental study.
Source - YellowScan Navigator with VisionAir / Ystad coastal-monitoring programme
Operational - Mounted - Navigator on a Hexadrone Tundra 2 mapped 299 hectares of bathymetry for Ystad coastal monitoring.
Source - YellowScan Mapper with University of New England recurring coastal-monitoring programme
Operational - Mounted - Mapper paired with an Inspired Flight 1200A captured repeat elevation surveys of fast-changing dunes and shoreline.
Source - YellowScan Navigator with La Orizont / Black Sea Coast survey
Pilot - Mounted - Navigator mapped erosion-prone land and shallow water along the Mangalia–Venus Beach coast despite high turbidity.
Source - YellowScan Navigator with La Orizont / Histria Ancient City survey
Pilot - Mounted - Navigator on a Tundra 2 captured bathymetric data for submerged archaeological structures at Histria.
Source - Surveyor Ultra with La Orizont / Histria Ancient City survey
Pilot - Mounted - Surveyor Ultra on a DJI Matrice 300 flew two topographic survey flights at Histria alongside the bathymetric campaign.
Source - YellowScan Navigator with La Orizont / Argeș River and Mihăilești Dam survey
Pilot - Mounted - Navigator flew four missions combining bathymetric and topographic data for flood modelling and dam and riverbank monitoring.
Source - YellowScan Navigator with NIVA / SeaBee seagrass-mapping project
Research Experiment - Mounted - NIVA paired Navigator with a Hexadrone Tundra 2 to map seagrass canopy and seabed in Norway.
Source - YellowScan Mapper with Juste 2.0°C Antarctica penguin-habitat survey
Research Experiment - Mounted - Mapper on a DJI M300 captured centimetre-resolution terrain and imagery for mapping penguin nesting habitat and species distribution.
Source - Surveyor Ultra with Quantum-Systems Tron Trans-Sumatra corridor-mapping configuration
Pilot - Mounted - Surveyor Ultra was integrated into the cockpit of a Quantum-Systems Tron UAV for the documented Trans-Sumatra survey.
Source - Surveyor Ultra with YellowScan Fly & Drive urban-tree mapping configuration
Operational - Mounted - Surveyor Ultra V2 was mounted in the Fly & Drive pod for repeated mobile mapping of street trees in Hasselt.
Source - Surveyor Ultra with GeoAerospace DJI M300 Holy Island survey configuration
Pilot - Mounted - Surveyor Ultra was mounted on a DJI M300 for the documented Holy Island archaeological survey.
Source - YellowScan Mapper with FlyThru DJI M300 roadway-inspection configuration
Pilot - Mounted - Mapper with its camera module was mounted on a DJI M300 for the Old Mill Road survey.
Source - YellowScan Voyager with Acecore Noa hamster-habitat survey configuration
Research Experiment - Mounted - Voyager was mounted on an Acecore Noa drone for the documented European-hamster field study.
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Applanix
Inbound - Navigation - YellowScan Mapper incorporates an Applanix APX-15 UAV GNSS-inertial system
Source - Applanix
Inbound - Navigation - YellowScan Mapper+ incorporates an Applanix APX-15 UAV GNSS-inertial system
Source - Applanix
Inbound - Navigation - YellowScan Voyager offers Applanix AP+30 AIR or AP+50 AIR positioning configurations
Source - Applanix
Inbound - Navigation - YellowScan Venturer incorporates an Applanix APX-RTX 20 GNSS-inertial system
Source - Livox
Inbound - robotics sensors - YellowScan Mapper+ incorporates a Livox AVIA LiDAR scanner
Source - RIEGL
Inbound - robotics sensors - YellowScan Venturer incorporates a RIEGL miniVUX-3 LiDAR scanner
Source - Hesai Technology
Inbound - Perception - A Hesai XT32M2X lidar in the Surveyor Ultra configuration is specified in the YellowScan Fly & Drive
Source - Livox
Inbound - Perception - A Livox Horizon lidar is specified in the YellowScan Mapper
Source - RIEGL
Inbound - Perception - YellowScan Voyager incorporates a RIEGL VUX-120 laser scanner
Source - SBG Systems
Inbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems Quanta Micro and Qinertia support YellowScan LiDAR mapping payload accuracy and processing workflows
Source - Wingcopter
Outbound - LIDAR - YellowScan Japan selected its VOYAGER LiDAR for the Wingcopter 198 surveying configuration
Source - FIXAR
Outbound - Perception - FIXAR partnered with YellowScan to equip the FIXAR 007 UAV with YellowScan Mapper+ OEM LiDAR mapping solution
Source - DeltaQuad
Outbound - Perception - YellowScan supplies the optional Surveyor Ultra LiDAR payload for DeltaQuad Evo
Source - Inspired Flight Technologies
Outbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers fully integrated YellowScan LiDAR payloads for its aircraft
Source - ACSL
Outbound - Sensing And Perception - ACSL offers PF2-AE Survey with a YellowScan Mapper+ or Surveyor Ultra LiDAR configuration
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-02-16 - Product Launch - YellowScan unveils Venturer UAV LiDAR system at Geo Week 2026
YellowScan unveiled Venturer at Geo Week 2026 in Denver on February 16, 2026. The company positions the LiDAR system for missions that require survey precision, secure sourcing and adaptable UAV integration. Venturer extends YellowScan's aerial-mapping portfolio toward government, infrastructure and other critical-mission workflows.
Source - 2023-07-19 - Product Launch - ACSL begins orders for PF2-AE Survey with YellowScan LiDAR
PF2-AE Survey is a laser-surveying configuration of ACSL's medium industrial drone family. The release also identifies Delivery, Inspection and Disaster Relief / Patrol variants in the PF2-AE family. The Survey configuration uses YellowScan LiDAR payload technology for aerial mapping workflows.
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Relations
Relationships
- ACSL
Technology Partner - ACSL integrated YellowScan LiDAR on PF2-AE Survey variant.
Context
Comparable profiles
- BoE Systems
comparable profile - UAV LIDAR Payload Supplier
- LiDARUSA
comparable profile - UAV LIDAR Payload Supplier
- Aerial Precision
comparable profile - UAV LIDAR Payload Supplier
Shared workflows
- SmartDrone
workflow adjacency - UAV LIDAR Mapping
Context tags
- UAV LiDAR payload supplier - Peer Group
- Enterprise drone markets - Customer Environment
- UAV LiDAR mapping - Workflow
- UAV LiDAR component supplier - Stack Layer