Annotation Report

Updated October 04, 2022 22:42

The PDF Annotation Report on DroneDeploy lets you create printable or sharable PDF documents of your drone maps. It’s great for collaborating or reporting.

The Annotation Report is available in the Report section within a Project or in the Reports section of your Exports tab for single maps, and includes a PDF file of your map, table of annotations, sharing, co-branding and more.

Access to the Annotation Report

Reports are available to all trial users and paid customers. Learn more about our paid subscription. plans or start your trial today.

1) Make your Annotations

Once your map has completed processing, you can use the Annotation Toolbox to make annotations on your map, such as location, distance, area, surface area, or volume measurements.

Please note that certain functionalities vary by subscription plan. Please visit our Plan Comparison for more details.

Screen Shot 2018-10-08 at 1.32.58 PM.png — An example map with annotations marked.

2) Generate the Annotation Report

Reports are Customizable!

Remember, all our reports can be edited! Click on the data point you would like to edit, make your changes, and it will save on your report.

Map within a Project

You can find the annotation report by navigating to the Report section at the top of your screen and then clicking the View option.

Screen Shot 2018-10-08 at 1.36.44 PM.png — Navigate to the Report option at the top of your screen to view all the reports associated with your map.

Using a Single Map

You can find the annotation report by navigating to the Report tab at the top of your dashboard and then clicking on the Annotation Report.

Screen Shot 2019-03-01 at 11.31.11 AM.png — Navigate to the Export option at the top of your dashboard. Click on the Reports tab to view all the reports associated with your map.

Share the Direct Link:

Click the Share icon to copy a share link to your clipboard. This creates a public share link that anyone can view, even if they do not have a DroneDeploy account.

Screen Shot 2018-10-08 at 1.53.01 PM.png — Click Share

Screen Shot 2018-10-08 at 1.55.04 PM.png — You can share the public link

Export the CSV:

Click on the CSV icon to download the annotation report in a clear, CSV format:

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Download as PDF:

Click the Print icon to send the annotation report to your printer.

Screen Shot 2018-10-08 at 1.53.01 PM 2.png — Click Print

You can also select Save as PDF in the print menu to download your report as a PDF file.

Screen Shot 2018-10-08 at 2.00.13 PM.png — Instead of selecting a printer, select the `Save as PDF` option to download your PFD file.

Example Annotation Report

The PDF Annotation Report includes:

Location, Distance, Area Measurements for all users.
Surface Area, Surface Distance, and Volume Measurements for all Business and Enterprise customers.
Organization logo in the top right of the report for all Business and Enterprise customers.
Separate tables for each annotation type (location, distance, area, volume).
Link sharing & printing.

Screen Shot 2018-08-05 at 5.25.51 PM.png — Separate tables for each annotation type (location, distance, area, volume).