Syncing DroneDeploy with Google Drive allows you to automate the delivery of maps and models directly to your team's storage. By setting up Auto Exports, your data transfers to Google Drive as soon as processing completes.
Availability
Enterprise-level administrators can configure Auto Exports for their organization.
Project Owners must own the project to enable the sync.
Subscription: This feature is available for all paid DroneDeploy Aerial subscriptions.
How to use Sync to Google Drive
1. Install the Google Drive app
- Log into your DroneDeploy account.
- Navigate to the App Market in the side panel.
- Search for Google Drive and click Install for My Organisation
2. Connect to Google Drive
- Open a project in DroneDeploy.
- Click on Export in the bottom left of the Explore tab.
- Navigate to Auto and Create new to open the settings window.
- Click Connect to Google Drive and a new window will appear; log in with your credentials to authorize the connection.
3. Connect with your project
- Choose the specific folder where you want the data to be stored.
- Click Select in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
- A notification will appear confirming the Auto Export has been created.
Limitations
File Size Limits: Google Drive supports unzipped files up to 500 MB and zipped files up to 1,000 MB (1 GB).
Supported File Types: The integration supports JPEG, PDF, GeoTIFF (.zip), DXF/SHP (.zip), Shapefile (.zip), OBJ (.zip), LAS (.zip), XYZ Point Cloud (.zip) and RCP (.zip). More details about file and size support.
Manual Exports: If a project already contains data, you must create a manual export to move existing files to Google Drive. Future uploads will sync automatically.
FAQs
Q: Does Google Drive support large zipped files? A: Yes, the integration supports zipped files up to 1 GB.
Q: Can I send exports to multiple people? A: You can add email addresses to the export parameters to notify team members when the data sync is complete.
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