Welcome to LayerDrone: the world’s most detailed imaging network and the foundation for the next generation of AI and GIS applications.
LayerDrone is an open network protocol. The LayerDrone Foundation will steward the network as a public utility to unlock the ability to build something bigger than any single corporation could achieve. By standardizing imagery data across the planet, the LayerDrone Network empowers a global community of drone pilots to build the most detailed and continuously updated visual record of the Earth.
The demand for ultra-high resolution imagery has never been greater, and by making this data even more accessible, the LayerDrone Network can enable massive innovations in geo-spatial AI — much like how open internet protocols drove the explosion of web applications.
Since 2022, Spexi has been harnessing blockchain technology to make the network more efficient and scalable. Now, in 2025, LayerDrone has been spun out from Spexi Geospatial Inc. to enable anyone to contribute, access, and build on its imagery datasets (provided they follow LayerDrone’s established standards and guidelines).
Spexi, the founding core contributor to LayerDrone, is now a service provider to LayerDrone Foundation: an independent and mission-driven foundation that stewards the LayerDrone Network as a public utility.
For Pilots:
We understand that Spexi apps will interface with the LayerDrone network, meaning that pilots will still be able to use the Spexi app to fly missions, upload data, and get rewarded.
Going forward, there will be a shift in organizational focus:
This separation allows both organizations to specialize and grow faster, creating more opportunities for pilots and other stakeholders.
We envision that LayerDrone could become the premier open network protocol for Earth imaging technology, moving from a centralized commercial model to a decentralized ecosystem where anyone can contribute or build applications.
LayerDrone aims to drive the evolution of the ‘economy of the sky’ at the forefront of the market for Spatial AI and imagery-fueled applications.
Key highlights of the LayerDrone Network include:
The LayerDrone ecosystem will use a crypto token, and it will be the primary incentive for network growth. Once implemented, we understand that the token may be adopted by platforms that leverage the network.
The token has been designed to incentivize and reward contributions to the LayerDrone protocol.
More information on the token will be shared closer to LayerDrone’s planned Mainnet launch later this year. Join the LayerDrone community on Discord to make sure you get the latest updates!
Contributors to the LayerDrone network can earn two kinds of points that are tracked by the LayerDrone foundation:
What are Reputation Points (RP)?
What are Experience Points (XP)?
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As AI systems increasingly need to understand and navigate the physical world, the new mission-driven foundation establishes an open network that delivers aerial imagery 900x more detailed, 200x faster, and 50x more affordable than traditional options.