Arch Aerial LLC

Founded by Ryan Baker in 2012 after returning from a field season at the Poggio Civitate Archaeological Project, chasing the idea of incorporating low-cost aerial data from drones for universities on research projects.

That's where we get our name: 'Arch' recognizing our genesis in archaeology, and 'Aerial' from that new perspective from above. 

While working on aerial mapping data at the Poggio Civitate Archaeological Excavation, it became clear that there had to be a better way to capture aerial data for archaeological research. After pulling together a team comprised of co-founders Ben Martin, Brandon Lee, and Steve Fronek, the group set out to build unmanned aerial systems (drone) kits for archaeological research.

2013

The team designed and tested both compact and heavy-lift multi-rotor systems, eventually patenting two of the designs.

2014

The team began production, selling hardware kits to university programs across the USA, with options for training prior to deployment.

Towards the end of 2014, commercial enterprises began calling not for hardware, but for drone services and drone data delivery. It was apparent that the opportunity for Arch Aerial had grown beyond its original mission.

2015-2017

Arch Aerial completed field trials with companies in the insurance, mining, and agricultural sectors.

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