A lot of environmental multispectral drone applications involve water. For example, mapping water quality, seaweed or seagrass biomass in coastal waters, ice sheet melt rates, or even oil spill thickness.

Additionally, mine restoration—returning mined land to an ecologically diverse, natural state— is a growing industry, as resource and energy companies strive to become more sustainable. Multispectral drones are a huge asset for these environmental applications, since forests and flora must be restored in a sequence mimicking nature. Accurately tracking growth progress in detail and on a regular basis is key to successful restoration.