Colin Lecher from Popular Science sat down with us in March to chat about how drones are changing the way some sports are filmed… A couple years ago, Ryan Baker founded Arch Aerial, a Houston-based drone manufacturer. An archaeologist by training, Baker worked on shooting excavations for clients, and eventually moved into working on films. Then, universities and high schools […]

Bring in the Tech: SAA Conference 2014
We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of new tech that we saw at the SAA’s this year. Here are a few highlights: Live Tweeting: A Portent of Things to Come It was incredible to see how much live tweeting went on at the opening session of the conference, which was on digital publishing. As […]

3 Reasons Why You Should Use a Drone on Your Excavation This Summer
by Kelly McClinton 1. You’ve Got a Lot to Do Let’s face it; you may only have a couple seasons at your current excavation site. This summer may even be your last dig season. Drones can help you survey and map your site faster than many other tools on the market. Steven Wernke, an archaeologist […]

Popular Science talks Arch Aerial @SXSW
Well folks, we were in Popular Science! Popular Science’s Colin Lecher stayed after the ‘Drones in Sports’ panel at the SXSports portion of SXSW, where Arch Aerial’s Ryan Baker discussed the use of drones in sports broadcasting and filming. We had an awesome discussion, and Colin published the interview over at www.popsci.com. Go check it […]

5 Things I Learned at SXSW Interactive as a Startup Founder
Ryan Baker I’ve lived in Austin for 5 years now, and I’m admittedly late to the SXSW game. But as a mid-stage startup founder attending my first SXSW this March, I thought I would put down a few take-aways from my experience at the festival. 1. Don’t miss the opportunity to approach panelists. Although it […]

What A Month!
We’ve had an extremely busy month here in Texas, and we’re stoked to tell you all about it. Keep an eye out for posts over the next few weeks, as we get you up to speed on all the great press that our firm and products have received from news organizations around the world! We […]
Crested Butte Footage
Here is a quick cut of footage from our trip to Crested Butte. Let us know what you think! Arch Aerial | Snowdrones from Arch Aerial on Vimeo.

Kitchen Drones
A quick look into our most recent partnership: Kitchen Drones on Vimeo. Check out Swift’s Attic.
Snowdrones
It has been a while since our last post, but we promise we’ve been busy. This past week, Ben Martin (VP of Engineering) and I were in Crested Butte, CO working with the up-and-coming extreme free-ski production company Two Plank Productions. It was an awesome time, and we were able to capture amazing footage at […]
Texas Wine and Trail Magazine: Arch Aerial Drones Give Texas Vineyard Owners New Perspective
We’re proud to announce that we’ve partnered with the Texas Wine Trail! The partnership is part of an effort to raise awareness about the research efforts and fundraising sponsored by THCW, and highlight up-and-coming technologies that viticulturists are using at vineyards in the state of Texas. Texas Wine and Trail Magazine wrote an article about […]