{"id":6,"date":"2026-09-05T23:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:22:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:70vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-78 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-05-221346.Res_-1024x561.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-05-221346.Res_-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-05-221346.Res_-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-05-221346.Res_-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-05-221346.Res_-1536x842.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-05-221346.Res_-2048x1123.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1\">Engineering-grade aerial data for commercial and infrastructure projects<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">We provide orthomosaics, basemaps, conventional and thermal imagery\u2014delivered to you in the CAD and GIS formats engineers and planners already use, from a Part 107 pilot who understands how projects get planned, funded, and built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#contact\">How Can We Help?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:40px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-7c2f356d wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3\" style=\"padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:50px\">Core Capabilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\">Orthomosaics &amp; 2D Mapping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">High-resolution imagery, aerial basemaps, 3D mapping, and digital twin data collection, formatted for direct CAD and GIS integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-091944-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-091944-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-091944-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-091944-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-091944-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-091944.png 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\">Thermal Capture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">Aerial thermography for commercial and industrial monitoring, active worksites, heat mitigation, and environmental data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2024-10-05-204936.Res_-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2024-10-05-204936.Res_-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2024-10-05-204936.Res_-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2024-10-05-204936.Res_-767x575.png 767w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2024-10-05-204936.Res_-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadelaerial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2024-10-05-204936.Res_-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\">Volumetrics &amp; 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