About

Arch Aerial was 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.

In 2013, the team designed and tested both compact and heavy-lift multi-rotor systems, eventually patenting two of the designs. We executed field trials at three different archaeological excavations (one in Belize, and two in Italy).

In 2014, the team began production, selling hardware kits to university programs across the USA, with options for training prior to deployment. Our kits were mainly utilized by graduate students, professors, and research institutions.

Arch Aerial receives its Section 333 Exemption from the FAA, and makes a pivot to a services model. Moving forward, Arch Aerial operated enterprise hardware delivering data that was useful to its customers.

Arch Aerial refined it's service model to a focus only geared towards the energy and construction sectors. This focus would eventually contribute to the growth to the present day, with a deep well of expertise in fewer verticals.

Arch Aerial expands its footprint to include a Dallas / Ft. Worth regional office located in Plano. From this region, Arch Aerial is able to execute hundreds of construction site visits and energy asset patrols on a monthly basis.

Arch Aerial expands its footprint to include a Permian & Delaware basin regional office located in Kermit, TX. From this region, Arch Aerial is able to execute aerial visible spectrum and hyper-spectral patrols of energy assets for monitoring and leak detection.

Arch Aerial receives its first Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for three different aircraft. These BVLOS capabilities will contribute to substantial growth in long-haul linear asset monitoring for the firm.