UNSPSC 82131601: Aerial photography services

UNSPSC 82131601 Aerial photography services is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure photography, videography, and related aerial imaging work — ranging from event documentation and institutional marketing to infrastructure inspection, environmental assessment, and specialized thermal or drone-light-show productions. Recent solicitations show a mix of recurring institutional needs (school districts, universities, county departments) and specialized episodic projects (drone shows, thermal wildlife surveys, statewide imagery consortiums). The work spans straightforward photography and video capture, drone-based aerial survey and inspection, thermal imaging for asset management and environmental monitoring, and high-production drone light shows with choreographed fleet operations. Issuing bodies include county governments (Marion County, Florida; Pinellas County and Cook County, Illinois; Gwinnett County, Georgia), municipalities (City of Charlotte, North Carolina; City of Lawrenceville, Georgia), school and university systems (LEAD Public Schools, Texas Southern University, University of Texas at Austin), and state-affiliated entities (Texas A&M University, Washington Technology Solutions for a statewide consortium). Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas and the Purchasing Cooperative of America are also active buyers, serving multiple member agencies.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include Texas A&M University's Agricultural & Mapping UAS ITB (AGRSCHITB6588, due June 26, 2026), LEAD Public Schools' video production and digital media RFP (Nashville-area work, due July 15, 2026), Marion County, Florida's tourism photography and video RFQ (26Q-073, due July 16, 2026), the City of Lawrenceville and Gwinnett County's drone light show RFP (RP008-26, $15,000 budget, due May 26, 2026), Washington Technology Solutions' statewide orthoimagery RFP (26-RFP-004, responding to multi-year statewide imagery consortium needs, due May 18, 2026), Pinellas County's unmanned aerial services and professional engineering RFQ (26-0370-CCNAC, continuing as-needed basis, April 7, 2026 deadline), and Cook County's LiDAR data acquisition RFP (2610-01230, 1,322 square miles, due April 29, 2026). Evaluation commonly weights technical capability and past performance heavily, and jurisdictions increasingly impose set-asides or participation goals for MBE/WBE and local small-business enterprises, particularly in North Carolina and Illinois.