AeroGCS
5.2/10Indian-built drone ground control station software suite for planning and flying agriculture spraying, survey and defence missions, with a web fleet-management SaaS for operators.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
AeroGCS is a family of ground control station products from Passenger Drone Research Pvt. Ltd. (PDRL), a company based in Nashik, India. It covers the flight side of PDRL's wider AeroMegh platform, while separate AeroMegh products handle photogrammetry and AI analytics. The line is split into editions. GREEN is an Android app for agriculture spraying drones. Orange is a desktop survey planner that supports land, corridor, linear and large-area missions, VTOL planning, planning by target GSD, and an accuracy report that flags areas needing recapture. Config is a desktop setup tool. Defence is a separate edition. Enterprise is a web SaaS that adds live tracking, video streaming, flight logs and replay, team and project roles, operations analytics, and a maintenance mode that locks a drone until servicing is approved. AeroGCS also handles India's NPNT (No Permission No Take-off) rules. It links to the DGCA Digital Sky system and enforces approved geofences, altitude limits and time slots. Most of its uptake comes from Indian drone manufacturers that bundle it to get type certification, and from agri-drone service providers. Pricing is listed in rupees on the AeroGCS store. Desktop and mobile editions are sold as per-drone licences: GREEN at 10,200, Orange at 16,000 and Defence at 56,000 rupees, all excluding GST. Enterprise costs 19,000 rupees per drone per year. After the first year, an annual maintenance contract at 18 percent of the purchase price covers updates and support. PDRL also sells flight controllers bundled with the software. The main limitation is that the product is built for the Indian regulatory and OEM market. There are almost no independent user reviews, and third-party integrations beyond the vendor's own hardware and AeroMegh products are poorly documented.
Our Rating
Who AeroGCS is best for
Best software for Drone Service ProvidersGood fit
The vendor's store aims the Enterprise and Orange editions at drone service companies, agricultural spraying businesses and survey operators.
Press releases report about 7,000 OEM licences, with drone manufacturers using AeroGCS for NPNT compliance and type certification in India.
Less suited
The Orange edition targets survey, civil engineering, mining and infrastructure mapping firms, but it only covers flight planning and data capture.
PDRL sells a separate Defence edition and promotes defence drones, but public detail on it is limited.
The Enterprise SaaS has team roles and fleet analytics, but no published security certifications or enterprise integrations.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Handles India's NPNT rules by linking to DGCA Digital Sky and enforcing approved geofences, altitudes and time slots in the drone firmware.
- Per-drone licences cost far less than most Western GCS and fleet tools: GREEN is 10,200 INR and Enterprise is 19,000 INR per drone per year.
- Wide adoption in Indian agri-drones. PDRL says over 75 percent of type-certified agriculture drones use AeroGCS GREEN, and reports large orders from IFFCO and AVPL International.
- PDRL says AeroGCS GREEN received independent verification and validation (IV&V) certification against the DO-278A AL5 software assurance standard.
- The Orange edition covers survey planning by target GSD, corridor and VTOL missions, and an accuracy report that flags areas needing recapture.
Cons
- There are almost no independent user reviews; SourceForge lists zero ratings, so most adoption claims come from PDRL's own press releases.
- It is mainly built for the Indian market: prices are in INR, compliance features target DGCA rules, and documentation outside India is thin.
- Third-party integrations and APIs are poorly documented beyond the vendor's own hardware and AeroMegh modules.
- After the first year, an annual maintenance contract at 18 percent of the purchase price is needed to keep receiving updates and support.
- Store listings show inconsistent prices (Orange appears at both 8,500 and 16,000 INR), so buyers need to confirm quotes.
Key Features
AeroGCS Pricing
AeroGCS Defence
- Licence listed at 56,000 INR excluding GST
- Defence-specific edition; feature details not published
AeroGCS Enterprise
- Syncs with AeroGCS GREEN
- Drone operations analytics
- 19,000 INR per drone per year
- Flight replay and history analysis
- Live video streaming to the dashboard
- Live drone tracking and flight logging
- Team and project management with roles
- Maintenance mode that locks drones until servicing is approved
AeroGCS GREEN
- Mission planning, cloud flight logs and local compliance
- Android ground control app for agriculture spraying drones
- AMC at 18 percent of the purchase price after the first year
- Licence listed at 10,200 INR excluding GST on the AeroGCS store
AeroGCS Orange
- VTOL mission planning
- Desktop survey mission planner
- Planning by target accuracy and GSD
- Licence listed at 16,000 INR excluding GST
- Accuracy report that flags areas needing recapture
- Land, corridor, linear and large-area survey types
- Direct cloud upload and integration with Enterprise
Frequently Asked Questions
The desktop and mobile editions are sold as per-drone licences on the AeroGCS store: GREEN at 10,200 INR, Orange at 16,000 INR and Defence at 56,000 INR, all excluding GST. Enterprise is a subscription at 19,000 INR per drone per year.
Yes. After the first year, PDRL charges an annual maintenance contract at 18 percent of the purchase price, which covers patch updates and technical support.
Yes. It connects to the DGCA Digital Sky platform and enforces the permitted geofence, altitude and time slot. If a flight breaks these limits, the drone returns to its take-off point and logs are recorded.
Orange is the desktop survey planner. It supports land, corridor, linear and large-area missions, VTOL planning, and GSD-based accuracy planning. It can also upload data to the cloud and work with Enterprise for team collaboration.
PDRL bundles it with its own Ag++ and AeroFC flight controllers. The Ag++ listing names compatible sensors and parts from JIYI and Holybro, Hobbywing motors, and T12 and MK15 remote controllers. A broader compatibility list is not published.
AeroGCS handles flight planning, flight execution and data capture within PDRL's AeroMegh platform. Photogrammetry and AI analytics are handled by separate AeroMegh products, DroneNaksha and PicStork.
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