UAS Operations Big island

Indigenous-Led Aerial Mapping & GIS Solutions for Forestry and Environmental Applications Across the Big Island

Who We Are.

Supporting Hawaiʻi’s Lands and Communities Through Advanced Geospatial Technology

Numu provides advanced aerial mapping and geospatial support across the Big Island, grounded in Indigenous stewardship and modern technology. Our aircraft are equipped with survey-grade LiDAR, multispectral, and high-resolution RGB sensors, delivering precise land, forest, and vegetation data to support restoration planning, fire resilience, ecosystem health monitoring, and sustainable resource management.

With a mission to protect and restore the land, Numu brings cultural responsibility and technical excellence together — offering accurate, high-resolution geospatial intelligence to guide Hawai‘i’s environmental and forestry projects.

Honoring Hawai'i's Lands Through Indigenous-Led Aerial Mapping & Stewardship

Capabilities include but are not limited to:

Wildfire prevention planning, fuel mapping, and thermal hotspot detection
Watershed and flood risk mapping to protect reefs, forests, and communities
Invasive species detection and environmental monitoring using drones and GIS
Forestry health assessments and vegetation change analysis
High-resolution LiDAR mapping for terrain, infrastructure, and land planning
Coastal erosion and shoreline monitoring
Emergency response support with real-time aerial data collection
Native ecosystem restoration planning and land stewardship support
Agricultural and ranch land mapping for resource management
Drone surveying and 3D modeling for construction and development projects