Central Indiana • Visual + Thermal Drone Operations

WHEN THE TRAIL GOES COLD.
WE GO ABOVE.

Professional aerial thermal and visual search services for lost pets, deer and livestock recovery, property inspections and aerial photography.

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FIND • RECOVER • INSPECT | FAA Part 107 certified remote pilots

What We Do

See what the ground can't.

Thermal imaging helps identify heat signatures while high-resolution visual cameras provide additional detail. Results depend on terrain, cover, weather and conditions.

Lost dog observed from Lost Trail thermal drone during aerial pet search

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Lost Pet Searches

Aerial thermal and visual searches for missing dogs and other pets across fields, woods and rural properties.

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Deer Recovery

Help locate downed deer using aerial imaging, subject to applicable laws, permissions and operating conditions.

Three cows standing together in a green pasture

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Livestock Recovery

Search assistance for missing livestock across pastures and large rural properties.

Thermal aerial inspection image showing rows of solar panels

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Inspections & Photography

Visual and thermal inspections by custom quote, plus real estate and property aerial photography.

REAL FIELD IMAGERY

Behind the lens at Lost Trail.

Actual photographs from our equipment and flights — not stock photography.

Lost Trail Matrice 4T drone flying near cornfield — Our DJI Matrice 4T in the field

Lost Trail nighttime drone spotlight illuminating a field — Night operations and spotlight

Lost Trail sunset aerial photography themed panoramic landscape — Sunset aerial photography

Whitetail buck in flooded cornfield — Wildlife observed from above

High-resolution aerial photograph of a great blue heron beside a wetland — High-resolution detail

WATCH LOST TRAIL IN ACTION

See our drones at work.

Watch footage from Lost Trail's drone operations.

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Straightforward Pricing

Know the cost before we fly.

Our standard search pricing is simple and transparent. Specialized inspections and photography are quoted individually.

Travel is calculated as one-way distance. Availability, flight conditions, property access and airspace restrictions may affect whether a mission can proceed.

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Standard Search Package

$200BASE RATE

Includes up to 1 hour of search time and the first 50 one-way travel miles.

Additional search time$50 / hour

Travel beyond 50 miles$3 / extra one-way mile

Thermal Inspections / Insurance Inspections / Aerial Photography / Real EstateContact us for a quote

Lost Trail Thermal Drone Services Indiana coverage map with 50-mile radius circles around two service locations — Our Central Indiana coverage areas · First 50 one-way travel miles included in the standard search package.

Our Process

From first contact to flight.

Tell us what happened

Share the last known location, sighting details and time-sensitive information.

Plan the mission

We assess weather, airspace, terrain, access permissions and available flight windows.

Search and report

We conduct a visual and thermal search and share useful findings or potential locations.

Contact Lost Trail

Need eyes in the sky?

Call for time-sensitive pet and deer searches, or email us about inspections, photography and other services.

URGENT RECOVERIES

Request a Search

Urgent Pet, Deer or Livestock Recovery? Time matters. If you need immediate assistance locating a lost pet, deer, or missing livestock, please call us directly.

☎ Grant County — (317) 572-8749 ☎ Madison County — (317) 606-2198

Have the last known location, time and details ready. Calls are subject to operator availability.

NONURGENT INQUIRIES

Request a Service

For thermal inspections, aerial photography and general questions, prepare an email request.

Serving Grant and Madison Counties and surrounding Central Indiana communities. Searches are subject to availability; RECOVERY IS NOT GUARANTEED.

WHEN THE TRAIL GOES COLD.WE GO ABOVE.