Drones (also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs, or remotely piloted vehicles) are being used increasingly across the organisation, both on and off reserves. In many cases, the objectives for drone use requires the imagery to be mapped in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Uses for the data in GIS include bespoke, on–demand, high resolution aerial imagery, habitat surveys, and bird colony monitoring. Often many individual drone images are joined together to create a composite image, covering a larger area. This document aims to provide best practice guidance for collecting drone imagery for use in GIS, to aid conservation practices across the organisation.