Growing social demand for access to spatial information spurs the rapid development of measurementmethods and systems for registering the results of spatial evaluations and analyses (Kwietniewski 2008). Anyassessment of spatial development is carried out on the basis of information obtained from specific sources(Kowalczyk 2007). The main objective of this study was to propose a method for assessing the extent of damagecaused by natural disasters to croplands and woodlands with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones). The mainaim was achieved through detailed goals, including determination of the causes of natural disasters, description of thefield inspection procedure and development of loss assessment principles. The proposed method was verified inselected research sites, and the resulting damage report detailing cropland losses is presented in the study.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017.227