It's an impressive combination of cutting edge technologies, but it also a great example of just how far the cameraphone has come in less than a decade that it can be considered suitable for this kind of usage.
Lehmann Aviation say that the LA300, which has a wing span of 92cm and weights 950g with payload, can be used by people with no piloting background. As a fully autonomous UAV a flight plan of the UAV can be set in advance. The vehicle will, after being launched by hand, fly the specified route (speeds of up to 80 km/h), and land, without any human intervention. Along the way it will capture photos using the Lumia 1020's cutting edge camera, ready to be processed in to a precise orthomosaics and/or 3D models.
This is facilitated by a companion app, Operations Centre, which runs on Windows 8. Using a touch based user interface it lets you do all the necessary pre-flight and post-flight processing, including helping you design a flight plan and manage post flight data. The software is intelligent enough that you draw a rectangle with your fingers over an area of interest, define the ground resolution, and image overlap, and the application will automatically generate a mission and send it to the LA300 over WiFi.
So how much will the ultimate Lumia 1020 accessory cost? It's a snip at €4990 / £4255 (Lumia 1020 not included), and is available for pre-order now, with a September 2013 delivery estimate.
We suspect we may have to skip reviewing this particular accessory. What a shame!