UAV & Drone Surveys

It gives you accurate site data from the air, which is useful when a site is large, awkward or unsafe to walk. Common uses are mapping and topographical surveys of big sites, tracking progress on a construction job, measuring stockpiles and earthworks volumes, and inspecting roofs, facades and solar panels without scaffolding or rope access.

It depends on the size of the site, the accuracy and detail you need, and the outputs you want back. A drone often works out cheaper than a ground survey on large or awkward sites, because we cover the ground far quicker. We quote every job fixed and up front. Send us the site location and what you need, and we will price it.

Depending on the job, you get orthomosaic maps, digital elevation and 3D terrain models, volumetric calculations, high-resolution aerial imagery, thermal imagery, and point cloud data. Everything comes georeferenced and works with AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D and GIS packages.

A drone wins on large or open sites, anywhere access is difficult or unsafe, and jobs where you need repeat visits to track change over time. A ground survey is better for detailed work indoors, under tree cover, or where you need the highest possible accuracy. On plenty of jobs we combine the two, flying the site and picking up the detail from the ground.

Yes. All our drone pilots hold CAA-approved Operational Authorisations (formerly PfCO) and are fully insured for commercial aerial work. We maintain all required documentation and operational procedures.

With RTK GPS positioning and ground control points, our drone surveys achieve horizontal accuracy of 20-30mm and vertical accuracy of 30-50mm. For higher precision, we integrate drone data with ground-based total station measurements.

A single drone flight can typically cover 20-50 acres depending on the resolution required and flight altitude. For larger sites, multiple flights are planned and the data is stitched together.

With appropriate permissions and coordination with air traffic control, we can operate in controlled airspace near airports. This requires additional planning time but is routinely managed as part of our service.

For standard sites, we can typically deploy within 3-5 working days of receiving instructions. Emergency or time-critical deployments can be arranged at shorter notice subject to availability and weather conditions.

Send the site details through the quote form on this page, or give us a call. Tell us the location, roughly how big the site is and what you need the data for, and we will come back with a fixed quote. We cover the whole of the UK.