
Overview
Drone surveys use UAVs to capture high-resolution aerial imagery and survey data over land, buildings and infrastructure. They are ideal for large or hard-to-access sites, providing faster coverage with minimal disruption.
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Our Process
- 1Confirm airspace, permissions and site constraints
- 2Plan flight paths and ground control points
- 3Undertake drone flights using qualified, insured pilots
- 4Process imagery into orthomosaics and 3D datasets
- 5Validate accuracy against control points
- 6Deliver agreed outputs with a concise survey report
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Benefits
- Covers large sites quickly and safely
- Reduces the need for working at height
- Generates orthophotos, point clouds and terrain models
- Supports volume calculations, progress monitoring and design
- Particularly effective for quarries, infrastructure and major developments
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Areas We Cover
London Richmond Chiswick Wimbledon Kingston Fulham Hammersmith Ealing Kensington Chelsea Wandsworth Putney Barnes Twickenham Isleworth Croydon Bromley Greenwich Lewisham Sutton Hounslow Brentford Teddington Surbiton Epsom Woking Guildford Reading Slough Watford St Albans Enfield Barnet Harrow Uxbridge Ilford Romford Dartford Gravesend Maidstone Sevenoaks Tunbridge Wells Crawley Brighton Oxford Swindon Bristol Bath Luton Milton Keynes Cambridge Chelmsford Colchester Southend-on-Sea Canterbury Birmingham Manchester Leeds Sheffield Liverpool Newcastle Nottingham Leicester Coventry Derby Norwich Ipswich Peterborough Exeter Plymouth Southampton Portsmouth Bournemouth Worcester Gloucester Northampton Bedford Basingstoke Winchester Salisbury Taunton Eastbourne Hastings Folkestone Dover Ashford Tonbridge Rochester Staines Weybridge Esher Leatherhead Reigate Horsham Chichester Worthing Maidenhead High Wycombe Aylesbury Hemel Hempstead Stevenage Hertford Bishops Stortford
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