Aerial Drone Survey Services | Certified Commercial Operators

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Benefits

Our specialist commercial drone operators are able to map with high accuracy, dependability and repeatability

Our Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) can be programmed to gather repeat images from the exact previous location in the sky, allowing us to revisit a site to survey progress and change data. No matter what you are looking to survey, be it land, buildings or any other structure, our commercial drone pilots are on hand to provide the remote aerial surveying assistance you need. We can collect photogrammetry data to be able to generate various outputs, such as 3D models, georeferenced, orthomosaics, dense point cloud, digital surface models (DSM) or digital elevation models (DEM) based on the data captured from our aerial survey.

A circular gif of a tall bridge with a RUAS van in front, and a sunset in the background during an aerial inspection.

accuracy

An accurate solution to your aerial surveying needs

Using drones, we are able to achieve relative accuracies of less than 20mm in both the horizontal and vertical (x and y) axis, getting the data you require with nadir photogrammetry. With the addition of Ground Control Points (GCP) we can achieve accuracies of less than 10mm, and it is up to you whether you install and manage the GCPs or if our team do this for you. You can provide us the front and side overlap required along with the Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) and leave us to plan the rest. To put this into context – typical manned aircraft aerial imagery is around 12.5cm and satellite is 30-50cm resolution; this makes our flexibility and accuracy a major benefit in saving you time and money versus other conventional means.

A circular gif containing a drone shot of London, taken by the RUAS team during an aerial inspection.

qualifications

Fully accredited and qualified

All of our Aerial Surveying is delivered by Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) accredited operators with enhanced permissions for commercial operation (PfCO) and the authority to undertake both day and night time operations using extended visual line of sight (EVLOS).

An airborne drone being flown over a river with a bridge in the background during an A2 CofC and GVC RUAS training course.

Bridges and roofs

A drone being taken-off by two RUAS trained drone pilots to perform an aerial inspection on an oil rig.

Flare stacks and oil rigs

Two RUAS trained drone pilots holding drone radio transmitters with a drone set up in front of them to capture some aerial imagery.

Rail track

An aerial drone shot of gas units. This drone is about to enter confined space.

Power lines and electricity pylons

A drone shot of a castle wall, with the city in the landscape, during an aerial inspection by RUAS.

Chimneys and buildings

An airborne drone, taking aerial images, in the middle of a park, with trees in the distance.

Wind turbines

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services

Our aerial survey services

All of our inspection services are delivered by CAA accredited operators with enhanced Permissions for Commercial Operation (PfCO) and the authority to undertake both day and night time operations using extended visual line of site (EVLOS).