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Professional drone guides — page 11

EU regulations, real prices, mission preparation: concrete answers before commissioning a drone service.

• External insulation (ETICS) diagnosis in condos by drone thermography: priceChecking external thermal insulation (ETICS) on a condo building by drone thermography: detecting installation defects, thermal bridges, render debonding and water ingress, before handover or after problems. Method, 2026 prices.
• Historic-monument roof inspection by drone: listed building, priceDocumenting a listed building's roof and upper parts by drone — slate, tile, lead, zinc, framing, spire — without scaffolding, for heritage architects, heritage authorities and owner municipalities. Method, 2026 prices.
• Asbestos roof survey and removal monitoring by drone: asbestos-cement, priceMapping an asbestos-cement (fibre-cement) roof by drone and monitoring a removal worksite without walking on fragile sheets: identification, condition, removal progress. A complement — never a substitute — to the statutory survey. Method, 2026 prices.
• Hydrocarbon storage-tank drone inspection: shell, roof, corrosion, ATEX, priceInspecting the exterior of a storage tank or industrial reservoir by drone — shell, roof, coating, corrosion — without scaffolding or rope access, in ATEX zones and on Seveso sites. A visual complement to the statutory inspection plan. Method, 2026 prices.
• Overhead crane and factory lifting-structure drone inspection: VGP complement, priceInspecting an overhead crane, runway girder or factory lifting structure by drone — welds, corrosion, bolting, crane rails — at height and without a man-lift, complementing the periodic statutory check (VGP). Method, 2026 prices.
• High-mast lighting and tall floodlight column drone inspection: priceInspecting a stadium lighting mast, a tall floodlight column or an interchange mast by drone — base welds, corrosion, bolting, luminaires — at 20-40 m without a man-lift, for stadiums, ports, motorways and municipalities. Method, 2026 prices.
• Industrial rotary-kiln drone thermography: shell, refractory, hot spots, priceMapping by drone the hot spots on the shell of a cement, lime or industrial rotary kiln — signs of refractory wear — while running and without scaffolding. A complement to fixed monitoring, never a substitute. Method, 2026 prices.
• Industrial belt-conveyor drone inspection: gallery, idlers, structure, priceInspecting a long belt conveyor by drone — gallery, idlers, structure, belt — in quarries, cement plants or ports, without stopping the line or a foot patrol. Thermography of overheating idlers. Method, 2026 prices.
• Drone LiDAR or photogrammetry: how to choose for your project, priceDrone LiDAR or photogrammetry: which technique to choose based on terrain, vegetation and required accuracy. Differences, use cases, combining both, 2026 prices.
• Electronic drone identification: French signalement and European Remote ID, how to make sense of itFrench electronic signalling (drones over 800 g) and the European Remote ID tied to CE class marking: what each system broadcasts, who it applies to, and how a professional stays compliant in 2026.
• Artificial intelligence and automatic defect detection on drone images: what it actually changesDoes AI really detect cracks and hot spots on drone images? What it genuinely delivers, its limits, and 2026 prices for a business commissioning a drone survey.
• Flare stack drone inspection at a refinery: method, ATEX and priceInspecting a refinery or petrochemical flare stack by drone without shutting down the unit: what gets recorded, the ATEX fire permit, the Seveso/ICPE framework, 2026 prices.
• Road embankment and cut-slope drone monitoring: stability, erosion, priceMonitoring a road embankment or cut-slope by drone: detecting erosion and ground movement, comparing successive flights, the 30 m rule near an open carriageway. Method, 2026 prices.
• Drones and land surveyors: subcontracting photogrammetric capture, pricesRoofs, large sites, unreachable façades: what a drone pilot brings to a surveying practice — RTK/PPK capture, raw deliverables, responsibilities. Method, 2026 prices.
• Municipal aerial thermography by drone: roof heat loss mapping, priceMapping roof heat loss across a village or neighbourhood by drone: what replaces yesterday's aircraft campaigns, winter conditions, resident engagement. Method, 2026 prices.
• Corporate video by drone: factory, headquarters, recruitment — method, priceCorporate video with aerial footage: what drones bring to factory, headquarters or employer-brand films, how an industrial shoot is prepared, image rights. Method, 2026 prices.
• Earthworks monitoring on development zones by drone: volumes, priceDevelopers and earthworks contractors: monitoring development-zone earthworks by drone — objective cut-and-fill volumes, progress statements, monthly orthophotos. Method, 2026 prices.
• Drones for roofers: quoting a roof without climbing, priceRoofers and waterproofers: what drones change in pre-sales — quoting without ladder or lift, before/after documentation, safer after-sales. In-house or outsourced, 2026 prices.
• Drones for campsites and outdoor hospitality: media, site map, inspections, priceCampsite and resort managers: aerial photos and videos that sell the site, orthophoto master plan, off-season inspections (roofs, pools, banks). Overflight rules, 2026 prices.
• Agricultural greenhouse drone inspection: glazing, films, thermography, priceGreenhouse growers: inspecting a greenhouse estate by drone — hail-broken glazing, torn plastic films, whitewash, heat loss from heated houses, insurance files. Method, 2026 prices.
• Social housing stock audit by drone: roofs, façades, priceSocial landlords: auditing dozens of estates by drone — roofs, façades, thermal — to feed the asset strategy and prioritise refurbishment against rental bans. Method, 2026 prices.