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Professional drone guides — page 22

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

• Shellfish farm monitoring by drone: oyster and mussel farming, method and priceHow drones map oyster tables and mussel beds at low tide (structure condition, silting, storm damage), the coastal overflight framework, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Quarry face inspection by drone: stability, photogrammetry, priceHow drones inspect quarry faces without exposing anyone (fracturing, unstable blocks, bench heights), alongside volume surveys, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Facade cleaning by drone: spraying, buildings and cladding, priceHow a spraying drone cleans and treats a facade without scaffolding or a lift (algae, grime, cladding), what still needs rope access, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Wastewater treatment plant drone inspection: thermography, basins, digesters, priceHow a thermal and photogrammetric drone inspects basins, digesters, lined lagoons and buried pipework at a wastewater treatment plant, the regulatory framework, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Landslide monitoring by drone: photogrammetry, risk plans, priceHow drones measure the displacement of an unstable slope through repeated photogrammetry, the French risk-plan framework, and what monitoring costs a local authority or network operator in 2026.
• Landfill cell volume survey by drone: ISDND monitoring, remaining capacity, priceHow drones measure the filled volume and remaining capacity of a non-hazardous waste storage cell each month, what French ISDND regulations require, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Drone bathymetry: mapping the bottom of lakes, reservoirs and waterways, method and priceHow a bathymetric LiDAR drone measures the depth of lakes, reservoirs and waterways without a boat or diver, the French DGAC and VNF regulatory framework, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Wind turbine drone inspection: blades, tower, regulatory duty and priceHow a drone inspects a wind turbine's blades, tower and nacelle without a rope-access technician, the twice-yearly regulatory inspection duty, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Warehouse inventory by drone: method, indoor regulations, priceHow a drone counts warehouse stock without GPS, what the regulations say about flying in an enclosed space, and observed 2026 pricing.
• GDPR and professional drones: anonymisation and impact assessments, what's mandatoryWhen a drone photogrammetry, inspection or construction-monitoring mission processes personal data under GDPR, what the CNIL expects on anonymisation and impact assessments, and the right habits to adopt in 2026.
• Thermal drones on composting sites: catching self-heating before it turns into a fireDrone infrared thermography on composting and green-waste platforms: catching windrow self-heating before it ignites, what French ICPE regulations require, and prices observed in 2026.
• Drone thermography of a solar farm: the IEC 62446-3 standard, method, priceHow a drone thermographs a solar farm under the IEC 62446-3 standard, what it actually detects (and doesn't), the applicable rules, and 2026 pricing.
• Construction crane inspection by drone: what it sees, VGP compliance, priceHow a drone inspects a tower or mobile construction crane, why it does not replace the mandatory periodic inspection (VGP), and observed 2026 pricing.
• Sailboat mast, rigging and hull inspection by drone: method, flying over ports, priceHow a drone inspects a mast, rigging and above-waterline hull without climbing, what the new 2025 law says about flying over maritime ports, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Tunnel and underground gallery inspection by drone: GPS-denied navigation, regulations, priceHow a drone navigates without GPS inside a tunnel using SLAM, what the regulations say about flying in an enclosed space, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Coastal erosion monitoring by drone: photogrammetry, shoreline retreat, priceHow a drone using photogrammetry measures shoreline retreat and sand volume lost after a storm, what the Climate and Resilience law requires of coastal municipalities, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Flying a drone BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) in France: STS-01/STS-02 scenarios, SORA, professional missions and priceSince 31 December 2025, the national S1/S2/S3 scenarios have been replaced by the European STS-01 and STS-02 scenarios: what they allow, when a SORA study becomes necessary, and the price of a professional BVLOS mission in 2026.
• Drone thermal inspection of industrial switchboards and busbar systems: preventive maintenance, method, priceHow a drone fitted with a radiometric thermal camera detects hot spots on a switchboard, a medium-voltage substation or an overhead busbar run, the periodic electrical inspection obligation, and observed 2026 pricing.
• Asbestos roofing and drones: what an aerial survey can identify before works (and what it cannot replace)Asbestos-cement roofing surveyed by drone before works: what aerial imagery brings, what French law requires (DAAT, certified operator) and observed 2026 pricing.
• In-house drone or outsourcing: the cost-benefit calculation for businessesShould a business buy a drone and train an in-house pilot, or call in a provider for each mission? Real costs, break-even point and the hybrid model in 2026.
• Parcel delivery by drone in France: where things stand, regulation and priceWhere drone parcel delivery stands in France (La Poste, Atechsys, DPD, Chronopost), the regulatory framework that applies, and what it takes for a business to launch its own project in 2026.