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🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · AIX-EN-PROVENCE (13) · €800–3,000 PER DAY

Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Aix-en-Provence

Free quote — surveying & photogrammetry in Aix-en-Provence

On the open land around Aix-en-Provence, a grid flight of a few dozen minutes replaces days of surveying: orthophoto, point cloud and contour lines delivered in your design office's format. The quote reflects the realities on the ground in Aix-en-Provence: site access, the department's airspace context (13) and the expected deliverable — reply within one working day.

Aix-en-Provence flies under several influences: the busy Aix-Les Milles airfield to the south-west, home to light aviation and helicopter units, the nearby Marseille-Provence CTR, and low-altitude military routes further afield. The pedestrian old centre, from Cours Mirabeau to the Mazarin quarter, falls under the built-up-area scenario with prefecture notification. The Aix market is upmarket: bastides and Coteaux d'Aix wine estates to showcase, prestige real estate, the Arbois technology park and Les Milles business zone (30,000 jobs), film shoots drawn by Cézanne's beloved Sainte-Victoire, and an international opera festival generating summer event work.

What we deliver in Aix-en-Provence

Local landmarks in Aix-en-Provence

On the mission-planning map, these places in Aix-en-Provence shape trajectories and framing:

Rates

€800–3,000 per day — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. Pricing reflects the conditions in Aix-en-Provence: area, access constraints, any authorisations and the delivery format.

Flying in Aix-en-Provence: the local framework

Photogrammetric flight plans in Aix-en-Provence are set within the controlled airspace ceilings (Aérodrome d'Aix-Les Milles (aviation légère et hélicoptères)): ground resolution is guaranteed by adapting height and overlap, with the protocol cleared before the mission.

Photogrammetric surveys fly in the open category over controlled sites, on automated grids below 120 m; urban footprints or sites crossed by third parties move to the specific category with a declaration. Full regulations and rates: surveying & photogrammetry across France →

Information checked against the regulations in force as of August 2026 (EU regulations 2019/945 and 2019/947, applicable French decrees).

Frequently asked questions

Surveying & photogrammetry in Aix-en-Provence: what budget should you plan?

Allow €800–3,000 per day — the 2026 French market range, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. In Aix-en-Provence, coordination with the local airspace is included in the quote and arranged within a few days.

What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Aix-en-Provence?

With GNSS-measured ground control points, the orthophoto and point cloud reach 2–5 cm planimetric accuracy — enough for a preliminary design survey. For legally binding documents we work under a partner chartered surveyor covering Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Does vegetation interfere with photogrammetric surveys?

Yes: photogrammetry measures the visible surface, so the canopy rather than the ground beneath. For wooded areas, we offer drone LiDAR, which penetrates vegetation and reconstructs the bare terrain.

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