🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · ALBI (81) · €800–3,000 PER DAY
Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Albi
Banks of the Tarn, bridges, urban plots: in Albi, drone photogrammetry produces orthophotos, point clouds and georeferenced 3D models that surveyors and engineering firms drop straight into their tools. With 48,993 inhabitants, Albi generates steady demand in Occitanie: a pilot covering the area prices your mission within one working day.
The Albi economy combines administration, universities (INU Champollion, IMT Mines Albi), industry (glassworks, pharmaceuticals) and fast-growing heritage tourism. Drone demand: tourism promotion of the Episcopal City (with the proper authorisations), real estate, construction monitoring, Gaillac winegrowing twenty minutes away and event coverage at the Albi circuit. Prefecture of the Tarn, Albi owes its nickname of "red city" to the local brick of its UNESCO-listed Episcopal City: Sainte-Cécile cathedral — the world's largest brick cathedral —, the Berbie palace housing the Toulouse-Lautrec museum, the 11th-century Pont-Vieux and the banks of the Tarn form a spectacular ensemble from the air, especially at sunset.
What we deliver in Albi
- 3D models of monuments in Albi — including Cloître Saint-Salvi — for heritage architects and archiving
- Orthophotos, digital terrain models and topographic plans for surveyors and developers in Albi
- Centimetre-grade orthophoto of a municipality for its GIS
- Topographic survey of land ahead of a development or subdivision project
Local landmarks in Albi
On the mission-planning map, these places in Albi shape trajectories and framing:
- Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile
- Palais de la Berbie et musée Toulouse-Lautrec
- Pont-Vieux
- Cloître Saint-Salvi
- Berges du Tarn
Rates
€800–3,000 per day — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. The exact quote depends on the site, the deliverable and the airspace context in Albi.
The airspace context in Albi
Photogrammetric flight plans in Albi are set within the controlled airspace ceilings (Aérodrome d'Albi-Le Séquestre (LFCI)): 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 Albi: what budget should you plan?
Allow €800–3,000 per day — the 2026 French market range, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. In Albi, coordination with the local airspace is included in the quote and arranged within a few days.
What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Albi?
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 Occitanie.
Does a drone survey replace a chartered surveyor?
No for legally binding documents (boundary demarcation, land division): that is the chartered surveyor's legal monopoly. Yes for technical studies: our deliverables feed directly into civil works design, volume calculations and environmental studies.
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- Construction site monitoring in Albi from €250
- Precision agriculture in Albi from €8
- Security & surveillance in Albi from €600
- Immersive FPV video in Albi from €700
- High-access cleaning in Albi from €500
- Drone pilot training in Albi from €350
- Aerial photography in Albi from €300
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