🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · BEAUVAIS (60) · €800–3,000 PER DAY
Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Beauvais
Around Beauvais, large footprints are measured fast and well by drone: development zones, logistics platforms, farms and quarries across Hauts-de-France. A one-hour flight yields an orthophoto, contour lines and a georeferenced point cloud. With 47,049 inhabitants, Beauvais generates steady demand in Hauts-de-France: a pilot covering the area prices your mission within one working day.
The Beauvais economy combines farm machinery (AGCO Massey Ferguson, France's largest tractor factory), cosmetics and Picardy agriculture. The "infinite cathedral" light show and the local tourism revival create demand for heritage imagery. Other common missions: industrial and logistics construction monitoring, thermography, agricultural imaging on the Picardy plateau. Prefecture of the Oise, Beauvais boasts in its Saint-Pierre cathedral the tallest Gothic choir ever built (48.
Typical missions in Beauvais
- Stockpile volumes, brownfield topography and industrial building set-outs
- Plot surveys, spreading plans and land divisions in the countryside around Beauvais
- Stockpile volume measurement in quarries or recycling platforms
- Topographic survey of land ahead of a development or subdivision project
Reference points in the area
On the mission-planning map, these places in Beauvais shape trajectories and framing:
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et son horloge astronomique
- Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Basse-Œuvre
- MUDO - musée de l'Oise
- Maladrerie Saint-Lazare
- Manufacture nationale de la tapisserie
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 Beauvais: area, access constraints, any authorisations and the delivery format.
Flying in Beauvais: the local framework
Photogrammetric flight plans in Beauvais are set within the controlled airspace ceilings (CTR de l'aéroport de Beauvais-Tillé (LFOB)): 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 Beauvais: what budget should you plan?
Allow €800–3,000 per day — the 2026 French market range, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. In Beauvais, coordination with the local airspace is included in the quote and arranged within a few days.
What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Beauvais?
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 Hauts-de-France.
What accuracy can a drone survey guarantee?
With an RTK drone and ground control points, we guarantee 2 to 5 cm XYZ accuracy, verified against independent checkpoints whose residuals are documented in the processing report.
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