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Top-down orthophoto-style view of farmland parcels captured by drone

🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · CHÂTEAUROUX (36) · €800–3,000 PER DAY

Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Châteauroux

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On the open land around Châteauroux, 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. From the town centre to the business parks, the pilots covering Châteauroux and its department (36) match equipment and flight plan to each order.

Prefecture of the Indre at the heart of Berry, Châteauroux grew around the Château Raoul and the Cordeliers convent on the banks of the Indre. Its aeronautical singularity dominates everything: Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" airport (LFLX), heir to a US NATO base, has one of France's longest runways (3,500 m) and hosts aircraft testing, heavy cargo, pilot training and maintenance — its CTR and unpredictable activity require systematic coordination for any flight in the northern sector of the conurbation. The local economy leans on this platform (logistics, aeronautical maintenance), textile heritage (Balsan) and cereal farming of the Champagne berrichonne.

What we deliver in Châteauroux

Reference points in the area

These sites in Châteauroux anchor the flight plans and the framing:

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 Châteauroux.

Local regulations: flying in Châteauroux

Photogrammetric flight plans in Châteauroux are set within the controlled airspace ceilings (CTR de l'aéroport de Châteauroux-Centre (LFLX) : essais, fret et formation): 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 Châteauroux: what budget should you plan?

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

What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Châteauroux?

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 Centre-Val de Loire.

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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