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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

Drone photogrammetry turns a few hundred aerial photos into precision survey products: georeferenced orthophotography at 1–3 cm/pixel, digital surface and terrain models, 3D point clouds, contour lines, stockpile and earthworks volume calculations. With an RTK/PPK drone and ground control points measured by centimetre-grade GNSS, accuracy reaches 2 to 5 cm both horizontally and vertically — sufficient for most development studies, at a fraction of the cost of an exhaustive ground survey.

We cover from 1 to several hundred hectares per day depending on the required resolution, including hard-to-access sites: working quarries, landfills, riverbanks, industrial wasteland. Deliverables come in your coordinate system (Lambert 93 / RGF93, conic conformal projections) and standard formats (GeoTIFF, LAS/LAZ, DXF, GIS formats). Chartered surveyors, civil engineering offices, quarry operators and local authorities are regular clients.

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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.

Common use cases

The local context in Châteauroux

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. The Brenne, "land of a thousand ponds" and a highly protected regional natural park, stretches to the west. Drone missions: logistics and industry, precision agriculture, heritage (George Sand at Nohant), construction monitoring.

Applicable regulations

Survey flights mostly take place outside built-up areas, in open category A2 or A3 (photogrammetry drones weigh 900 g to 6 kg) flying automated grid patterns below the regulatory 120 m. Long corridors or populated sites fall under the specific category (STS-01/STS-02, or an operational authorisation for BVLOS on long corridors). The operator is registered on AlphaTango and checks regulated zones on Géoportail: quarries and industrial estates are often near airfields or under military low-altitude training routes (RTBA), requiring protocols or time slots. Legally binding georeferencing (enforceable boundary plans) remains the exclusive remit of chartered surveyors, with whom we work as subcontractors.

Frequently asked questions

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.

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.

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.

Can this service be flown anywhere in Châteauroux?

Almost: CTR de l'aéroport de Châteauroux-Centre (LFLX) : essais, fret et formation; Parc naturel régional de la Brenne (zones humides sensibles) à l'ouest. Depending on the exact location, the pilot picks the right framework (open or specific category) and files the required declarations — included in the quote.

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