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

🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · MONTPELLIER (34) · €800–3,000 PER DAY

Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Montpellier

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On the open land around Montpellier, 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 Montpellier and its department (34) match equipment and flight plan to each order.

The Montpellier-Méditerranée (Fréjorgues) CTR covers the south-east of the conurbation down to the coast, and the Lapeyronie hospital helipad generates frequent medical rotations: local coordination is essential. The dense, pedestrian medieval Écusson requires the built-up-area scenario and early-morning slots; the tramontane wind and sea breezes set the flying windows. Demographically the fastest-growing of France's big cities, Montpellier consumes plenty of aerial imagery: housing programmes in the Port Marianne and Cambacérès districts, health-cluster campuses and clinics, Languedoc vineyards on the immediate outskirts, and tourism from the historic follies to the Palavas beaches — ideal ground for photography and inspection alike.

What we deliver in Montpellier

Local landmarks in Montpellier

To prepare flights in Montpellier (302,454 inhabitants, Occitanie), the pilot relies on landmarks such as:

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 Montpellier.

The airspace context in Montpellier

Photogrammetric flight plans in Montpellier are set within the controlled airspace ceilings (CTR de l'aéroport Montpellier-Méditerranée): 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 Montpellier: what budget should you plan?

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

What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Montpellier?

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 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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