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

🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · NANTES (44) · €800–3,000 PER DAY

Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Nantes

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In Nantes, drone surveys support projects along the Loire: banks, flood zones, bridges and land awaiting development. Centimetre-grade orthophotos replace days of ground survey work. From Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul to the outlying districts, our pilots know the terrain of Nantes and prepare every flight on the local aeronautical chart.

The Nantes-Atlantique CTR spreads over the south-west of the city and covers much of the metropolitan area: flights there require a protocol with the airport, while the dense historic centre falls under the built-up-area scenario with notification to the Loire-Atlantique prefecture. The hospital helipad on the Île de Nantes and the Airbus facilities in Bouguenais call for extra care. The Nantes market is among the most dynamic in western France: the Île de Nantes regeneration and creative district, shipyards and industry along the lower Loire, Euronantes office developments, Muscadet vineyards at the city gates and a distinctive heritage — the Dukes' castle, the Machines de l'île — highly photogenic from above.

Examples of assignments in Nantes

Reference points in the area

On the mission-planning map, these places in Nantes shape trajectories and framing:

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 Nantes: area, access constraints, any authorisations and the delivery format.

Local regulations: flying in Nantes

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

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

What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Nantes?

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 Pays de la 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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