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

🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · NICE (06) · €800–3,000 PER DAY

Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Nice

Free quote — surveying & photogrammetry in Nice

In Nice, photogrammetry serves the coastal strip: shoreline monitoring, 3D models of structures exposed to the Mediterranean, land surveys before development in areas subject to coastal retreat. In Nice as across the department (06), a local pilot travels with the equipment the mission requires — free quote within one working day.

Nice-Côte d'Azur, France's second-busiest airport, sits right in the city: its CTR covers the entire Nice shoreline and approaches come in over the sea, heavily constraining flights along the Promenade des Anglais. Add intense helicopter traffic to Monaco, the Pasteur 2 hospital helipad and, in summer, municipal orders tied to tourist crowds. Demand matches the scenery: prestige real estate on the Cimiez and Mont Boron hills, luxury hotels, yachting and events (Carnival, Ironman), monitoring of the tramway and Var plain eco-district works, plus international productions drawn year-round by the Riviera light.

Examples of assignments in Nice

Reference points in the area

These sites in Nice 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. Every mission in Nice is priced on its own facts: area to cover, flight height, expected deliverable and local formalities.

The airspace context in Nice

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

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

What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Nice?

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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.

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