🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · NÎMES (30) · €800–3,000 PER DAY
Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Nîmes
Around Nîmes, large footprints are measured fast and well by drone: development zones, logistics platforms, farms and quarries across Occitanie. A one-hour flight yields an orthophoto, contour lines and a georeferenced point cloud. From the town centre to the business parks, the pilots covering Nîmes and its department (30) match equipment and flight plan to each order.
Outlets are varied: showcasing exceptional Roman heritage (the arena, the UNESCO-listed Maison Carrée, the Magne tower), real estate and hotels in a gateway city to the Camargue and Cévennes, Costières de Nîmes vineyards, and monitoring of flood-defence works against Cévenol storms, a recurring issue that drones document effectively. Nîmes' particularity: Nîmes-Garons airport to the south hosts the French civil-security air fleet (Canadair water bombers, Dash aircraft), whose activity intensifies sharply in fire season — its CTR and the bombers' low trajectories demand serious coordination in summer.
What the service covers in Nîmes
- Orthophotos, digital terrain models and topographic plans for surveyors and developers in Nîmes
- Vineyard plot mapping: slopes, rows and true areas for estate management
- Digital terrain model for hydraulic or flood-risk studies
- Erosion monitoring of riverbanks, dunes or coastal cliffs
Reference points in the area
These sites in Nîmes anchor the flight plans and the framing:
- Arènes de Nîmes
- Maison Carrée
- Tour Magne et jardins de la Fontaine
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor
- Pont du Gard à proximité
Rates
€800–3,000 per day — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. Every mission in Nîmes is priced on its own facts: area to cover, flight height, expected deliverable and local formalities.
Flying in Nîmes: the local framework
Photogrammetric flight plans in Nîmes are set within the controlled airspace ceilings (CTR de Nîmes-Garons (base des avions de la Sécurité civile)): 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 Nîmes: what budget should you plan?
Allow €800–3,000 per day — the 2026 French market range, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. In Nîmes, coordination with the local airspace is included in the quote and arranged within a few days.
What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Nîmes?
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.
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.
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- Security & surveillance in Nîmes from €600
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