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

🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · TARBES (65) · €800–3,000 PER DAY

Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Tarbes

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Surveying sloped ground in Tarbes on foot takes days; by drone, a few hours: digital terrain models, volume calculations and cross-sections come from a single photogrammetric flight, with centimetre RTK accuracy. From the town centre to the business parks, the pilots covering Tarbes and its department (65) match equipment and flight plan to each order.

Prefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarbes spreads across the Adour plain with, on clear days, one of the finest urban panoramas of the Pyrenees — the Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the lead role. The Massey garden, the national stud farm and Marshal Foch's birthplace make up the heritage, while the airspace is busy: the CTR of Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées airport (LFBT), which handles Lourdes pilgrims and above all the TARMAC Aerosave site — Europe's largest aircraft storage and dismantling centre —, covers the south-west; the 1st parachute hussar regiment adds military estates in town. Aerospace irrigates the economy (Daher, Safran, plus Alstom for rail) alongside food specialities (Tarbais beans).

What the service covers in Tarbes

Sites and landmarks in Tarbes

These sites in Tarbes 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. Pricing reflects the conditions in Tarbes: area, access constraints, any authorisations and the delivery format.

Flight rules in Tarbes

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

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

What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Tarbes?

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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