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Thermal-camera drone inspecting rooftop solar panels

🌡️ AERIAL THERMAL IMAGING · AGEN (47) · €500–1,800 PER JOB

Drone aerial thermal imaging in Agen

Free quote — aerial thermal imaging in Agen

Post-war blocks, old town houses, public facilities: the buildings of Agen show sharply contrasting thermal profiles that the infrared camera sorts out in a single morning flight. In Agen as across the department (47), a local pilot travels with the equipment the mission requires — free quote within one working day.

The Agen economy relies on food production (IGP prunes, the fruit-and-vegetable sector of Lot-et-Garonne, France's leading orchard), the pioneering Agropole food-tech park, the national prison-service academy (ENAP) and SUA rugby. Drone missions: precision agriculture and orchards, agri-food communication, real estate, construction monitoring, canal river tourism. Prefecture of Lot-et-Garonne, halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse, Agen is inseparable from its prune — the ente plum dries on the surrounding hillsides — and from its 539-metre canal bridge, one of France's longest, carrying the lateral canal across the Garonne: a splendid aerial subject.

What the service covers in Agen

  • Inspection of photovoltaic panels on farm building roofs around Agen
  • Thermal audits of residential blocks, offices and public buildings in Agen ahead of energy renovation
  • Detecting water ingress beneath flat-roof waterproofing
  • Heat-loss audit of a commercial building or co-owned residence

Local landmarks in Agen

To prepare flights in Agen (32,485 inhabitants, Nouvelle-Aquitaine), the pilot relies on landmarks such as:

  • Pont-canal d'Agen
  • Cathédrale Saint-Caprais
  • Vieille ville et rue Beauville
  • Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen
  • Passerelle piétonne sur la Garonne

Rates

€500–1,800 per job — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. Pricing reflects the conditions in Agen: area, access constraints, any authorisations and the delivery format.

The airspace context in Agen

Thermographic flights in Agen happen at low height over the building, compatible with the controlled airspace (Aérodrome d'Agen-La Garenne (LFBA)) after a protocol: the dawn slots needed for measurement are built into the coordination.

Drone thermography follows building-inspection rules — open category above the site, specific category in dense areas — plus the sensor's own constraint: flying at times of strong thermal contrast. Full regulations and rates: aerial thermal imaging across France →

Information checked against the regulations in force as of September 2026 (EU regulations 2019/945 and 2019/947, applicable French decrees).

Frequently asked questions

Aerial thermal imaging in Agen: what budget should you plan?

Allow €500–1,800 per job — the 2026 French market range, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. In Agen, coordination with the local airspace is included in the quote and arranged within a few days.

When is the best time for thermography in Agen?

Heating season, October to March: you need at least a 10 °C gap between inside and outside for meaningful readings. In Agen (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), winter dawn slots give the best contrast; for photovoltaics it is the opposite — full summer sun.

How much solar capacity can be inspected in one day?

An automated flight covers 10 to 20 MWp per day depending on the plant layout, with automatic hot-spot detection and each faulty module located by its coordinates.

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