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Thermal-camera drone inspecting rooftop solar panels

🌡️ AERIAL THERMAL IMAGING · ARLES (13) · €500–1,800 PER JOB

Drone aerial thermal imaging in Arles

Free quote — aerial thermal imaging in Arles

In Arles, the thermal camera reveals what damp from the Rhône and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur winters do to buildings: thermal bridges, wet insulation, network leaks. One flight at daybreak maps an entire building. In Arles as across the department (13), a local pilot travels with the equipment the mission requires — free quote within one working day.

The Arles economy lives on culture and tourism, agriculture (Camargue rice, Crau hay) and a river port on the Rhône. Drone demand: heritage documentation (with monument authorisations), rice farming, monitoring of the Rhône dykes — a major issue since the 2003 floods — and audiovisual productions. Arles piles up superlatives: mainland France's largest commune (758 km²), a UNESCO-listed Roman and Romanesque ensemble (arena, ancient theatre, Saint-Trophime cloister), Van Gogh's legacy, the Rencontres photography festival and the Frank Gehry-designed Luma tower.

Typical missions in Arles

Reference points in the area

These sites in Arles anchor the flight plans and the framing:

Rates

€500–1,800 per job — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. Every mission in Arles is priced on its own facts: area to cover, flight height, expected deliverable and local formalities.

Flight rules in Arles

Thermographic flights in Arles happen at low height over the building, compatible with the controlled airspace (Zones militaires de la base aérienne d'Istres-Le Tubé à l'est) 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 August 2026 (EU regulations 2019/945 and 2019/947, applicable French decrees).

Frequently asked questions

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

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

When is the best time for thermography in Arles?

Heating season, October to March: you need at least a 10 °C gap between inside and outside for meaningful readings. In Arles (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), 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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