Drone surveying

• advantages:


  • you don’t physically have to be there to do the survey
  • You can fly over a private property as long as your drone weight is less than 250g
  • Can cover large areas quickly reducing the need for data collection time
  • Provides high accuracy
  • Can fit into small spaces
• Disadvantage:

  weather dependent

  There are regulatory limits for where drones can be flown.
• You need a license to fly a drone
• A drone will return back to you once it’s dead
• CAA:

  Civil aviation authority
• RICS (royal institute of charted surveyors):


  • Is a professional body for those working in the built environment
  • H&S
• Drone surveying:

  Drone surveying is a modern method of surveying that collects data from above creating maps and 3D models. (not visible to the human eye).
• a drone survey can capture 3D point cloud images of the terrain and man made features.
• LIDAR (light detector Ranging):

  Emmits Laser Pulsses on the erth surface to map out any topographical features.