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Professional drone guides — page 12

EU regulations, real prices, mission preparation: concrete answers before commissioning a drone service.

• Multispectral or RGB camera on an agricultural drone: differences, uses, priceRGB or multispectral: which sensor for which agricultural mission? What each camera really detects, uses where RGB is enough, where multispectral is necessary, 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Pheromone mating disruption by drone: orchards and vineyards, method and priceDeploying dispensers or spraying pheromones by drone against codling moth or the vine moth: mating-disruption principle, two methods, regulatory framework, 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Wood utility pole drone inspection: rot, lean, woodpecker damage, priceHow a drone detects external rot, lean and woodpecker damage on a wooden utility pole, what it cannot replace, and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Wind and weather: a professional drone's flight limits, when a mission is postponedAt what wind speed does a professional drone stop flying? Technical thresholds, wind's effect on data accuracy, other weather factors, how reschedules are handled, 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Depreciating a professional drone: tax write-off period, recoverable VAT, buying or leasingHow long to depreciate a professional drone, which VAT is recoverable, and whether to buy or lease it: the accounting and tax treatment explained for a business.
• Advertising drones with banners in France: regulation and priceFlying an advertising banner under a drone changes its regulatory category: what tips it into the specific category, the MAP/DGAC process, rigid vs towed mounting, and the budget to expect in France in 2026.
• Drone photogrammetry or terrestrial laser scanning (TLS): how to choose, priceDrone or terrestrial laser scanner for a 3D survey: accuracy, coverage, what the research shows, and compared budgets in France in 2026.
• Contact drones for industrial non-destructive testing (NDT): ultrasonic and eddy-current sensors, where the technology standsA standard drone cannot perform contact non-destructive testing. Does a new generation of contact drones (ultrasonic, eddy-current) change that? State of the art, use cases and prices in France in 2026.
• Drone photogrammetry deliverables: orthophoto, DSM/DTM, point cloud, 3D meshOrthophoto, DTM, DSM, point cloud, 3D mesh: the deliverables of a drone photogrammetry mission, their file formats, their uses, and what actually determines their accuracy.
• Flying a professional drone mission in another EU country: what's recognised, what isn't, process and priceOperator number, C0-C6 classes, STS scenarios: recognised across the whole EU. Flight zones and non-STS authorisations: specific to each state. What changes for a drone mission outside France, process and 2026 prices.
• Calculating the ROI of industrial drone inspection: method and a worked exampleHow to work out the return on investment of switching to drone inspection for industrial assets: costs avoided, a 4-step calculation method, a worked 2026 example (excl. VAT).
• Certified category for drones: what triggers the strictest regime in the regulationPassenger transport, dangerous goods, overflight of assemblies: what triggers the certified category for drones, what it requires, and where France stands in 2026.
• End of life for a professional drone battery: recycling, REP obligations and where to take itA swollen, damaged or simply worn-out drone battery: what the REP battery regulation changed in 2025, why binning it is banned and dangerous, and how a professional operator should get rid of it properly.
• Employing a drone pilot: the workplace-safety obligations aviation regulation does not coverEmploying a drone pilot is not only about DGAC compliance. What the French Code du travail requires from the employer: a risk assessment document, INRS-identified risks, lone-worker duties, and the new fine of up to EUR 4,000 per employee since June 2026.
• Drone Monitoring of Ammonium Nitrate Fertiliser Storage: ICPE Heading 4702 and PriceStored ammonium nitrate fertiliser: ICPE heading 4702, France's 2006 and 2010 orders. How a thermal drone spots self-heating and documents storage-cell compartmentalisation, 2026 pricing (excl. VAT).
• Drone Survey of Pine and Oak Processionary Moth Nests: 2022 Legal Obligation and PricePine and oak processionary caterpillars: officially harmful to human health since France's 25 April 2022 decree. How a drone locates and maps nests, 2026 pricing (excl. VAT).
• Forest fire burn severity mapping by drone: multispectral method, prioritising reforestation, priceOnce a fire is out, drone multispectral mapping pinpoints burn severity to target reforestation and secure salvage logging of burnt timber. Method, flight framework, 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Industrial site perimeter fence inspection by drone: security audit, priceAuditing kilometres of perimeter fencing by drone: spotting damaged mesh, breaches and blind spots missed by fixed cameras on an industrial site. Method, flight framework, 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Flying a drone in a French national park core for a professional mission: authorisation, application, timelineDrone flight is banned in the core of a French national park, even for an equipped, insured professional. How to obtain the park director's authorisation: valid grounds, application file, 2026 timelines.
• Regulatory energy audits for companies: drone thermography for the building componentSince October 2025, France's mandatory energy audit now covers any company consuming 2.75 GWh/year. What the NF EN 16247 standard covers, what drone thermography adds, and 2026 pricing (excl. VAT).
• Drone surveys for tiger mosquito breeding sites: method and pricing for local authoritiesTiger mosquito: 83 French départements now colonised in 2026. How drones map larval breeding sites to target mosquito-control rounds, urban flight rules and 2026 pricing (excl. VAT).