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Professional drone guides — page 17

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

• Chimney-stack inspection by drone: roofers, flue specialists, property managers — method, priceInspecting a chimney stack by drone: masonry, crown, flashings, caps and junctions seen up close without climbing the roof. For roofers, flue specialists, property managers and homeowners. What the drone sees, what it does not replace, 2026 prices.
• Municipal solar register by drone: mapping rooftop photovoltaic potential, priceBuilding a municipal solar register by drone: up-to-date digital surface model, real shading masks, per-roof-plane irradiation — to prioritise photovoltaics on public buildings and inform residents. Method, 2026 prices.
• Lifting and carrying loads by drone: construction sites, roofs, hard-to-reach places — rules, priceLifting loads by drone: what cargo drones can really carry in 2026, where they beat mobile cranes or helicopter slinging (roofs, pylons, mountains), the specific-category regulatory framework, and observed prices.
• Drone risk-prevention survey for property insurance: roof, surroundings, priceDocumenting a professional building by drone for property-insurance underwriting or renewal: roof, gutters, surroundings, storage. What the report gives the insurer and the risk manager, its limits, 2026 prices.
• Snow-load roof diagnosis by drone: spotting the collapse risk, priceDiagnosing snow-load risk on an industrial, logistics or commercial roof by drone: thickness mapping, high-risk accumulation zones, decision support for snow removal — without sending anyone onto a snow-covered roof. Method, 2026 prices.
• Aerial fibre-optic network audit by drone: poles, overloading, dangling cables, priceAuditing an aerial fibre-optic network by drone: overloaded poles, unconnected dangling cables, abnormal sag, crossings with power lines. For infrastructure operators, public-initiative networks and delegating authorities. Method, 2026 prices.
• Quarry rehabilitation monitoring by drone: restoration, revegetation, priceMonitoring a quarry's end-of-life rehabilitation by drone: backfill volumes checked against the approved plan, vegetation recovery by sector, early erosion detection on restored areas. Method, 2026 prices.
• Port gantry crane drone inspection: STS, RTG, salt corrosion, VGP, priceInspecting a quay gantry crane (STS), a yard crane (RTG) or a mobile harbour crane by drone: salt corrosion, lattice structure, cabling, travel rails — complementing the mandatory VGP check. Method, 2026 prices.
• Cold-store and refrigerated-warehouse thermography by drone: thermal bridges, priceDetecting thermal bridges and insulation defects in a cold store's envelope by drone: what the camera shows on a cold roof, measurement conditions, value for the cold chain. Method, 2026 prices.
• Cooling-tower drone inspection: structure, corrosion, Legionella context, priceInspecting a cooling tower by drone: structure, corrosion, fill and drift eliminators seen from above, without scaffolding or a long shutdown — within the Legionella-prevention context. Method, 2026 prices.
• External insulation (ETICS) diagnosis in condos by drone thermography: priceChecking external thermal insulation (ETICS) on a condo building by drone thermography: detecting installation defects, thermal bridges, render debonding and water ingress, before handover or after problems. Method, 2026 prices.
• Historic-monument roof inspection by drone: listed building, priceDocumenting a listed building's roof and upper parts by drone — slate, tile, lead, zinc, framing, spire — without scaffolding, for heritage architects, heritage authorities and owner municipalities. Method, 2026 prices.
• Asbestos roof survey and removal monitoring by drone: asbestos-cement, priceMapping an asbestos-cement (fibre-cement) roof by drone and monitoring a removal worksite without walking on fragile sheets: identification, condition, removal progress. A complement — never a substitute — to the statutory survey. Method, 2026 prices.
• Hydrocarbon storage-tank drone inspection: shell, roof, corrosion, ATEX, priceInspecting the exterior of a storage tank or industrial reservoir by drone — shell, roof, coating, corrosion — without scaffolding or rope access, in ATEX zones and on Seveso sites. A visual complement to the statutory inspection plan. Method, 2026 prices.
• Overhead crane and factory lifting-structure drone inspection: VGP complement, priceInspecting an overhead crane, runway girder or factory lifting structure by drone — welds, corrosion, bolting, crane rails — at height and without a man-lift, complementing the periodic statutory check (VGP). Method, 2026 prices.
• High-mast lighting and tall floodlight column drone inspection: priceInspecting a stadium lighting mast, a tall floodlight column or an interchange mast by drone — base welds, corrosion, bolting, luminaires — at 20-40 m without a man-lift, for stadiums, ports, motorways and municipalities. Method, 2026 prices.
• Industrial rotary-kiln drone thermography: shell, refractory, hot spots, priceMapping by drone the hot spots on the shell of a cement, lime or industrial rotary kiln — signs of refractory wear — while running and without scaffolding. A complement to fixed monitoring, never a substitute. Method, 2026 prices.
• Industrial belt-conveyor drone inspection: gallery, idlers, structure, priceInspecting a long belt conveyor by drone — gallery, idlers, structure, belt — in quarries, cement plants or ports, without stopping the line or a foot patrol. Thermography of overheating idlers. Method, 2026 prices.
• Drone LiDAR or photogrammetry: how to choose for your project, priceDrone LiDAR or photogrammetry: which technique to choose based on terrain, vegetation and required accuracy. Differences, use cases, combining both, 2026 prices.
• Electronic drone identification: French signalement and European Remote ID, how to make sense of itFrench electronic signalling (drones over 800 g) and the European Remote ID tied to CE class marking: what each system broadcasts, who it applies to, and how a professional stays compliant in 2026.
• Artificial intelligence and automatic defect detection on drone images: what it actually changesDoes AI really detect cracks and hot spots on drone images? What it genuinely delivers, its limits, and 2026 prices for a business commissioning a drone survey.