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

• CAP satellite checks (area monitoring system): what a drone survey adds on an amber or red-flagged parcel, 2026 pricesSince the 2023 CAP, French farm parcels are monitored by Sentinel imagery and flagged green, amber or red in Telepac. What a dated drone survey actually documents, what it does not replace (geotagged photo, dialogue with the paying agency), and 2026 price ranges.
• Restoring river continuity at a weir or mill dam: what a drone survey brings to the project, priceFrench list 1 and list 2 watercourse classification, the national barrier register, weir removal or fish pass: what a drone photogrammetric survey documents at a barrier, its impoundment and its sediment — and what it cannot measure. Method and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Flying a drone inside a port restricted area: ISPS security, clearance, access pass, priceA flight authorisation gives no right to set foot inside a port facility. ISPS regime, prefectural security clearance, access pass, coactivity with cargo-handling equipment and the 2026 reform: what a client must plan for, prices excl. VAT.
• Coastal flooding and the French PPRL risk plan: what a drone survey brings to a municipality or levee manager (method, limits, price)Reference sea level in IGN 1969 datum, structure crest levels, low points, the 50-metre minimum precautionary band: what a drone terrain model genuinely documents on a low-lying coastal sector, what it does not replace, and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Bathing water vulnerability profile: what a drone survey brings a French municipality (method, limits, price)In France the bathing water profile is the municipality's duty (public health code, articles L. 1332-3 and D. 1332-20) and must be reviewed every 2 to 4 years depending on classification. What a drone flight documents about the nearby catchment, what it cannot measure, and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Vehicle Repair Workshop: ICPE Headings 2930 and 2940, Paint Booth, Roof and PricesA garage, body shop, dealership or truck workshop falls under ICPE heading 2930 — and so does its paint booth, not heading 2940. What a drone documents on the roof, the extraction ducts and the yard. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone route survey before an abnormal load transport: clearance, height limits, priceBefore an abnormal-load convoy (wind turbine parts, heavy plant, precast elements) sets off, the authorised carrier must survey the route: clearance under structures, power lines, roundabouts. What French rules require, what a drone flyover adds on top, and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone monitoring of coal spoil heaps: combustion, erosion and slope stabilityCoal spoil heaps combine heritage status (UNESCO since 2012) with their own residual risk: spontaneous combustion, slope erosion, ground movement. What France's post-mining framework requires, what a drone survey adds, and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Industrial hemp by drone: nitrogen, biomass and lodging detection, priceAs Europe's leading industrial hemp producer, France enforces a strict THC threshold (0.3%) and an official in-field control. What a multispectral drone survey gives a grower or cooperative to manage nitrogen, estimate biomass and spot lodging before harvest, plus 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Hazelnut orchards by drone: young-planting vigour, canopy mapping and targeted plant protectionFrance's hazelnut sector (7,900 ha in 2025, up 61.5% since 2013) is expanding fast, from its historic South-West base to Brittany, under pressure from the nut weevil and the brown marmorated stink bug. What a multispectral drone survey gives a grower or a cooperative like Unicoque to track a young orchard's vigour and target pest control, plus 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Taking over a farm: what a drone survey adds to the file, priceSingle window France Services Agriculture, modular diagnostic, transfer tax credit: France's new 2026 farm-transfer process rewards a well-documented file. What a drone survey evidences on the land (drainage, boundaries) and farm buildings, without replacing farm-management expertise. Method and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Substandard and unfit housing: what a drone survey documents for a case file, priceSince the French ordinance of 16 September 2020, a single administrative police power covers the safety and health fitness of buildings. What a dated aerial survey evidences from the outside — roof covering, chimney stacks, vents, courtyards, asbestos cement — and the strict limits to respect: no dwelling interiors, no substitute for the health authority's report. Method and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Works completion compliance check: what a drone proves, and what it does notThree- or five-month compliance review window, official report under article L.480-1, non-contestation certificate: where a drone orthophoto genuinely belongs in a French works-compliance check, and why it replaces neither the sworn officer nor the judicial commissioner. Method and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Flying a drone over a road in service in France: road permit, traffic order, air rules and pricesThere is no such thing as a "permit to fly over a road" in France. What gets authorised is occupation of the public road domain (works or parking permit) and traffic itself (temporary order). Who issues what, the case of tolled motorways, what the air rules say since 2026, method and prices excl. VAT.
• Airspace classes A to G, CTR, TMA, LTA: reading an aeronautical chart before a drone missionWhat the acronyms on a French aeronautical chart mean — classes A to G, CTR, TMA, LTA, P, R and D zones, RTBA — and why the constraint that actually applies to an open-category drone comes from the height caps published on the Géoportail map, not from the airspace class.
• Via ferrata, high-altitude trails and refuges: drone inspection and survey, priceVia ferrata anchors and cables, a trail gullied by winter, the roof of a high-altitude refuge: what a drone survey documents for a French local authority or site manager, ahead of the hands-on regulatory inspection required by NF EN 16869. Method, overflight constraints in protected areas and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Crop insurance and climate losses: what a drone survey adds to the claim file, priceHail, frost, drought, waterlogging: France's three-tier crop insurance scheme, reformed in 2023, triggers on loss thresholds. What a dated drone survey evidences for the claim — damaged areas, within-field variability — and what it does not establish. Method and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Property valuation: what a drone survey adds to the valuation report, priceFrance's valuation charter (6th edition, November 2025), TEGoVA's EVS 2025, the RICS Red Book: a valuation report rests on verifiable facts. What a dated aerial survey evidences — footprint, surroundings, roofs, access — and what it does not replace. Method and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Works near a listed monument: what a drone survey adds to the heritage officer's file, priceThe 500-metre perimeter, delimited surroundings perimeters, co-visibility, approval from France's heritage architect: what an aerial survey really documents in a planning file near a listed monument, what it does not prove, and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Ecological corridors: drone mapping for planning documents and biodiversity atlases — method, limits, priceWhere drones genuinely help map ecological continuities in France — and where they do not. Regional schemes and national orthophotos are enough at plan scale; drones qualify break points and monitor restoration. Wildlife precautions, protected areas, 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Classified woodland and prior felling declaration: what a drone survey adds, priceClassified woodland status in French local plans (articles L.113-1 and L.113-2 of the planning code), automatic rejection of clearing permits, prior declaration for cutting and felling and its five exceptions: what a drone survey documents about the real extent of the woodland, and what it does not do. Method and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).