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Professional drone guides — page 8

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

• Drone and Concrete Batching Plant: ICPE Heading 2518, Aggregate Stockpiles and Silo Cracks, PricesA ready-mix concrete batching plant falls under ICPE heading 2518, classified by mixer capacity. The drone measures aggregate stockpile volume, inspects the silos and mixing tower, and documents wash-water basins. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Industrial Laundry: ICPE Heading 2340, Roof, Steam Network and PricesAn industrial laundry falls under ICPE heading 2340 from 500 kg of linen washed per day. The drone documents the extractor-covered roof, the boiler stack and the steam network's outdoor insulation. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Metal Finishing Plant (Electroplating): ICPE Heading 2565, Roof Corrosion and PricesAn electroplating, anodising or zinc-plating workshop falls under ICPE heading 2565, classified by tank volume. Acid vapours eat away everything on the roof: the drone documents it without anyone climbing. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Plastics Processing Site: ICPE Headings 2661 and 2662, Polymer Storage and PricesA plastics processing site falls under ICPE headings 2661 (polymer transformation) and 2662 (storage), with a major fire risk. The drone checks storage-island layout, measures granulate and scrap stockpile volumes. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Municipal Recycling Centre: ICPE Heading 2710, Skip Volumes and Perimeter FenceA municipal recycling centre falls under ICPE heading 2710 and combines a platform to upgrade, skips to rotate and a fence to watch. The drone surveys, measures and documents without closing the site. GDPR and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Scrap Metal Recycling Yard: ICPE Heading 2713, Stockpile Volume and PricesA metal merchant or scrap sorting yard falls under ICPE heading 2713, classified by surface area. The drone measures stockpile volume, checks the operated footprint and documents the yard. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Industrial Brewery or Malthouse: ICPE Heading 2220, Fermentation Tanks, Malt Silos and PricesSince heading 2253 was repealed, a brewery falls under ICPE heading 2220. The drone documents malt silos, outdoor stainless tanks, the brewhouse roof and effluent ponds. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Electric Arc Furnace Steel Plant: ICPE Headings 2545 and 3220, Shed Roof, Dust Extraction and PricesAn electric arc furnace plant falls under ICPE heading 2545 and, above 2.5 t/h, under IED heading 3220. The drone documents the shed roof, dust-extraction stack, lime silo and scrap stockpiles without stopping the furnace. 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Industrial Printing Plant: ICPE Heading 2450, VOCs, Solvents and PricesA heatset offset, rotogravure or flexographic printing plant falls under ICPE heading 2450 and combines VOC extraction, solvent storage and paper reel stock. The drone documents the roof, the stack and the bunds. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Rendering Plant: ICPE Headings 2730 and 3650, Odour, Neighbours and PricesA rendering plant falls under ICPE headings 2730, 2731 and 3650, and its number-one sensitive issue remains odour. The drone locates emission points, checks stacks, scrubbers and biofilters, and documents the roof. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Cool Roof: Drone Before/After Check of a Reflective Roof Coating (Thermography, Orthophoto, Prices)Reflective coating on a warehouse, factory or supermarket roof: the drone delivers the exact surface area before works, the baseline surface temperature, then the measured gap and the real coverage after application. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Green Tide: Drone Monitoring of Algae Strandings on the Brittany Coast, Method and PricesMapping the extent of green-tide algae strandings on a Brittany beach by drone, alongside — never replacing — fixed hydrogen-sulphide sensors. Method, flight rules on the public maritime domain and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Spirit Ageing Warehouses (Cognac, Armagnac): ICPE Heading 2255, Roof and PricesA cognac or armagnac ageing warehouse falls under ICPE heading 2255 once the volume of alcohol stored crosses the declaration threshold. The drone documents the roof, lightning protection and fire compartmentation without introducing any ignition risk. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone services in Brittany: military zones, coastline, agrifood and marine energy, 2026 pricesA no-fly zone over the Brest roadstead, France's leading agrifood region, the UNESCO-listed Carnac megaliths, the Rance tidal power station: what a professional drone can do in Brittany and what really limits it. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Ground sampling distance (GSD) in drone photogrammetry: choosing it project by project, priceToo coarse a GSD and a hairline crack on a facade vanishes; too fine and the flight costs twice as much for nothing. How to work out the ground resolution a project actually needs, and its impact on 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Bulk Coal and Ore Stockpiles: Drone Thermal Monitoring and Volume Measurement, Method and PriceA bulk coal pile can heat up from the inside with no visible sign. The drone spots hot spots by thermography and measures stockpile volumes at a port terminal. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drones for masonry and structural works contractors: quoting, diagnosing, monitoring a site, priceMasonry and structural works contractors: facade take-off from a rectified orthophoto, external defect survey, structure and earthwork monitoring, evidence files. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Bird Hazard and Drone Deterrence: Airfield, Industrial Site, Landfill, Method and PriceBird-deterrent drones and wildlife hazard: what they can do at an airfield, a landfill, a port site or a warehouse roof colonised by gulls — and what they never replace. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• NOTAM and temporary restricted airspace: the checks before a professional drone missionDrone restriction maps show the permanent state of the airspace. A NOTAM, a temporary restricted zone or a prefectural order can close your site on the day. Verification method, flight file and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone services in Hauts-de-France: airspace, industrial and coastal missions, 2026 pricesThe ports of Dunkirk and Calais, XXL logistics, coalfield brownfields, a retreating coastline and arable farming: what a professional drone can do in Hauts-de-France and what really limits it. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone services in Provence and on the French Riviera: Marseille, Nice, Cannes, rules and pricesAfter the Paris region, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the most constrained airspace in France: Nice, Marseille and Cannes control zones, forests closed in summer, national park cores. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).