🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · FRÉJUS (83) · €800–3,000 PER DAY
Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Fréjus
Drone photogrammetry turns a few hundred aerial photos into precision survey products: georeferenced orthophotography at 1–3 cm/pixel, digital surface and terrain models, 3D point clouds, contour lines, stockpile and earthworks volume calculations. With an RTK/PPK drone and ground control points measured by centimetre-grade GNSS, accuracy reaches 2 to 5 cm both horizontally and vertically — sufficient for most development studies, at a fraction of the cost of an exhaustive ground survey.
We cover from 1 to several hundred hectares per day depending on the required resolution, including hard-to-access sites: working quarries, landfills, riverbanks, industrial wasteland. Deliverables come in your coordinate system (Lambert 93 / RGF93, conic conformal projections) and standard formats (GeoTIFF, LAS/LAZ, DXF, GIS formats). Chartered surveyors, civil engineering offices, quarry operators and local authorities are regular clients.
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Rates
€800–3,000 per day — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. The exact quote depends on the site, the deliverable and the airspace context in Fréjus.
Common use cases
- Topographic survey of land ahead of a development or subdivision project
- Stockpile volume measurement in quarries or recycling platforms
- Centimetre-grade orthophoto of a municipality for its GIS
- Digital terrain model for hydraulic or flood-risk studies
- Erosion monitoring of riverbanks, dunes or coastal cliffs
- 3D modelling of a building or monument for a digital twin
The local context in Fréjus
Founded by Julius Caesar, Fréjus preserves rare ancient heritage — amphitheatre, aqueduct, Roman theatre — around an episcopal complex with a unique cloister. The François Léotard nature base, a former 135-hectare naval air station by the sea, Port-Fréjus and the red rocks of the Estérel complete an exceptional visual playground. Watch for military aviation: the town hosts an army light-aviation training base (helicopters), and the Le Luc–Le Cannet-des-Maures camp, the army's helicopter hub, lies some fifteen kilometres away.
The economy is driven by seaside tourism (with neighbouring Saint-Raphaël), residential real estate and boating. Drone pilots shoot tourism and hotel films, sea-view real estate, construction monitoring and images of the Var hinterland — while keeping an eye on the summer fire risk that triggers overflight restrictions on the massifs.
Applicable regulations
Survey flights mostly take place outside built-up areas, in open category A2 or A3 (photogrammetry drones weigh 900 g to 6 kg) flying automated grid patterns below the regulatory 120 m. Long corridors or populated sites fall under the specific category (STS-01/STS-02, or an operational authorisation for BVLOS on long corridors). The operator is registered on AlphaTango and checks regulated zones on Géoportail: quarries and industrial estates are often near airfields or under military low-altitude training routes (RTBA), requiring protocols or time slots. Legally binding georeferencing (enforceable boundary plans) remains the exclusive remit of chartered surveyors, with whom we work as subcontractors.
Frequently asked questions
What accuracy can a drone survey guarantee?
With an RTK drone and ground control points, we guarantee 2 to 5 cm XYZ accuracy, verified against independent checkpoints whose residuals are documented in the processing report.
Does a drone survey replace a chartered surveyor?
No for legally binding documents (boundary demarcation, land division): that is the chartered surveyor's legal monopoly. Yes for technical studies: our deliverables feed directly into civil works design, volume calculations and environmental studies.
Does vegetation interfere with photogrammetric surveys?
Yes: photogrammetry measures the visible surface, so the canopy rather than the ground beneath. For wooded areas, we offer drone LiDAR, which penetrates vegetation and reconstructs the bare terrain.
Can this service be flown anywhere in Fréjus?
Almost: Activité hélicoptères militaires (école ALAT de Fréjus, camp du Luc à proximité); Restrictions estivales de survol des massifs forestiers (risque incendie). Depending on the exact location, the pilot picks the right framework (open or specific category) and files the required declarations — included in the quote.
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