Aerial LiDAR

The use of drones to provide aerial lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) surveys has become increasingly popular in recent years as a tool for gathering data about the earth’s surface. Its ability to penetrate vegetation canopies and create detailed 3D models of...

Site surveying with drones

Most people are aware of the fantastic photos that drones can produce and what they can do for photographers but what is less understood is the role they can play in site engineering. Pathfinder Drone is a team of construction professionals dedicated to bringing the...

Why would I use a drone to do my survey?

Using drones to do surveying is not new, however, the technology has come a long way in the last 5 years with commercially available drones now being able to produce quality, reliable results for a fraction of the cost of using a manned aircraft. The speed at which...

Drone Survey & Inspection Cost

A drone survey or inspection can cost anything from a few hundred pounds to a few thousand. Each flight is bespoke, dependent on a host of factors from objectives and length of flight to technicalities of the project, pre-planning and post-processing. It is critical...