DRONE SURVEYS & INSPECTIONS
Inspection: How can a Drone / UAV help?
Global Drone Surveys provides CAA-licensed drone surveys and UAV inspections for commercial, construction and infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe. We capture high-resolution imagery and deliver clear, organised outputs that help teams assess condition, reduce access requirements, and make faster decisions on live sites.
Drone inspections can often reduce reliance on scaffolding, MEWPs and rope access, improving safety and reducing disruption—while still delivering the close-up visibility required by engineers, surveyors and asset managers.
Roof Surveys
Drone roof inspections provide a safer, faster alternative to traditional access methods. We can survey large commercial roofs, listed buildings and residential properties efficiently—capturing detailed imagery without the cost and disruption of scaffolding or MEWP hire.
Outputs can be supplied as organised high-resolution images and video, with optional annotation to support maintenance planning and reporting
Asset Inspections
Our drone inspection teams help identify issues early on assets such as towers, masts, bridges and complex structures. High-resolution imagery allows your team to review condition safely and plan targeted interventions before defects escalate—reducing risk, downtime and unnecessary spend.
Drone inspections also reduce the need for inspectors to work at height or in exposed locations, supporting safer site operations.
Construction Progress Reporting
For construction and infrastructure programmes, repeatable drone flights provide a consistent way to report progress to stakeholders. We can capture the same viewpoints at agreed intervals using planned flight paths and camera settings—producing comparable imagery over time for programme updates and progress reviews.
This approach helps site teams identify change, track milestones, and surface potential issues earlier—without adding disruption to site operations.
Our Experience and Site Qualifications
We operate in complex environments where unseen hazards and strict site controls are common. Our team has real-world experience across demanding UK sites, including high-hazard industrial settings, and we maintain strong site compliance standards aligned to client requirements.
Where required, we work to project safety expectations including PPE, safe systems of work and site coordination procedures to ensure smooth delivery on live sites.
How We Operate
For every project, we complete structured pre-flight planning and on-site checks to ensure safe, compliant operations. This includes airspace review, site assessment, and any required permissions or clearances. Risk assessments and method statements can be provided for client records where required.
We then capture imagery to the agreed specification so your inspection officers, engineers or project team can review outputs at their convenience.
Post-Processing and Data Delivery
Collected imagery is reviewed and edited to maximise clarity and to highlight areas of interest. We aim to deliver outputs within 48 hours of site completion (scope dependent). Files can be provided via secure download, or supplied on USB where required.
This enables subject matter experts to review results quickly, from any location.
Need Drone Mapping or 3D Models?
If your project requires mapping outputs (e.g., orthomosaics, elevation models or 3D photogrammetry), we also provide drone mapping and photogrammetry services. View the mapping page for deliverables and suitability by site type.
