Drone Surveys and Inspections
Unlock the full potential of cutting-edge drone surveys and inspections with Global Drone Surveys, your trusted partner in Swansea, West Wales. Our team of skilled and certified pilots excels in navigating complex airspace, ensuring the highest standards of safety and reliability in every mission. Drawing on years of expertise, we deliver precision in data collection for various sectors, including surveying, building inspections, infrastructure assessments, mapping, and aerial photography across the UK and Europe.
Revolutionizing industrial inspections, our UAVs provide a safer, more efficient, and accurate alternative to traditional methods. Compared to conventional approaches, our drones minimize risks, streamline project timelines, and offer superior visibility with high-resolution cameras, enhancing the overall efficiency of survey and inspection processes. Choose Global Drone Surveys to save time and costs while ensuring impeccable results.
Drone Roof Inspections in Swansea City and West Wales
Opt for drone roof inspections as a secure, cost-effective, and swift substitute for traditional methods. Our drones cover extensive areas without the need for scaffolding or expensive equipment, making them ideal for assessing commercial roofs, listed building roofs, and domestic structures in Swansea City and West Wales.
Monthly Repeatable Drone Flights for Construction Progress Reports
Stay ahead in construction project management with our monthly drone flights providing accurate and time-saving progress reports. These flights enable stakeholders to track construction developments and identify potential issues early on. Site managers benefit from the convenience of regular updates, ensuring seamless progress and hazard identification.
All our monthly flights follow preprogrammed GPS waypoint missions, managing flight path, altitude, camera position, and points of interest for comprehensive and controlled data collection.
Asset Inspection Excellence in Swansea and West Wales
Rely on our drones for swift and precise asset inspections, identifying potential issues with cell phone towers, masts, and bridges. This data facilitates timely repairs or replacements, preventing failures and ensuring public safety. Our drone-based inspections offer a safer alternative to manual assessments, particularly for high-risk assets like bridges and cell phone towers. By employing drones, we prioritise employee safety and mitigate overall risks associated with asset inspections.
Choose Global Drone Surveys for cutting-edge technology, unmatched expertise, and reliable services in drone surveys and inspections across Swansea City, Swansea, and West Wales. Elevate your projects with the accuracy and efficiency that only our experienced team can provide.
We can fly where others can’t
OPERATIONAL SAFETY CASE
The formulation and adherence to an Operational Safety Case (OSC) necessitate an impeccable safety record and extensive experience in the realm of intricate flight operations. At Global Drone Surveys, our unwavering commitment ensures that our clients benefit from an elevated standard of safety and confidence.
Our operational safety case for drone Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations in Swansea stands unparalleled, serving as a benchmark for secure drone operation. Distinguished as one of the select few companies bestowed with this advanced safety case by the Civil Aviation Authority, we operate with the utmost precision and adherence to safety protocols.
This unique distinction empowers us to operate in closer proximity to uninvolved persons and structures—an imperative aspect when conducting flights in densely populated areas. Leveraging our comprehensive understanding of the UK's airspace, we furnish our clients with the most current information, thereby ensuring the provision of flights that are not only safe but also fully compliant with regulatory standards.
Given the dynamic nature of airspace, characterised by constant changes and the frequent updating of rules and air navigation orders, our adept team of expert pilots conducts a thorough airspace analysis. This analysis takes into account the evolving regulatory landscape and identifies potential hazards that may impact the safety of flights.
Upon the identification of risks, proactive measures are swiftly implemented to mitigate them, guaranteeing a flight that adheres to the highest safety standards. Our meticulous approach to operational safety underscores our commitment to delivering secure and compliant drone operations for our valued clients.
Working with Drones in Swansea Airspace
Situated in the picturesque landscape of Wales, Swansea stands as the second-largest city in the region and holds the twenty-fifth position among the United Kingdom's cities. Nestled along the Swansea Bay coast, approximately fifty miles to the west of Cardiff, this city boasted a population of 241,300 as of the year 2022.
Within Swansea lies the Swansea airfield, a modest public airport strategically located in the city confines. Positioned on the outskirts, specifically in the district of Penllergare, it distinguishes itself as the sole airport in Wales to hold a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence (PA28), thereby garnering the classification of a general aviation airfield.
Marked by a single runway, aligning itself north-south, this airport serves as a pivotal hub for general aviation activities in the region. Operating as a drone operator, our responsibility extends to securing all necessary permissions for flight within Swansea's restricted airspace and its environs—an imperative task underscored by its demarcation on aviation charts.
Such restricted zones, applicable to both manned and unmanned aircraft, necessitate meticulous approval processes. As the drone operator, the acquisition of Enhanced Non-Standard Flight clearance via the NATS website or local Air Traffic Control becomes paramount. Our commitment to ensuring safety and legality in our operations encompasses the handling of all necessary permissions, coupled with proactive communication regarding lead-in times throughout the process.
In navigating the regulatory landscape and securing the requisite approvals, our endeavors aim not only to comply with legal mandates but also to uphold the highest standards of safety in our drone operations within the Swansea airspace and its surrounding areas.
DRONE SURVEYS & DRONE INSPECTIONS SWANSEA
Our Drones are a great tool for roof inspections, commercial buildings, high rise, listed buildings, city centre. They offer a quick, safe and accurate way to inspect roofs and other structures without disturbing the occupants or the surrounding area.
High resolution images and video footage can be easily shared with your clients or colleagues, making drone roof inspections an easy and efficient way to survey buildings. In addition, drones can help to avoid potential health and safety risks associated with traditional methods of roof inspection.
AERIAL FILMING SWANSEA
Whether you’re a TV production looking for a professional, adaptive and fully kitted out drone crew, you simply want to consult on what an unmanned aerial vehicle could add to your production, or you’d like to discuss a full production corporate package including time-lapse for your event, company or brand, give us a call and we’d love to chat!
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND DRONE MAPPING SWANSEA
Online satellite imagery can be out-dated by up to 6 years and can be unreliable in planning and analysis needs. Drone survey imagery is typically 20 times the resolution of Google Earth, allowing for greater planning detail and when augmented by our 3D mapping capability, provides ground representation to the smallest detail.