Drones

The use of drones to collect information is still in its infancy. We use drones (UAV’s or Unmanned Ariel Vehicles) for:

Photography

images of infrastructure to check safety and security – towers, masts, culverts etc
house & property photos for marketing or sales brochures – high definition, full colour 
fields and boundaries 
estates, woodland, lakes

Video

publicity video 
house & property photos for marketing or sales brochures – high definition, full colour 
real time survey video

Survey

roof surveys, reducing risk of harm from working at height 
barn survey, internal or external
wildlife survey, deer counting etc 
tree survey – disease monitoring, risk assessment, visual tree assessment 

Mapping

plotting new areas such as ponds or woodland onto farm or estate maps 
creating 2D or 3D high definition maps. 

Benefits of using a drone:

Safety. The drone can fly and send back images safely from potentially hazardous positions or situations
Speed. Survey a roof in 10 minutes – potentially saving hours of time with towers or MEWP’s 
High quality, high resolution images for your records 
Geo-referenced photograph positions enabling you to get comparable photographs time after time 

I use a DJI Mavic2 Pro equipped with the all-new Hasselblad L1D-20c camera. The L1D-20c possesses Hasselblads’ unique Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution (HNCS) technology, helping users to capture gorgeous 20-megapixel aerial shots in stunning colour and detail.

I am Fully Authorised by the UK CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) to carry out Commercial Drone Operations (PfCO), and as such am able to obtain permissions to operate in controlled airspace – areas it would usually be illegal to fly in. Formally a Commercial Aeroplane pilot, I am experienced in working in busy air-traffic areas.

Drop me an email at james@james-gillies.com to see how drones can help you manage your land.