Drone Surveys in Bristol | Inspection, Thermal, Mapping

Local airspace

Bristol airspace, live.

Bristol Airport CTR sits 12km south of the city. RNAS Yeovilton's MATZ extends north. Network Rail manages Bristol Temple Meads. Bristol City Council operates a film permit process; the harbour authority has additional rules for waterfront capture.

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BRS CTR Yeovilton MATZ Network Rail Harbour Authority

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Where Bristol clients send us

Common Bristol project types.

Aerospace and defence, university estates, harbour-side regeneration, listed Georgian property, commercial property, energy infrastructure.

Why Bristol firms use us

Permissions that match the airspace.

Bristol's strong engineering sector means clients here expect technical capture, not marketing video. We deliver photogrammetric mapping, thermal heat-loss surveys and BREEAM thermography for the city's commercial real estate and aerospace estates.

Services in Bristol

What we capture across the Bristol area.

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Drone roof and gutter inspection
Commercial and residential roof surveys, façade inspections, gutter checks, without scaffold or MEWP. Same-week scheduling.
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Thermal heat-loss and BREEAM surveys
Calibrated thermal capture for retrofit planning, EPC support, and BREEAM compliance. Night-time and daytime where appropriate.
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Construction monitoring
Monthly or weekly aerial capture for active construction sites. Time-series comparison hosted on AIM.
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Topographical and measured surveys
Centimetre-grade ground capture, CAD drawings, Revit / BIM models, full 3D measured surveys for refurbishment and change-of-use.
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Confined space inspection
Specialist drones for tank, tunnel, vessel and shaft inspection. No permit-to-enter, no shutdown.
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Drone media and 360 capture
4K and 8K drone video, Insta360 ground-level walk-throughs, FPV showcase content.

Local clients we work with

Public-sector and housing-association coverage.

Around Bristol, our project pipeline regularly takes us across local authority and housing-association estates. We deliver scaffold-free roof inspections, retrofit thermography, condition surveys and BREEAM-grade thermal capture for organisations including:

Local authorities

✓Bristol City Council
✓South Gloucestershire Council
✓North Somerset Council
✓Bath & NE Somerset

Housing associations & estates

✓Bristol Housing Co-operative
✓Brunelcare
✓LiveWest
✓Bromford
✓Curo

Organisation names are common sector-active examples in the region. Specific client engagements are confirmed under NDA on request.

Permissions matter

Approved for business locations, airports, FRZs and restricted areas.

Most of the sites we're asked to fly, live commercial premises, near airports, inside Flight Restriction Zones, around Network Rail corridors, military air bases and Royal estates, require enhanced CAA permissions, prior notification, and an operator with the track record to coordinate with the relevant authority. We hold and operate under those permissions every day. If you've been told "no" elsewhere, our route to flying it is almost certainly already in place.

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Bristol captures, on AIM Platform.

Every Bristol project we capture is hosted on AIM Platform, the asset-information software used by surveyors, councils and contractors across the UK. Browser-streamable. Measurable in place. Shareable with one link.

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