Drone service · 3D modelling

Turn aerial capture into a model you can inspect remotely.

Interactive, georeferenced 3D models of roofs, buildings and sites, for remote inspection, measurement and CAD/BIM-related work.

Three stacked layers: aerial capture, georeferenced imagery, and the finished 3D model
Top-down aerial view of commercial roofs and streets

Drag to compare the photograph with a mesh render of the same view.

From photographs to model

A georeferenced model for remote inspection.

Overlapping aerial photographs of a roof, building or site are processed into a 3D representation. Because the model is georeferenced, it supports measurements and calculations, and lets you inspect a structure remotely.

For larger areas we also capture full aerial surveys, from construction sites to farmland.

What a model is for

Answers you can get without going back to site.

The same model serves several teams, so agree its purpose before capture.

Remote inspection

Review a structure or site remotely.

Measurement and calculations

Run calculations from a georeferenced model.

CAD and BIM-related use

Digitised models can feed CAD and BIM workflows.

Project record

A detailed record of how a structure or site stood on the day.

Agree before capture

Four questions that shape the model.

Answering these first keeps the flight focused and the output useful.

Purpose
What must the model help you inspect, measure or communicate?
Coverage
Which structure, roof or site area needs to be represented?
Output
What format or downstream workflow do you expect?
Accuracy
Is there a positional or measurement requirement to agree?

Practical questions

3D modelling questions, answered.

If you know the site and what the model must do, that is enough to start.

Our georeferenced 3D models support measurements and calculations, remote inspection and CAD/BIM-related workflows. The exact output is agreed for your project before capture.

They overlap. A model represents a structure or area in 3D; an aerial survey covers a wider site, from construction sites to farmland. We will recommend which suits your brief.

The site, what the model needs to help you inspect or measure, and how you plan to use it. You do not need to choose a technical method first.

Other drone services

Pair a model with another view.

A current map or a roof inspection can sit alongside a model when the brief needs both.

Start with a brief

Need a 3D view of a site or structure?

Tell us the site and what the model needs to help you with. We will reply with a free quote.