Drone Survey and Inspection

We provide fast visual oversight of your high-level building or structure within 24 hours, anywhere in the UK.

• On-site live drone surveys and inspections with optional secure live streaming to stakeholders anywhere in the world.

• Same-day high resolution images and optional 4K video covering 100% of your asset.

• Identify potential defects before arranging costly access!

Drone Roof Survey and Inspection Experts

At Skytech Cambridge, we specialise in providing professional drone roof surveys and drone roof inspections to help you maintain your property with minimal disruption. Our drone technology captures high-quality imagery and thermal data quickly and efficiently, eliminating the need for traditional scaffolding or manual access. This approach not only improves safety but also saves you time and resources in comparison to conventional methods.

Every inspection is carried out by our experienced, certified pilots, who ensure accurate data collection and compliance with relevant regulations. By examining the imagery and thermal data, we provide clear insights into the overall condition of your roof, enabling you to address any areas that may require attention before they become more serious.

Whether you own a commercial building or a residential property, our drone roof inspections can be tailored to suit your specific needs.

Ditch the Cherry Picker: Cut Costs with Drone Roof Surveys

If you’ve ever had to rent a cherry picker, you know how quickly expenses can add up—equipment rental, extra crew, and potential road closures.

Drone roof surveys eliminate the need for bulky machinery and complex logistics, saving you time and money right from the start. Our streamlined approach not only reduces manpower and setup costs but also allows for swift, detailed inspections without compromising on safety or quality.

By choosing drone technology over cherry pickers, you’ll keep overhead low and results high, making it a cost-effective solution for both commercial and residential properties.

Enhancing Client Safety: Eliminating Risks of Working at Height

By removing the requirement for scaffolding or other manual access equipment, as well as the risks associated with working at height, we can safely and efficiently capture highly detailed, accurate and repeatable data for our clients.

Every job involves a stringent risk assessment to ensure that all members of our knowledgeable and CAA qualified team; our client's team and members of the public; are safe at all times while we work. 

All projects operate with a minimum of £5m public liability insurance as standard.

Transforming Asset Surveys with Drone Technology

Drones are able to capture incredible detail along with a host of additional features that allow us to deliver high quality actionable data to our clients.

A Skytech Cambridge drone survey or inspection will usually incorporate hundreds of geolocated high resolution photos to capture the asset from every possible angle.

Flights can be conducted in the presence of clients on-site via a 'live inspection' remote monitor.

Reaching the Inaccessible: How Drones Enhance Safety in Hazardous Inspections

Drones excel at accessing locations that are unsafe or nearly impossible for humans to reach. From bridges and towers to steep rooftops and other precarious structures, these aerial systems remove the need for personnel to work at dangerous heights or on treacherous terrain.

Beyond their ability to fly, drones can also operate in environments that pose significant health or safety risks. Whether inspecting power lines, pipelines, or other infrastructure exposed to high voltage or toxic substances, drone technology allows these assessments to be conducted from a safe distance, keeping inspectors out of harm’s way.

Modern high resolution drone sensors enable us to capture incredibly detailed images and gather crucial data from hard-to-reach places. This high-resolution information helps identify hidden defects or potential hazards that might otherwise go unnoticed, significantly reducing the chance of accidents or injuries.

Because drones are controlled remotely, operators can oversee inspections from a secure vantage point. This approach not only keeps people clear of high-risk areas, but also streamlines the entire inspection process—minimising both downtime and costs, while maximising safety and efficiency.

Our Investment

"We continue to invest in the latest and most innovative hardware, software and training for our operators in order to allow us to provide our clients the widest range of services".

• High resolution commercial drones built for Commercial and Industrial applications.
• Photogrammetric topographic surveys.
• 3D Colour point clouds.
• Geo-referenced orthomosaic images.
• 3D Modelling
• Digital surface models (DSM) & Digital terrain models (DTM)
• Thermal imaging
• Environmental and Flood management surveys.
• Full condition reports for all building and asset inspection work.
• Full interactive 3D Maps of construction sites.

COMMERCIAL SITE SURVEY

NATIONAL HOUSE BUILDER

A recent site-wide drone scan for a new build house developer detected issues which were not immediately obvious from ground level.

The management team were able to work through the comprehensive drone scanned 3D model of the site and the high resolution photos generated by SkyTech Cambridge to identify potential issues. These concerns were then presented to the Site Manager to rectify.

None of this required any time on site and could be carried out from any desktop computer or laptop with an internet connection.

BUSINESS ROOF SURVEY

CHURCH NEAR CAMBRIDGE

On an aerial roof survey at a church in Cambridge, it was identified that some of the brickwork was eroding and falling onto the roof below. In previous years this had caused issues when it had blocked areas of the drainage system.

On this occasion, however, it was obvious that this was not presenting an issue. The remainder of the church's roof was thoroughly scanned, photographed and a full condition report was submitted to the owners for their consideration.

DOMESTIC ROOF SURVEY

PROPERTY IN ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE

A roof survey at a domestic property in Royston revealed a number of issues that the customer decided needed addressing. These were only identified due to the access our drone provided, as the roof area spanned multiple levels, which would have usually required a complex installation of scaffolding simply to carry out an inspection. 

Following the survey it was decided to fit a cap to the chimney to reduce the ingress of water as the fireplace is almost never used. They also decided to get the brickwork on the chimney repointed. Work also needed doing to the top of the chimney to rectify the aging and cracking concrete.