Drone inspection

Inspection of buildings and structures
by drone

Dronexperts carries out high-definition visual inspection of your roofs, facades, civil structures and industrial installations. Your teams get the diagnosis without any work at height or heavy safety arrangements, and without taking the site out of service.

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Why use a drone

See the structure up close without sending anyone up

Inspection at height usually means an aerial platform, scaffolding or rope access, with the preparation, cordoning and shutdown that entails. A drone reaches the same viewpoints from the ground, removing exposure to fall risk and most of the set-up time.

The result is not only safer but more complete: every area is photographed in high definition and precisely located on the structure, which makes it possible to track how a defect evolves from one inspection to the next and to prioritise repairs.

No human work at height
No scaffolding or platform to install
Defects precisely located on the structure
Site stays in operation

Deliverables

What we inspect

The inspection is scoped with you beforehand: perimeter, level of detail required and the form the report should take.

Roofs, facades and cladding

The condition of roofing, cladding and fixings, including upper sections that cannot be reached from the ground.

Civil structures

Examination of hard-to-reach parts of a structure, from angles a ground inspection cannot provide.

Industrial sites and installations

Inspection of site equipment and structures without interrupting production.

Located inspection report

Findings placed back onto the structure, with the matching high-definition views, so you can prioritise the work.

Use cases

When clients call on us

Property managers documenting the condition of a building portfolio
Industrial operators checking installations without stopping production
Project owners preparing a programme of works
Assessments following damage or a severe weather event

In pictures

Construction progress seen from the sky

Three aerial views taken over the life of a single housing development: earthworks and structural shell, buildings going up, then the completed residence. The same viewpoint, repeated over time, makes progress immediately readable.

Drone construction site monitoring — aerial view of the foundations and structural shell of a housing development with two tower cranes at work, Dronexperts

Drone construction site monitoring — aerial view of residential buildings under construction around a tower crane, with the river in the background, Dronexperts

Drone construction site monitoring — aerial view of a completed residence with landscaped courtyard and colourful playground in an urban setting, Dronexperts

Our method

How a mission unfolds

Four steps, from the first conversation to the delivery of your data.

01
Scoping
We define together the perimeter, the accuracy required and the format of the deliverables.
02
Flight preparation
Feasibility study, analysis of site constraints and regulatory procedures.
03
On-site acquisition
Our remote pilots operate on site, without interrupting your activity.
04
Processing and delivery
Data processing, quality control and delivery of annotated results.

Nationwide coverage

We operate everywhere in France

Dronexperts operates across the whole of France. Our professional drone pilots travel to wherever your site is, anywhere in the country, and across Europe for the specific missions our industrial clients require.

Our 5 registered training centres — Paris West (Beynes, 78), Strasbourg (Schiltigheim, 67), Toulouse (Labarthe-sur-Lèze, 31), Marseille/Toulon (Le Castellet, 83) and Bordeaux (Mérignac, 33) — act as anchor points so we can reach every region quickly. They are starting bases, not a limit: we operate throughout France, with the same procedures, the same insurance cover and the same standards from one end of the country to the other.

Paris West — Beynes (78)

Our anchor point in Île-de-France: Paris, the inner and outer suburbs and the wider Paris basin.

Strasbourg — Schiltigheim (67)

Our Grand Est base: Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse, Metz, Nancy, Reims and the German and Swiss border areas.

Toulouse — Labarthe-sur-Lèze (31)

Our Occitanie base: Toulouse, Montpellier, Albi, Tarbes, Perpignan and the whole South-West.

Marseille / Toulon — Le Castellet (83)

Our Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur base: Marseille, Toulon, Aix-en-Provence, Nice and the Mediterranean coast.

Bordeaux — Mérignac (33)

Head office and historical base of Dronexperts, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Limoges, Pau, Bayonne.

Is your site far from all five centres? That is not a problem: our bases are starting points, not a service perimeter. We organise travel for the team and the equipment anywhere in France, and across Europe for specific missions, on quotation.

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