A Melbourne video producer and photographer scoping thermal, mapping, LiDAR and tethered drone work around the decision the data has to support, with the film and stills a business publishes alongside it.
Industrial drone work is rarely one pilot and one aircraft. A solar audit or a corridor scan can need a specific sensor, a certified operator, a data specialist and site approvals. I scope the outcome first, match the aircraft and operator to it, coordinate the approvals, and stay accountable for the dataset. Where the same site also needs film and imagery, see drone photo and video.
Illustrative frames. Each maps to one of the twelve services below.
Hot joints, failing cells and moisture, read as temperature.
Top down maps where distances and areas hold true.
Ground through vegetation, captured as navigable 3D models.
Every pile measured in one flight, from the surface model.
Hours of persistent overwatch, relay and live broadcast.
Plant stress and irrigation faults found early, season on season.
Towers, lines and bridges inspected at close range.
Scheduled flights, quantities and an as built record.
Erosion, canopy health and fuel load, measured over time.
Trees, livestock and vehicles counted, with an exception list.
Automated routes and on demand alarm response.
Caged drones inside tanks, tunnels and culverts, before anyone enters.
Data in the formats your team uses, plus a plain English summary. That might be an orthomosaic and volume report, a point cloud and mesh, or an annotated defect register, with film and imagery alongside for a board.
Yes. Where the brief allows, stills and video are captured from the same flights, so the site is documented in both formats without a second visit. The shot plan is agreed in the scope before the day.
Cost follows capability, not flying time. The sensor, aircraft, operator, approvals, processing and capture frequency all move the number, so every industrial project is quoted from a written scope.
Yes, as add ons scoped into the core job. Each needs approvals held by the operator or applied for through CASA, some with lead time. These are scoped, never promised, and built into the timeline from day one.
Yes. Send a previous report, template or brand guide, and the output is set to match, including the colours, layout and file formats your team already uses. New data then drops straight into the same pack.
A single capture with a clear outcome can often be scoped after one conversation. Larger or recurring programs need a site visit, an operator availability check and an approvals review first.
Commercial use for your own reporting, tenders, marketing and internal records is included. The proposal states who holds the raw captures and for how long, so there are no surprises later.
Outputs are checked against the written scope before delivery. If something falls short, I flag it straight away and agree the fix in writing before any return flight is booked.
Flights are subcontracted to a CASA certified operator flying under their own ReOC and insurances. I manage the project around them and do not fly it myself. Responsibility for each part is set out in the proposal.
A site address and the question you need answered is enough to start. Plans, previous survey data, photos and any site rules help sharpen the scope, along with the output format and the deadline.
Send the site, the asset and the decision the data must support. I will return a proposed method and written scope.
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