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Drone Survey Case Studies

Detailed accounts of real projects: what the challenge was, how we approached it, and what the data delivered for the client.

2+ yrs
WEEKLY MONITORING PROGRAMME
Data Centres • Construction Monitoring

Two Years on One Site: Weekly Drone Monitoring of a Dublin Hyperscale Data Centre

Weekly progress-mapping flights, aerial 360 panoramas and a fixed time-lapse camera on a hyperscale data centre build, running since July 2025.

Weekly
Flights
Jul 2025
Started
3
Capture Layers
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3
BEACHES BASELINED
Local Authority • Coastal Erosion Monitoring

Three Sligo Beaches, One Baseline: Measuring the Coast Before It Moves

Photogrammetry baseline surveys of Streedagh, Enniscrone and Dunmoran Strand for Sligo County Council – the reference dataset for measuring erosion over the years ahead.

3
Beaches
Dec 2022
Baseline
±5cm
Control
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7
DRONES AIRBORNE AT ONCE
Traffic Monitoring • Multi-Drone Operation

Seven Drones Over Galway: Ireland’s Largest Simultaneous Traffic Survey

Seven aircraft airborne at once for Arup, on behalf of Galway County Council, capturing every junction in the same morning peak. Still unmatched since October 2018.

7
Drones at Once
08:15–09:00
Peak Window
4K/25
Time-Stamped
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300
ACRES SURVEYED
Solar Energy • Topographical Survey

300-Acre Solar Farm Delivered in 10 Days

Complete topographical survey with full CAD extraction for a renewable energy developer. Over 80% faster than traditional ground survey methods.

300ac
Site Area
10 Days
Delivery
±5cm
Accuracy
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15km
LINES SURVEYED
LiDAR • Infrastructure Corridor

15km of High-Voltage Power Lines Mapped Without Ground Access

Combined LiDAR and photogrammetry survey of 220 kV and 110 kV lines for a solar farm planning application. Every pole, span, and sag point mapped remotely.

15km
Corridor
220kV
Max Voltage
0
Ground Crew
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5hrs
CALL TO REPORT
Construction • Dispute Resolution

Emergency Stockpile Volume Survey Delivered in 5 Hours

Same-day certified volumetric survey for a Dublin site facing a subcontractor dispute. Called at 9:30am. Certified report delivered by 2:30pm.

5hrs
Turnaround
Dublin
Location
±1.5%
Accuracy
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What Clients Say About the Results

Feedback from the teams behind projects like these.

“We use Drone Services Ireland on our real estate projects to provide real-time progress updates on a monthly basis. The drone video footage gives our project teams and stakeholders a very clear picture on overall progress and is an excellent tool for sharing with everyone involved in the project.”

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Patrick Shaughnessy
Construction Director, Quantum Group

“Having been recommended Fergal, of Drone Services Ireland, from a friend when I was enquiring about how to demonstrate our civils works in a more modern way, I was pleasantly surprised with the service. Fergal is flexible and professional videographer. The footage, both video and stills, taken by Fergal have helped demonstrate our works on many projects and this has assisted us in winning more projects. I couldn’t recommend Fergal and Drone Services Ireland enough. Money well spent.”

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William Mahady
Senior Project Manager, Circet

“I contacted drone services ireland looking to get a drone to look at a church roof, the guys were very helpful and used there drone to inspect the roof, they found a few large gaps in the slates that we needed to get repaired. They were very professional and fast with the work.”

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Sarah Owens
Google review, church roof inspection

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