Consultancy

Applying drones in geosciences

Advice on how to bring drones into your geoscience workflow, what they can deliver, and the equipment and fleet you actually need.

Applying drones in geosciences

Drones can transform how a geoscience team captures, maps and interprets the field, but only if they are introduced with a clear purpose, the right equipment and realistic expectations. We provide independent, vendor-neutral advice on how to bring drones into your geoscience workflow.

Rather than flying surveys for you, we help you build the capability in-house: we translate our years of research-grade UAV experience in demanding geological settings into practical guidance tailored to what your team actually needs to achieve.

What we can advise on

  • How to introduce drones into your existing geoscience workflow: where they add value and where they don't
  • What drone data can realistically deliver: digital outcrop models, DEMs, orthophotos, structural measurements and change detection
  • Choosing the right platform and sensors for your objectives: photogrammetry, LiDAR, thermal and multispectral
  • How large a fleet you actually need, and how to scale it as your requirements grow
  • Data capture, processing and QC workflows, and the software and skills required to run them
  • Working in challenging geoscience settings, including confined and GPS-denied environments
  • Building an in-house UAV capability: training, standard operating procedures and quality standards

Working with us

Research-led and industry-tested

Our advice is grounded in peer-reviewed research and in real industry experience, including years interpreting subsurface data in the hydrocarbon sector.

From outcrop to subsurface

We combine fieldwork, subsurface interpretation and a research background spanning salt tectonics, structural geology and geo-energy.

Independent and objective

As an outside team, we bring a fresh, unbiased view that complements your own, and we say what we see.

Clear, decision-ready outputs

You receive concise, well-documented deliverables you can act on, not just a report that sits on a shelf.

Independent review & second opinions

Thinking about investing in drones, or already flying and unsure you're getting the most from it? We're glad to review your current or planned setup (the platforms, sensors, workflows and outputs) and offer a considered, independent view.

Our aim is simple: to help you spend on the right equipment, avoid common pitfalls, and get geoscience-grade results, whether that means confirming your plan or suggesting a better-fitting alternative.