Consultancy

Applying Drones in Geosciences

Independent 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 — a rare, joined-up perspective across scales.

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.