A.T. DRONE SERVICES

Pricing

Always an easy question……..never an easy answer!

General Considerations:

Where is your project physically located? Glenwood Springs (local) or at 2 hours away?

Does it fall within FAA controlled airspace that will limit our allowable flight height? A lower flight altitude means we have to make more passes with the drone during scanning to capture the same area, which equates to more time on site, more images taken, and more processing time on the backend.

AEC Building specific:

Is your building a 1,500 sq.ft spec home on a flat treeless lot or is it a 15,000 sq.ft multi story home on the side of mountain and completely surrounded by mature trees?

Is it a single structure or are do we also have to scan ancillary structures (barn, detached garage, caretaker unit, etc…)?

Tree Health Specific:

Are we taking photographs of a single tree for a tree removal permit or an entire ranch that consists of dozens or hundreds of trees?

Do you need a high resolution aerial photograph of your property or do you need overall tree counts and NDVI mapping on a planned frequency throughout the growing season?

In all cases A.T. Drone Services is required to go through FAA pre-flight checks for weather, airspace type, ground study of the surrounding area to understand potential obstructions. Then the flight time will vary depending on the size of the subject and level of detail required by the client. A.T. Drone Services can put together a specific estimate for your project based on your specific project needs. Typically, for AEC projects we see costs anywhere from $1,500 for a small single residence with no coverage from trees up to over $8,000 for a large residence occluded by trees with ancillary structures and falling within FAA controlled airspace. For our tree care project imagery for a single tree removal permit will be on the order of $400 and scanning and mapping entire ranches can be on the order of $5000 per trip and size of ranch.

Standard Hourly Rate
Not exactly sure what you need and want to pay hourly? We charge $175 per hour with a (1) hour minimum. We charge $100 per hour for our drivetime with a starting/ending location set as our office location in Oak Meadows Ranch, Glenwood Springs, with a 1-hour round trip minimum.
What Do I Get?
Before ATDS goes into the field for scanning, we will work with your project engineer, architect, or manager to ensure we’re all on the same page regarding datum sets, control points, file formats, etc… Upon completion of data processing ATDS will send a Dropbox link over to your team accessing the necessary point cloud and photogrammetric model files.
How Long Does It Take?
Once a contract is signed and ATDS has permission to access the site we can collect data typically in a day. From the time the field data is collected we aim to have our clients their model files at/within two calendar weeks.

Do keep in mind that the most finicky part of this process is the weather and actual data collection in the field. Rain, snow, high winds, time of day (shadows), etc… all play a factor in when we can collect good field data. Once we have all of our data collected we aim to have the finished model files to our client inside of two weeks. This allows us a little room due to unforeseen issue with data collection, changes of scope, having to suspend scanning due to weather or other factors outside of ATDS’s control.

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