Surveying & Construction

Drones for Utilities: Panton McLeod Panton McLeod provides water quality products and industrial services. They have worked with all of the UK’s major water companies plus many tier 1 suppliers. Panton McLeod has recently introduced drones for utilities into their operations to ensure they are carried out as safely as possible. Their main services include […]

Incorporating Drones At Your Next Event Commercial drones have a lot to offer to the event industry and they are certainly becoming more popular year on year – UAVs are one of the biggest technology trends at the moment. Drones have quickly propelled and become accessible for all gadget lovers to get their hands on […]

Drone survey unveils signs of a previously undiscovered Native American settlement in Kansas A recent aerial drone survey utilising thermal cameras has led to some new discoveries and theories about Native American settlements in Kansas. A huge site has been discovered buried under cattle pasture in Kansas. While it is difficult to believe that such […]

Mind the Gap: The UK Military project providing funding for Innovation in Drones Nothing gets us more excited at Coptrz than seeing drones used in new and innovative ways, particularly where businesses in the industry are granted funding to work on research and development projects. Government funding for drone innovation is essential in moving the […]

In this article we’ve rounded up 5 great applications for the Elios 2 Inspection Drone across various sectors. We’ve got great videos, great imagery, great use cases and quotes straight from the field.  If you’re thinking about adopting the Elios 2 Inspection Drone into your operations then this article is a great place to enhance […]

Drones for Good: Drone Data And Climate Change The impact of global warming  on a broad variety of communities has been well-documented, highlighted and forecast. However, there are specific parts of the world where predictions to mitigate the risks of global warming are made more challenging by changing temperatures, difficult terrain and environmental complexities. One […]

Drones And Ground Penetrating Radar: Drones For Good While much has been written about the danger drones pose for planes when they are flown negligently, there are actually a number of positive uses for UAVs in relation to aircraft. Let’s take a look at how one drone and ground penetrating radar helped to uncover a […]

Commercial Drones – A Basic Buyers Guide When commercial drones first arrived on the market, choices were relatively limited. Nowadays, when it comes to purchasing commercial UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), or drones as they’re more commonly known, there’s a vast array of choices out there. So much choice, in fact, that sometimes it can be […]

Take your drone training to the next level with OFQUAL 5 Chief Pilot Training As we’ve discussed in the past, if you want to operate drones on a commercial basis in the UK you need a Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO) – typically delivered via a three or four-day course from a National Qualified Entity […]

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We are very pleased to present you the ultimate starter drone survey package. This is a one stop shop to help revolutionise your business with drones. The drone survey package consists of a carefully curated selection of industry leading technology and training. With the purchase of this package you will receive PfCO training to allow […]

We’re pleased to announce that Gary Young, Geospatial Analyst at Historic England will be joining us at the COPTRZ Live Drone Demo Day 2020 on the 5th of March in Rugby. Championing England’s Heritage, Historic England has used drone acquired imagery since 2008 and has built up long experience of using such platforms alongside other […]