Surveying & Construction

Learn how drones support surveying, mapping, progress tracking and site inspection across construction, engineering and infrastructure projects.

Surveying & Construction

16th June 2018

COPTRZ Sign Exclusive Partnership to Supply Ready-to-Fly Drone LiDAR Systems

We are proud to announce that we reached an agreement to become the sole distributor of Ready to Fly Drone LiDAR systems developed by LiDAR USA. The use of airborne LiDAR is expected to increase rapidly in the next 12 months as surveying businesses strive to increase time efficiency and decrease costs. This partnership between […]

24th May 2018

How Drones are Revolutionising the BIM Process

With a growing list of commercial applications, drones are starting to have an increasingly dramatic effect on the way that businesses operate. Their versatility offers certain industries a unique solution to everyday problems. In particular, they are allowing construction firms the chance to reduce costs, speed up their processes and improve site safety. This is […]

12th May 2018

Choosing the right camera for drone surveys

With the rise in drone technology over the past few years has come the broadening of choice when it comes to aerial cameras. There are a huge variety of cameras now available to choose from, making picking the right model for the job a potentially complex process. Drone surveying is one such task which relies […]

27th April 2018

Drones and Topographic Surveying: A Match Made in Heaven

Drones were once seen as futuristic devices which were the preserve of the military and scientific projects. But if one sector embodies the move of drones into the mainstream, it is in topographic surveying. This is where unmanned aircraft are now a fundamental part of modern map making. It is accepted that drones have singlehandedly […]

24th April 2018

A Closer Look at DJI’s CrystalSky Range

The CrystalSky range has been created for outdoor aerial imaging, and the monitor features an incredibly impressive ultra-bright or high-bright screen, made to be used in sunlight. It is designed from the ground up to be used to be used seamlessly with the DJI GO app, thus giving camera operators complete control. The CrystalSky has […]

23rd April 2018

Wingtra vs Sensefly eBee

Wingtra and Sensefly’s eBee are two of the finest fixed-wing drones available. If you’re on the lookout for a fixed-wing drone, there’s no doubt you will have come across these two. But which one is best suited to your commercial applications? There are many reasons why you would choose a fixed-wing for you commercial drone […]

17th April 2018

COPTRZ fly the Flyability Elios drone at Tech Incubator Launch

Here at COPTRZ, we decided to take the Flyability Elios drone for a fly at the Platform Tech Incubator Launch in Leeds. Take a look at the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9XiAeqJNLo&feature=youtu.be The Elios is the first collision tolerant drone. It’s housed in a carbon fibre protective frame, and therefore means you can access the tightest spaces without […]

10th April 2018

Head to Head: DJI Phantom 4 Pro vs DJI Inspire 2

One of the biggest battles that rages on in the world of commercial drones, DJI’s Inspire 2 vs the Phantom 4 Pro. Two of the most impressive quadcopters the market has to offer, we here at COPTRZ have compared the two to see which is best for you! The Spec Phantom 4 Pro The Phantom […]

5th April 2018

DJI Zenmuse XT2: A Closer Look at DJI’s Latest Payload

At a recent event in Menlo Park, CA, DJI announced the launch of two exciting products aimed at the enterprise and commercial applications UAV market. The first was a new payload software development kit (SDK) which opens up the DJI Matrice 200 Series platform to third-party developers wishing to integrate their own payloads. The second […]

28th March 2018

Wingtra Brings Wind Energy to the Alps

At a lofty altitude of 2500m above sea level, 20 wind turbines of 100m height are to be built. These wind turbines will produce 60 GWh per year to power 15,000 households. The challenge, however, is twofold. With the construction site in the middle of the mountains, there are no roads to access it. Nor […]

1st March 2018

SkyWrx: Starting an Agriculture Drone Services Business

Last month, the COPTRZ team had the pleasure of catching up with a long-standing customer, Ben Storer of SkyWrx. Ben first contacted COPTRZ over 18 months ago in the initial stages of starting up his agriculture drone services business. With the help of COPTRZ, Ben’s business has gone from strength-to-strength, and he recently received a […]

28th February 2018

Wingtra Sets New Benchmark in Drone Photogrammetry

Thinking of upgrading your current aircraft model to a WingtraOne Fixed Wing? Check out our Wingtra trade-in scheme and save up to £3,900 on a brand new drone. COPTRZ are delighted to announce the release of the new WingtraOne PPK, a new fixed wing VTOL drone that will set a new benchmark in drone photogrammetry. […]

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