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Thames Aerial Imagery at Erith Reach - UAS London
Thames Hub/Erith Reach Hub
Thames & River Marine Services

Thames Aerial Imagery at Erith Reach

Specialist over-water thames aerial imagery at Erith Reach for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

UAS London covers Erith Reach as part of our tidal Thames operating area. Clients here include TV productions, marine contractors, port operators and engineering teams. Tell us the deadline early, because the tide table, not the diary, usually sets the date.

Flight planning at Erith Reach accounts for wind funnelling along the river and around structures. We carry redundant airframes so a marginal weather window is not a wasted mobilisation. Light on the water changes fast, so we will suggest the state of tide and time of day that suits the subject.

Riparian landowners and pier operators at Erith Reach are contacted ahead of the date. Risk assessments for river work are site-specific and account for tide, traffic and public access. Abort criteria are briefed to the crew and the skipper before the first launch.

Raw material is handed over on the day, with edits, maps or reports inside 24 to 48 hours. Talk to our skippers before you commit. They will tell you quickly whether the shot is achievable. We can point you at Thames projects where we have done something similar.

Marine Specifications in Erith Reach

Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping
High-zoom and thermal inspection payloads
VHF marine radio equipped pilots
Water-safety trained flight crews
Tidal Thames skipper and pilot crew
Over-water flight safety fail-safes

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Erith Reach require Port of London Authority clearance and skipper-coordinated flight paths.

Request River Booking

Thames Operational Specs

  • PLA Coordination Managed
  • VHF Radio Pilot Logs
  • MCA-Coded Support Vessels
  • £10M Maritime Insurance
  • GPS Tracked Over-Water Flights
  • Wind-shear resistant platforms

Reference Links

RegulatoryCAA approved operator
Insurance£10M public liability
Experience1,000+ flight hours in London airspace
AirspaceNATS permissions for central London operations
RegisteredUAS London Limited · 16148461

Frequently Asked Questions

What deliverables can you provide from Erith Reach?

Broadcast-ready video, high-resolution stills, georeferenced orthomosaics of the bank and foreshore, 3D models, or written inspection reports. Raw capture is handed over on the day and processed output follows within 24 to 48 hours.

Do you carry out structural inspections on Thames bridges and piers?

Yes. We fly high-zoom and thermal payloads for close-range condition surveys of bridges, piers, river walls and marine civil works, and can deliver the output as an annotated report or georeferenced imagery.

Who owns the footage from the Erith Reach shoot?

Licensing is agreed before the flight and written into the quote. Tell us whether the material is for broadcast, marketing, an operational record or a planning submission and we scope the licence accordingly.