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Thames Drone Surveys at Long Reach - UAS London
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Thames & River Marine Services

Thames Drone Surveys at Long Reach

Specialist over-water thames drone surveys at Long Reach for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

Our thames drone surveys team is authorised and equipped for operations at Long Reach. Projects run from a two-hour tide window to a scheduled programme across a construction phase. The river rewards crews who know it; a stranger to this water loses the shot to the tide.

River work at Long Reach is planned against live traffic information, not a generic river chart. We fly marine-configured aircraft rated for the wind speeds the river corridor regularly produces. We bring spare airframes; a single failure should not end a tide-limited shoot.

PLA notification, harbour master liaison and VTS contact for Long Reach are handled in-house. We can supply method statements for the principal contractor's file where the site requires it. Abort criteria are briefed to the crew and the skipper before the first launch.

Survey data from Long Reach is processed and returned within two working days. We are trusted on the river by operators including CPBS Marine Services, MMS Marine and the Dutch Master. Terms, marine insurance and permissions can all be reviewed before you commit.

Marine Specifications in Long Reach

Riparian landowner and pier operator liaison
Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping
Dynamic ship-to-ship tracking shots
Tide-window scheduling and vessel traffic liaison
Comprehensive risk planning and NATS filing
Over-water flight safety fail-safes

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Long 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 Long 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.

Can you launch drones directly from boats at Long Reach?

Yes. Through our partnership with Cinecraft we have access to MCA-coded workboats and support vessels, and our pilots are experienced in launching and recovering from a moving deck.

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.