Thames Drone Surveys in Wapping
Specialist over-water thames drone surveys at Wapping for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.
Recent Work
Selected work from across London and the Thames.
UAS London covers Wapping as part of our tidal Thames operating area. Our pilots hold marine radio and work directly alongside skippers during the flight. We are used to working alongside vessel crews, ground units and marshals already on site.
Planning in Wapping starts with the tide window, because it decides what is even possible. Capture is in RAW throughout, leaving headroom for grading or photogrammetric processing. Where the site is a live wharf or works, we operate to the principal contractor's permit system.
PLA notification, harbour master liaison and VTS contact for Wapping are handled in-house. Documentation is available up front: permissions, marine insurance and the risk assessment. Abort criteria are briefed to the crew and the skipper before the first launch.
Edited video, stills, orthomosaics and inspection reports follow the flight within 48 hours. We are trusted on the river by operators including CPBS Marine Services, MMS Marine and the Dutch Master. Tell us the deadline first, because on the river it decides almost everything else.
Marine Specifications in Wapping
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Drone operations at Wapping require Port of London Authority clearance and skipper-coordinated flight paths.
Request River BookingThames 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
Frequently Asked Questions
What does river work in Wapping cost?
It depends on tide windows, whether vessel support is needed and what you want delivered, so we quote per project. Send the brief and the deadline and we will come back with a fixed price and the viable tides.
Are you insured for flying over water?
Yes. We carry £10M public liability insurance written to cover over-water operations, and can provide the certificate along with our CAA authorisation and a job-specific risk assessment before booking.
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.