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Thames Bridge Drone Surveys in Woolwich - UAS London
Thames & River Marine Services

Thames Bridge Drone Surveys in Woolwich

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

Operations in Woolwich draw on both our aviation and our marine experience. The work ranges from single vessel shoots to multi-day coverage of marine civil projects. Where the river is busy, patience beats improvisation, and we plan for it.

River work in Woolwich is planned against live traffic information, not a generic river chart. Capture is in RAW throughout, leaving headroom for grading or photogrammetric processing. Where bank access is restricted, we scout the approach before the crew and kit arrive.

Notices to mariners are checked before any Woolwich flight, and radio watch is kept during it. All river flights are logged and the records remain available for your own compliance file. Abort criteria are briefed to the crew and the skipper before the first launch.

Survey data from Woolwich is processed and returned within two working days. Tell us what you need on the water and we will come back with options, tides and a price. Ask for examples of comparable river work and we will send them over.

Marine Specifications in Woolwich

VHF marine radio equipped pilots
Bridge and pier structural inspection clearance
Live-feed video broadcast capability
Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping
Specialist marine aviation insurance (£10M)
Over-water flight safety fail-safes

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Drone operations at Woolwich 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
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

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.

Can you launch drones directly from boats in Woolwich?

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.

What deliverables can you provide from Woolwich?

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.