UAV GEOPHYSICS · PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Magnetic data at a resolution manned aircraft can't fly.

We fly quantum-sensor drone magnetic surveys, LiDAR and photogrammetry for mineral exploration and environmental projects across Australia. Low, slow and tightly spaced. Every survey is planned, flown and processed in-house, and every dataset is delivered ready for geological interpretation.

SENSITIVITY3 pT/√Hz typ.
SENSOR HEIGHTAs low as the site allows
COVERAGEUp to 230 line-km/day
SURVEY SIZEProspect to regional
CERTIFICATIONCASA ReOC

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Services

Total magnetic intensity grid from a drone survey

Drone magnetic surveys

High-resolution aeromagnetics for greenfields reconnaissance, structural and lithological mapping, and detailed prospect definition. Towed quantum magnetometer, full processing chain from diurnal correction through microlevelling, RTP and 1VD.

Magnetics →
Bare-earth DEM hillshade from a drone LiDAR survey

LiDAR surveys

Survey-grade terrain and canopy mapping. Ground-classified point clouds, DEMs, DSMs and contours for exploration logistics, earthworks and vegetation assessment.

LiDAR →
High-resolution orthomosaic of an open pit from drone photogrammetry

Photogrammetry

Orthomosaics, 3D models and volumetrics from 20-megapixel capture. Pit and stockpile surveys, site records and visual baselines, typically delivered within 24 to 72 hours.

Photogrammetry →
Orthomosaic over vegetated terrain from a drone survey

Environmental & thermal

Rehabilitation monitoring, vegetation and canopy mapping, and thermal detection of feral animals. Repeatable survey designs that make successive datasets directly comparable.

Environmental →

Why drone-based survey

Drone surveys sit between traditional ground methods and larger-scale manned airborne work.

They give high coverage per day, safe access to rugged or remote terrain, and a low environmental footprint. Most of all, they fly close enough to the ground to resolve detail that higher-altitude surveys smooth over. A well-planned survey at low altitude resolves the geological, topographic or environmental features of interest with enough detail to support targeting, mapping and monitoring.

Launching the survey drone in the field, sensor and platform ready
In the field: launching the survey drone at a remote site.

Resolution

Sensor heights of 25 m and lower with line spacing down to 10 m resolve near-surface structure that regional government data and conventional fixed-wing surveys average out.

Right-sized for your project

Manned aircraft carry a heavy mobilisation cost that makes smaller programs expensive per line-kilometre. We are priced to work from a single prospect up to broad regional coverage.

Honest data, disclosed limits

Every step is documented, and we tell you what the method can and can't resolve before you commit. Where drone survey isn't the right tool, we say so.

Who we work with

Mineral exploration & resources

Aeromagnetic surveys for greenfields reconnaissance, lithological and structural mapping, and detailed prospect definition. LiDAR and photogrammetry support exploration logistics, pit and stockpile surveys, and site documentation.

Environmental & land management

Vegetation structure and canopy height mapping, bare-earth terrain models beneath canopy, orthomosaics for baseline assessment, and thermal imagery for wildlife survey, feral animal detection and rehabilitation monitoring. Repeatable designs give quantitative evidence of change over time.

Infrastructure, civil & government

Topographic survey, drainage and hydrology modelling, erosion mapping, asset and corridor inspection, and high-resolution site capture for engineering, planning and compliance work.

Where a project sits outside these examples, we can usually advise whether drone-based survey is the right tool and what it can realistically deliver.

Recent work

Murchison, WA · 2026

High-resolution magnetics over a Murchison gold project

25 m line spacing at 25 m sensor height over a gold project near Meekatharra, resolving structure the regional coverage smooths over.

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Charters Towers region, QLD · 2026

Combined magnetics and LiDAR over a North Queensland gold project

Combined aeromagnetic and LiDAR program delivered in a single mobilisation, with RTK base station and ground control positioning.

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Talk to us about your project

Send us the tenement outline or site boundary and the deliverables you need. We will come back with a fixed, itemised quote, usually within two business days.

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