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9 May 2024
023 was a busy year for The Surveying Company. Our UAV dedicated company arm, Drone IT, is now fully up and running. We are a small, but dedicated team with a wide range of expertise, and a passion for drones. Our team consists of three pilots, with over 16 years experience between us. Our specialty is high accuracy, high resolution aerial surveying and 3D modelling, however we also produce aerial video and photography, carry out inspection work, and use multispectral sensors to map orchards, produce health maps and enable growers to optimise their yields.
The last quarter of 2023 has seen us travelling all over the North Island for both survey and drone work.
Our team did a long stint down south in Eketahuna, Pahiatua and Dannevirke, carrying out both aerial and terrestrial surveys of waste water treatment plants and dams. A lot of this infrastructure is ageing and in need of maintenance. Often the best way to get a full picture of where things are at is to use a UAV to capture the whole site from above. What the UAV can’t ‘see’, is filled in by a GPS ground topographical survey.
Eketahuna Waste Water Treatment Plant
Local councils will use the data we provide for engineering design and future maintenance plans.
Part of the WWTP surveys included marking the site boundaries and updating survey records to reflect the true locations of these boundaries. Survey plans in these areas are very old, some being over well over 100 years old, so it can be tricky to calculate and place boundaries accurately.
DP 298, produced in June 1885
Our team spent a week in Tauranga carrying out multispectral surveys for Aerobotics. Our multispectral sensor is able to measure bands of light not seen by the human eye, including Infra Red, Near Infra Red, Red Edge and Thermal. These light bands give an early indication of plants that are stressed, either by water stress (irrigation issues), disease or nutrient deficiencies. Being able to detect these issues early gives the grower ample time to rectify the issues, and improve overall yields. With increased regulation on the industry, combined with the drive to use resources like water, fertilizer and sprays more efficiently, these health indices are integral to growers being able to achieve higher yields with fewer inputs.
A kiwifruit orchard near Tauranga
Quarries are the perfect application for drone surveys. We used our UAVs to survey a local quarry, providing them with an up-to-date, survey accurate aerial map and model which they use for future planning and plant movements. We generated a 3D model of the quarry, and used this to design a future quarry pit expansion. The design included ramps and benches, and enabled the calculation of volumes available for extraction. We also provided full sets of quarry plans to accompany a resource consent for further extraction.
Immediate post cyclone cleanup and repair work is coming to an end now. We have been supporting local councils, engineers and geotechnical consultants by providing them with timely, accurate, high resolution aerial surveys of stop-banks, landslips, erosion, and scoured areas. As the high priority repair work concludes, we now move into the long term work, building flood resilience into our local area.
Our pipleline of work for 2024 will see us remaining busy for the foreseeable future, however, we would live to chat to you about your projects. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have a job, site, or project requiring drone or survey information.
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Excellent, efficient and friendly service all through, making our subdivision process very straightforward. We can thoroughly recommend The Surveying Company
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Had a great experience with Seamus, made my subdivision process very smooth and simple. Very professional service and very easy to deal with. Also helped me get an exemption from the $12K contribution payment to Hastings Council!I'm a very satisfied customer!
Nick was a great help and support throughout the subdivision process. Always quick to respond to calls and collaborated well to chase up subcontractors with me as required. Would thoroughly recommend Nick and the team at The Surveying Company to any future potential clients.
Excellent
Fast, efficient and reliable. Delivered what they proposed.
From start to finish, Nick was amazing to deal with, he talked a language that I could understand, he was very professional while being very user-friendly. I would strongly recommend him to anyone wanting to subdivide. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank him for all the help he gave throughout the process, thank you Nick, you made the process very easy for us.
Regards, John
Thank you The Surveying Company, this was my first time doing a subdivision and you made it super easy. Found you easy to contact and you always made prompt responses to my queries. I would recommend you guys to others. A very seamless process from my end. Raewyn
We are very happy with the service provided by all of the people we have dealt with at The Surveying Company, thank you.
Nick Wakefield did a great job through a difficult time with COVID and everything that went with it. There were many delays with the project outside of Nick's control. A project that should have taken months took years, but Nick continued to steer the project and followed up when he could.
The level of service and expertise we received during our land subdivision using Nick and The Surveying Company was outstanding. Nick was always prompt, responsive to our many queries and fully supportive for us throughout the whole process. I would recommend Nick and The Surveying Company to anyone seeking this type of expertise and advice.
The Survey Company H.B. recently completed a subdivision of our property.
The exercise was both a pleasant and positive experience with their approach always professional - relatable, open and obliging and
communications, timely and comprehensive.
Their service commitments are excellent.
From the outset Nick and staff were very approachable and professional. The process of subdividing was clearly explained and all costs laid out before starting so there were no surprises. We really appreciated Nick's patient answering of all our questions and extra advice when we also decided to add in easements for power. The surveying staff were friendly and respectful when on site and we would have no hesitation in recommending The Surveying Company to others. Many thanks to Nick and team.