Drones for UK Councils
Drones are a valuable asset for Councils in the UK, offering efficient and cost-effective solutions amidst tightening budgets.
As UK local authorities face tightening budgets, drones have emerged as a cost-effective solution for delivering essential services more efficiently. From building inspections and land surveys to traffic monitoring, surveillance, and fly-tipping control, drones are transforming how councils operate.
heliguy™ has provided training and hardware to numerous UK councils, including Newcastle, Sunderland, and Lincolnshire Resilience Forum. These councils have reported faster inspections, digitised data collection, safer operations, and access to previously unavailable insights. Most importantly, drones deliver substantial cost savings by reducing resource needs and completing tasks quickly.
With councils facing an additional £15 billion in costs due to the Cost-of-Living Crisis, drones offer a practical way to maintain high-quality services while cutting expenses.
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How drones benefit UK Councils
At a time when local authorities across the UK are wrestling with ever-tightening budgets, drones have emerged as a solution to deliver services more efficiently and cost-effectively.
Cost-Effective Inspections
Eliminate the need for expensive equipment like scaffolding or aerial work platforms, without compromising the quality of data capture, thanks to the drone's sophisticated cameras & intuitive controls.
Significantly Boost Your Efficiency
Drones require less manual labour than traditional inspections, as all that is required is a pilot & drone, instead of a crew & equipment, saving time and resources.
Easily Access Hard-to-reach Areas
Deploy drones to locations that are hazdous, or difficult to access to gather high-quality & accurate data in real-time, increasing your efficiency, accuracy as you reduce risk to the workforce.
Enhance Your Data Capture
DJI drones sophisticated zoom cameras & sensors, capture an exact and reliable record of each inspection, aiding Councils in more accurately tracking deterioration over time and pick up details naked to the human eye.
No-fuss Implementation
The Mini Series drones are equipped with intuitive flight controls, making them the easiest to operate and perfect for first-time pilots to learn with.
Open Category Aircraft
Drones weighing under 250g, can be operated in the A1 subcategory of the Open Category, allowing flights over uninvolved people, ideal for shooting content or roof inspections in cities.
Drone Solutions for Councils
Training, equipment, and operational support from Heliguy
Heliguy helps local authorities deploy drone technology for inspections, planning, environmental monitoring, and more. With CAA-accredited training delivered to over 7,000 candidates, plus flexible drone hire and purchase options, we make it easy to build in-house capability.
Our expert team offers ongoing support to ensure safe and effective operations. Use our Drone Training Calculator to find the right course for your team today.
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