About the service
I run a hands-on aerial inspection service built specifically around perimeter and cross-fencing on cattle, sheep and horse operations. Instead of a generic photo survey, I plan a linear flight path that follows your exact fence corridor — corner post to corner post — at a low, consistent altitude that keeps wire, posts and gate hardware in sharp enough detail to judge condition from the images alone. Before the flight I pull your property boundary or an existing fence sketch, mark corners and gates, and build a waypoint route so the aircraft covers the whole line in one efficient pass rather than a loose grid that wastes battery over open pasture.
During the flight I am watching for the failure points that actually cost ranchers money and stock: broken or missing wire strands, leaning or rotted posts, washouts and erosion under low-lying sections, downed sections after storms, gaps where brush or fallen limbs have pushed a fence down, and gate hinges or latches showing wear. Every problem spot gets a GPS coordinate logged on the spot, so the list I hand back is not «somewhere on the north line» but an exact pin you or your crew can drive or ride straight to with a handheld unit or phone.
The deliverable is an organized repair-point list with coordinates, a close-up image for each flagged location, and a short note on what I saw — wire down, post leaning, erosion undermining a line. For ranches planning a new fence route or relocating an existing one, I also provide terrain and elevation notes pulled from the flight data: low spots that flood, ridgelines that complicate post-driving, and natural obstacles worth routing around before a crew breaks ground.
Turnaround on a standard perimeter run is fast because the flight plan and image review are the time-consuming parts, not any office work; you get the coordinate list and image set within days of the flight, not weeks. I bring my own aircraft, batteries and controller — you just need access to walk or drive the property boundary once beforehand so I can confirm gates and any no-fly obstructions like power lines or grain bins. Multi-mile perimeters, cross-fenced pastures and irregular property lines are all fine; I quote based on total fence-line length and terrain complexity once I see a boundary sketch or coordinates.
During the flight I am watching for the failure points that actually cost ranchers money and stock: broken or missing wire strands, leaning or rotted posts, washouts and erosion under low-lying sections, downed sections after storms, gaps where brush or fallen limbs have pushed a fence down, and gate hinges or latches showing wear. Every problem spot gets a GPS coordinate logged on the spot, so the list I hand back is not «somewhere on the north line» but an exact pin you or your crew can drive or ride straight to with a handheld unit or phone.
The deliverable is an organized repair-point list with coordinates, a close-up image for each flagged location, and a short note on what I saw — wire down, post leaning, erosion undermining a line. For ranches planning a new fence route or relocating an existing one, I also provide terrain and elevation notes pulled from the flight data: low spots that flood, ridgelines that complicate post-driving, and natural obstacles worth routing around before a crew breaks ground.
Turnaround on a standard perimeter run is fast because the flight plan and image review are the time-consuming parts, not any office work; you get the coordinate list and image set within days of the flight, not weeks. I bring my own aircraft, batteries and controller — you just need access to walk or drive the property boundary once beforehand so I can confirm gates and any no-fly obstructions like power lines or grain bins. Multi-mile perimeters, cross-fenced pastures and irregular property lines are all fine; I quote based on total fence-line length and terrain complexity once I see a boundary sketch or coordinates.
