Drone & geospatial services

As part of the Food and Footprint division, the Environment Team supports customers with everything from natural resource management, renewables and carbon management to land surveying and environmental compliance.

We have developed a range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services to complement our existing services and further improve the agricultural, food and land-based businesses we support.

Our drone pilots are approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and our in-house team of expert analysts will help you make the most of the data they collect. We use a range of sensors, including survey grade RGB, multi-spectral and LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), along with sophisticated processing and mapping software.

With this technology we can produce precise outputs and high-quality data, such as high-resolution still and video images or 3D modelling, to assess, enhance and protect a range of environments and land uses. Our specialist team interpret this information, providing you with maps, data and images to give a comprehensive picture of your land, and suggest options to help you meet your management objectives, both in the short and longer term.

Our drone services include:

topographical surveys, aerial surveys, 3D modelling
natural capital management: habitat and biodiversity monitoring and assessment, peatlands survey and monitoring, carbon stocks
woodlands: crop health, windblow assessment, digital terrain modelling (DTM) for harvesting, success and failure mapping, stocking density

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Drones take carbon project to next level

Environmental specialists at SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), are using drone-mounted LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors to estimate above-ground carbon storage in hedges and trees.

Learn how drones can elevate your business

Visitors to the Royal Highland Show will be able to learn how drones are playing an increasingly important role in rural life.

Food & Footprint

Delivering end-to-end sustainability solutions for the journey to net zero.

Peatland Code

With over 80% of UK peatlands in a degraded state, there is an urgent need to address this decline. Our expert teams can now offer land managers, owners and custodians a validation and verification service, as part of the Peatland Code.

Sustainability

SAC Consulting can build sustainability into your designs to avoid depletion or degradation of natural resources, helping to protect and support a long-term environmental quality for all.

Renewable energy

SAC Consulting expert, impartial support covers a wide range of renewable energy technologies, from wind energy, hydropower, heat pumps, biomass, anaerobic digestion, solar thermal and solar photovoltaic.