From quote to final report, here's what to expect over the course of your thermal drone survey.
We get everything set up and taken off your plate. Most of this happens automatically once you book.
Start by filling out our quote request form with some basic details about your property. We'll email back a personalized, itemized quote within 24 hours. Not ready to book? Your quote stays valid for a full year.
When you're ready to book, reply to the quote email or give us a call. We recommend reserving your date 2–3 months ahead. No deposit required. You'll get a confirmation email once we lock in a night that works for everyone.
A week before your survey, we'll email you for a few property and landowner details. From there, we build a flight path that covers 100% of your land and file the paperwork with TPWD. You'll get an automated email from TPWD asking you to approve the Landowner Authorization form.
Our team shows up and gets to work. You can watch along or kick back, your call.
On survey day, you'll be connected directly to the pilot(s) flying your property. They aim to arrive just after sunset and will text an ETA when they hit the road. Once on-site, they confirm species, property outlines, and your goals before walking through the flight plan with you.
With the flight path preloaded, the drone takes off as soon as the pilots are set up. You're welcome to follow along as we bring a portable monitor showing the thermal feed in real time (some clients have even hooked it up to their living room TV). The pilot makes an initial count by species, gender, or whatever categories you've requested as they fly.
After the full flight path is complete, the pilots land safely and pack up. If you're not on-site, they'll text when they're wrapping up. Our team has years of ranch experience and know to leave gates as found. We even send a photo of your locked front gate when we leave.
We review every minute of footage and deliver a report you can actually use.
You'll get a message with the pilot's initial count the morning after your survey. Our team of reviewers then takes the raw footage and watches the survey back in its entirety. The ability to pause, zoom in, etc. helps catch anything that was missed, double counted, or incorrectly classified due to human error during the flight.
Reviews are turned around within a week of your survey. The final report delivered to your inbox includes flight details, the path flown, initial and reviewed counts, 3–5 photos of notable animals, your game map link if added, and a link to access the entire night's raw footage. Watch it yourself, review with your lease members, or pass it to your wildlife biologist for a deeper read of what's on your property.
Following delivery of your final report, we will send a Quickbooks invoice for the full amount due. Unless any services were added on the night of the survey, this will match the exact amount you were initially quoted for. We accept checks, Paypal, Venmo, Zelle, ACH transfers, or Credit Cards (CC incurs a 3% fee).
Quotes are personalized to your property and free. Most landowners book 2–3 months ahead so the sooner you reach out, the better your odds of getting your preferred date.