Drone mapping and inspection in Brisbane
Home turf: rapid mobilisation across greater Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich and Moreton Bay — with the airspace approvals city work actually requires.
Brisbane is controlled airspace — plan for it
Hover provides drone mapping, surveying and inspection across greater Brisbane — including controlled-airspace assets in the CBD — from a CASA-certified operator based in the city. Much of greater Brisbane sits under controlled or restricted airspace, which is where many operators quietly stop returning calls. Hover operates under CASA ReOC #9398 and arranges the approvals city assets require; build a few extra days into the program and the airspace is handled, paperwork included.
River bridges, towers, plants and construction sites across the metro area are the day-to-day work. Recent city programs include an under-deck inspection at the Story Bridge, sequenced around live footpath remediation with the scaffold and netting contractors — the coordination metro assets actually demand. Programs like it run through close visual inspection.
BRISBANE RIVER CORRIDORWhere we mobilise
Greater Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Redlands and both coasts run as local mobilisations — quoting, approvals and capture typically inside a normal project window. Site documentation lands before we do: SWMS, insurances and operating certificates as standard.
Straight answers, before you ask
Q/01Can you fly drones in the Brisbane CBD?
Yes, with the appropriate approvals. Hover operates under CASA ReOC #9398 and arranges controlled and restricted airspace authorisations for city work. Allow additional lead time for approvals in the program — we handle the process and the paperwork.
Q/02How fast can you mobilise in Brisbane?
Local jobs typically move from quote to capture within a normal project window, subject to airspace approvals and weather. Quotes come back within one business day, and scheduling is coordinated directly with your site team.
Q/03What do councils and site managers require?
SWMS, proof of $20M public liability insurance, and operator certification — all supplied ahead of mobilisation as standard. Where an asset owner has additional permit processes, we work through them as part of the scoped program.
Q/04How much does drone mapping in Brisbane cost?
It depends on the asset, access and deliverable — controlled-airspace jobs need extra planning. As a guide, site surveys run roughly $800 to $3,500 and single-asset inspections from a few hundred dollars. See the Brisbane drone cost guide; a written, fixed quote comes back within one business day.
Across greater Brisbane and the SEQ corners
Brisbane is home base, so most of South East Queensland is a local mobilisation. The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast are within routine reach, and controlled-airspace work in the Brisbane CBD is arranged under CASA approval — the part of city work many operators quietly avoid.
Brisbane CBD & inner city
Controlled-airspace inspection and mapping in the CBD and inner suburbs, flown under CASA approval arranged as part of planning.
Ipswich
Growth-corridor earthworks, development sites and infrastructure across Ipswich and the western suburbs.
Logan
Site surveys, volumetrics and bridge and asset inspection across Logan and the M1 corridor.
Moreton Bay
Coastal and hinterland sites across the Moreton Bay region, from Redcliffe to Caboolture.
Redlands & bayside
Development sites, towers and infrastructure across Redland City and the bayside — where much of Hover's survey work is based.
Gold Coast
High-rise facades, canal-estate earthworks and infrastructure — a routine mobilisation from Brisbane, no travel premium.
Sunshine Coast
Coastal monitoring, new-estate earthworks and asset inspection across the Sunshine Coast and hinterland.
Scope this for your site
Send the asset and the deliverable you need — a scoped method and quote comes back within one business day.
HARRY BILLING — CHIEF REMOTE PILOT
0411 445 458
[email protected]
CASA ReOC #9398 · $20M PUBLIC LIABILITY