Thermal drone mapping
Find them first. Thermal survey flights that show what is actually on your property, before anyone fires a shot.
Most feral animal control fails for the same reason: nobody knows where the animals are. Effort gets spread evenly over a property when the pressure is not spread evenly at all. Thermal drone mapping fixes that by finding the animals first.
We fly thermal drone platforms to locate and validate feral-game presence before control operations begin, mapping hotspots, estimating populations and analysing heat signatures so effort goes exactly where it counts.
What a survey gives you
A thermal survey produces three things a walk-around cannot.
- Location. Where the animals actually are on the night, not where the damage was noticed.
- Numbers. An estimate grounded in observation, which is what turns a vague problem into a scoped job.
- A baseline. A before-and-after record, which matters if the work is being funded or acquitted.
Heat signatures also tell you something the eye does not: mob size and composition, and how animals are moving through the country at night.
Why it happens at night
Thermal works on temperature difference. It works best when the ground has given up its heat and the animals have not, which is why survey flights run after dark. That is also when feral pigs, foxes, deer and rabbits are active and doing the damage, so what you see on the survey is the real picture rather than a daylight snapshot of empty paddocks.
Accreditation
Drone operation for this work is not a hobby activity. On Point holds AVIW0028, operate and manage remote pilot aircraft systems, alongside AHCMOM311 for precision control technology and AHCWRK215 for collecting and recording production data. The survey is flown, recorded and reported as a documented piece of work.
Survey then control
A survey can be a standalone piece of work. Plenty of landholders start there, because it answers the question they actually have, which is how bad is it.
More often it is the first stage of a program. The survey directs the ground shooting, tells us where traps and bait stations should go, and gives the post-operation report something to measure against.
FAQ
Common questions
Can you survey without doing the control work?
Yes. A thermal drone survey is a standalone service. Some landholders want to know what is on the property before deciding what to do about it, and a survey answers that on its own.
Do you fly at night?
Yes, and for this work night is usually the right time. Thermal imaging depends on the temperature difference between animals and ground, which is strongest after dark, and that is also when feral animals are active.
Are you accredited to operate the drone?
Yes. On Point holds AVIW0028, operate and manage remote pilot aircraft systems, along with AHCMOM311 for precision control technology and AHCWRK215 for collecting and recording production data.
What do I get at the end?
Mapped data showing where feral game was located, population estimates, and heat-signature analysis, produced as GIS-ready output you can put straight into your records or a grant acquittal.
Got a feral pest problem?
Tell us about your property and the pressure you're under, we'll arrange a site assessment.