Aerial view of a roof mid tear-off with crew and materials staged during a re-roofing job.

Services

Drone inspection services that document the property before the storm, not after.

Dated, located inspections that set a baseline, so every future claim is faster and harder to dispute.

  • CertifiedFAA remote pilots
  • Dated & locatedEvery frame located and timed
  • BaselinePre-storm documentation

What you get

Deliverables

  • Dated, located imagery

    Every frame carries its location and capture time for clear documentation.

  • Roof and structure documentation

    Close-up aerial coverage of roofs, facades, and site conditions without putting anyone on a damaged roof.

  • Condition reports

    Findings organized into a report an adjuster or owner can read without needing a second site visit.

  • Pre-storm baselines

    A documented before-state kept on file, so post-storm damage is obvious side by side.

  • Thermal capture available

    FLIR thermal imaging for moisture intrusion and heat-loss issues a standard photo misses.

How it works

The process

  1. Set the baseline

    We document the property in its current state and store it in the Inspection Viewer.

  2. Fly on demand or on schedule

    Book a one-time inspection or keep a portfolio of properties on a recurring baseline.

  3. Capture safely

    Certified pilots cover the roof and structure from the air, so no one climbs a compromised roof.

  4. Deliver the package

    Dated, located imagery, measurements, and the report arrive as one Inspection Viewer link you can hand to an adjuster.

Proof

The numbers

FAA remote pilots
Certified
Every frame located and timed
Dated & located
Pre-storm documentation
Baseline

How we compare

What you get with PDS.

Every row is a real deliverable. Check what matters to your project.

Inspections — PDS comparison
What you getPDSGeneral drone providerIn-house / contract pilot
Thermal / infrared sensorsAvailable as add-onRareNot available
Annotated reports with measurementsYesSometimesNot available
Inspection Viewer for adjustersIncludedNot availableNot available
Pre-storm baseline on fileYesOne-off onlyNot available
Same-week turnaroundYes1-2 weeksVaries
Insured for structure accessYesSometimesNot available

Capabilities reflect typical offerings; confirm specifics with each provider.

Baseline first, not storm-chasing

The roofers and property owners who get value from us are not the ones who call once every five years the week a hurricane lands. They are the ones with a documented before-state already on file. When a claim comes, the damage is provable in minutes because the comparison already exists. One avoided second site visit often covers the cost of the baseline.

Built for the adjuster

Every frame dated and pinned to its location is the through-line for construction, insurance, and HOA disputes. It is objective, it is dated, and it avoids the second truck roll. The full package, imagery plus measurements plus the report, ships as one Inspection Viewer link you can forward straight to an adjuster.

Working on a roof claim or an HOA dispute? See roofing and insurance and HOA communities.

Aerial view of a roof mid tear-off with crew and materials staged during a re-roofing job.

The deliverable

One flight becomes a living model.

Every job ships with an interactive Viewer — the part you cannot get anywhere else — plus the raw files.

See the Viewer
Inspection Viewer showing an annotated roof close-up with callouts for date and time stamp, zoom on click, download, and the drone location on a map.

Questions

Frequently asked

Will an insurance carrier accept drone imagery?
Adjusters use dated, located drone imagery as objective documentation. We format the package around what adjusters typically ask for.
Why pay for a baseline before anything happens?
A documented before-state makes every future claim faster and stronger, and it keeps you off the storm-chasing treadmill. When a storm hits, you already have the comparison on file.
Do you inspect anything besides roofs?
Yes. Facades, structures, solar, and full sites. Roofs are the most common request, especially around Florida storm season.
How is a drone inspection safer?
No one has to walk a damaged or steep roof. The drone captures everything from the air, which removes the biggest liability in a manual inspection.
Fully insured
Naples, FL — Statewide

Not sure which service fits? Tell us the job.