Drone Photography, Inspection & Mapping in Jacksonville, FL
Based in Naples, flying all of Florida · Licensed and fully insured
Jacksonville is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States, which is why the aerial view matters: a single flight can show a riverfront tower, a warehouse roof, and a beach house in the same city. The St. Johns River divides the city, Riverside and San Marco are historic neighborhoods, and the beaches run from Atlantic Beach to Jacksonville Beach. Our second office in Palatka sits on the same river system, and standard delivery is 3 business days with a 1-business-day rush.
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Coverage in Jacksonville
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Services in Jacksonville
- Aerial Video & PhotoCinematic 4K aerial video and stills, edited in-house, delivered fast, and made to sell.
- InspectionsDated, located inspections that set a baseline, so every future claim is faster and harder to dispute.
- Progress DocsDated, branded aerial photos on schedule, so your owner meetings start with one link instead of a folder.
Questions
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Do you photograph the beaches from Atlantic Beach to Jacksonville Beach?
A city built around a river
The St. Johns runs north through Jacksonville and then turns east to the Atlantic at Mayport. Downtown sits on the north bank, with the Southbank Riverwalk across the Main Street Bridge. Riverside and Five Points, San Marco, and the Fuller Warren Bridge corridor define the older urban core. Development along the river generates a steady demand for dated aerial records, and progress documentation fits owners who manage projects from other cities. Palatka, where PDS keeps its second office, sits further upriver on the same waterway.
Port, logistics, and industrial
The Port of Jacksonville, the I-95 and I-295 beltway, and the Cecil Commerce Center draw industrial and warehouse development. Aerial video explains truck access, dock layout, and roof condition, which is the same approach used in our distribution center project. Brokers can use commercial real estate packages for listings and offering memoranda.
Beaches and roofs
East of the Intracoastal, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Jacksonville Beach have salt-air wear on roofs and exteriors. Roof inspections are flown by drone, with each roof located and labeled for the property manager or homeowner. After storms, sorted sets speed up the first conversation with an adjuster.
Seasonal timing
Hurricane season and fall nor’easters both bring weather to the Northeast Florida coast. Summer afternoon storms push flights to mornings. Winter days are cooler, clear, and well suited to mapping and progress work. Sunrise over the Atlantic favors beachfront shoots, while the St. Johns reflects late-afternoon light in the downtown skyline.
Healthcare, military, and institutional campuses
Jacksonville’s hospital systems, banks, and universities occupy large campuses where construction goes on continuously. Facilities teams use dated aerial overviews to see expansion phases, staging areas, and parking changes across a wide footprint, and project owners in other cities rely on them to stay informed. Navy and Marine installations sit close to the river and the beaches, which is why flights here are planned around controlled airspace before a date is set.
Neighborhoods and listings
Riverside’s historic bungalows, San Marco’s squares, Avondale’s tree-lined streets, and the golf communities toward Ponte Vedra each need a different approach to listing media. Oak canopy shapes the light, so shoots are timed to catch rooftops and yards before the afternoon shadows deepen. Waterfront homes on the Intracoastal and the St. Johns are best photographed from the water side, where the dock and the view come together. Delivery is 3 business days, with a rush available when a listing is going live.