Sligo Greenway UAV Survey

Project overview

Aerial survey of the old railway corridor between Charlestown, County Mayo and Collooney, County Sligo. The project consisted of carrying out a 36km aerial survey using a fixed wing drone to capture the aerial photography. The project was carried out and delivered over a 6 week period.

Project solution

Survey carried out using a variety of methods and technologies including Trimble UX5 HP UAV and Trimble R10 GNSS.
Installation of ground control points for future use during construction surveyed using static GNSS methods
The aerial survey data was also verified using GNSS Network RTK to ensure accuracy of the final ground model.
The aerial survey was processed using the latest Trimble aerial survey processing software with vegetation and buildings removed to create an accurate DTM for design purposes.
The aerial survey was completed in 2 weeks and the final delivery of data was completed in 4 weeks.