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AEC Drone Services
Space Coast, Florida

Full-lifecycle aerial documentation for commercial construction on Florida's Space Coast — Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne, and Palm Bay. Aerial photogrammetry, MEP capture, 360° walkthroughs, and digital twin hand-off.

Built for Brevard's AEC Industry

Florida's Space Coast — Brevard County and the communities from Titusville through Melbourne and Palm Bay — has one of the most distinctive commercial construction markets in the state. The aerospace and defense industry anchors an economy that generates a consistent pipeline of industrial, institutional, and commercial construction: campus expansions, specialized facilities, contractor operations buildings, and support infrastructure tied to the Kennedy Space Center corridor.

That context shapes what documentation these projects need. Facilities adjacent to active aerospace operations often require rigorous as-built documentation for compliance, insurance, and facility management purposes. Institutional owners — government contractors, defense-adjacent developers — maintain higher documentation standards than typical commercial developers, and expect deliverables that meet procurement requirements including COI, FAA certification documentation, and defensible as-built records.

SkyGator is based in Orlando — approximately 60 miles from Titusville — and serves the Space Coast with fast mobilization and full-service AEC drone documentation. We understand the unique characteristics of Brevard County's construction market and deliver accordingly.

60 mi
From SkyGator's Orlando base to Titusville
4 cities
Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay — all served
1 day
Typical response time to scope requests
≤3cm
Horizontal accuracy with RTK GPS
What We Deliver
AEC Drone Services for Space Coast, FL

Every SkyGator engagement is scoped to the specific project — capture frequency, deliverable format, and integration with existing workflows. All services available as standalone engagements or as part of a full-lifecycle documentation package.

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Aerial Photogrammetry

Georeferenced orthomosaic maps, 3D point clouds, and terrain models at ≤3cm accuracy using DJI Matrice with RTK GPS. Deliverables include .DWG contour files, volumetric reports, and annotated PDF documentation for permit, lender, and engineering use.

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360° Virtual Walkthroughs

8K 360° interior captures of construction sites at any phase. Remote stakeholders walk the building virtually without site visits. Floor plan navigation, time-travel phase comparisons, and shareable links for ownership groups and project managers.

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MEP X-Ray Documentation

Pre-drywall 360° capture of all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems before walls close. Creates a permanent visual record of every wall cavity — eliminating costly exploratory demolition on future repairs or renovations.

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Digital Twin Modeling

Unified as-built model combining aerial photogrammetry and 360° walkthroughs into a single navigable record. Handed off to facility managers at project close with MEP layer, Revit-ready exports, and full project image archive.

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Drone Roof Inspection

High-resolution aerial inspections with thermal imaging. Delivers insurance-ready PDF reports with annotated imagery for commercial property owners, roofing contractors, and insurance adjusters. Post-storm emergency deployment available.

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Construction Progress Monitoring

Scheduled aerial documentation aligned to draw calendars and project milestones. Change detection overlays comparing current to prior captures, volumetric analysis for earthwork verification, and timestamped archives for lender and ownership reporting.

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Who We Work With
AEC Professionals Who Need Defensible Documentation
Aerospace & Defense Contractors
Facility documentation for construction and expansion projects in the Kennedy Space Center corridor. As-built records, MEP documentation, and digital twins meeting institutional procurement standards with full COI and FAA certification documentation on request.
Melbourne & Palm Bay Commercial GCs
The southern Space Coast — Melbourne, Palm Bay, and West Melbourne — has sustained commercial development activity independent of the aerospace sector. SkyGator provides full-lifecycle documentation for retail, medical, mixed-use, and industrial projects throughout southern Brevard.
Out-of-State Developers
Space Coast real estate draws national developers who manage projects remotely. Weekly 360° walkthroughs give ownership teams full visibility into construction progress without flights to Brevard — with a permanent archive from ground break to certificate of occupancy.
Civil Engineers & Surveyors
Site surveys, volumetric earthwork analysis, and georeferenced terrain models for Space Coast civil engineering and land development projects. Data delivered in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and GIS-compatible formats.
Roofing & Insurance Documentation
Post-storm drone roof inspections for Space Coast commercial properties following hurricane and tropical weather events. Insurance-ready PDF reports with annotated imagery delivered rapidly for time-sensitive claims.
Institutional Facility Managers
Space Coast institutional owners — healthcare, government, education — benefit from digital twin hand-offs that meet facility management standards: exterior aerial model, interior walkthroughs, MEP X-Ray layer, and as-built floor plans navigable via web browser.
Why SkyGator
Professionally Certified, Fully Insured
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FAA Part 107 Certified
Licensed commercial drone operator — all operations fully compliant with federal airspace regulations
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DJI Enterprise Certified
Factory-certified for commercial DJI Enterprise equipment including Matrice series with RTK GPS
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Fully Insured · COI Available
Commercial general liability coverage. Certificate of Insurance available upon request for all project engagements

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Next Project?

Tell us about your project — site, timeline, and what you need documented. SkyGator responds personally within 1 business day with a tailored scope and deliverable specification.