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Golf course mapping & flyovers

Short answer Published prices for golf course mapping & flyovers run €1,500–€3,000 per course (1 price from 1 source, France; newest dated Sep 22, 2026). Some suppliers price it per season instead. Every receipt is below.

Hole flyover videos and turf health mapping for golf courses.

People ask for this as: “golf course drone flyover”, “golf hole video drone”

Quick facts

Typical published range
€1,500–€3,000 per course
Price receipts
2 prices from 1 source
Who does it
1 provider, 1 sells it as a service
Where
1 provider working worldwide; no local ones yet

Last updated · Cite this page

How it works

Robots used

  • Camera Drone
  • Multispectral Drone

Ways to buy it

  • Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Ask for proof of pilot certification and liability insurance (often $1M+).
  • Agree on deliverables, resolution and turnaround before flight day.
  • Weather days are common; clarify reschedule terms.

Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →

What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

All 2 receipts as a table
WhatRangeUnitRegionReceipt
One-off drone turf diagnosis of an 18-hole golf course (NDVI + thermal, per-hole maps) (C-DRONE price guide, France, observed 2026 range, excl. VAT)€1,500–€3,000/ courseFRc-drone.fr
as of Sep 22, 2026
Golf course season monitoring by drone, 4 to 6 campaigns April–September (C-DRONE price guide, France, observed 2026 range, excl. VAT)€4,000–€10,000/ seasonFRc-drone.fr
as of Sep 22, 2026

Dataset: Golf course mapping & flyovers price receipts (Whirrwork). 2 published prices for golf course mapping & flyovers, each with its source link and as-of date. Old observations are kept, never overwritten. JSON · history JSON · all downloads · CC BY 4.0

Follow price changes for this job Atom feed: one entry per new or changed price, with its receipt. All feeds

Price history

Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).

SeriesLatestObservationsObservedTrendReceipt
One-off drone turf diagnosis of an 18-hole golf course (NDVI + thermal, per-hole maps)…€1,500–€3,000 / course1Oct 25, 2026—c-drone.fr
Golf course season monitoring by drone, 4 to 6 campaigns April–September (C-DRONE price…€4,000–€10,000 / season1Oct 25, 2026—c-drone.fr

Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=golf-course-mapping

What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Number of holes and whether you want hole flyovers, a course map or turf health imagery
  2. Course opening hours to work around
  3. Location (address or coordinates)
  4. Date(s) and time window
  5. Area size (acres/hectares) or number of structures
  6. Deliverables (photos, video, orthomosaic, 3D model, report)
  7. File formats and turnaround time
  8. Airspace class / proximity to airports if known
  9. Insurance requirements

Rules and regulation

Drone operations need a licensed remote pilot and local aviation rules: FAA Part 107 (US), EASA Open/Specific categories (EU), CAA (UK), Transport Canada RPAS, DGCA Digital Sky (India), CASA (Australia), CAAC (China). Controlled airspace, night or BVLOS flights may need waivers.

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Droners.io

🇺🇸 US Serves global

Marketplace connecting clients with local freelance drone pilots.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 13 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Questions buyers ask

How much does golf course mapping & flyovers cost?

Published prices for golf course mapping & flyovers run €1,500–€3,000 per course (1 price from 1 source, France; newest dated Sep 22, 2026). Some suppliers price it per season instead. Every receipt is below.

Who offers golf course mapping & flyovers near me?

We list 1 provider for golf course mapping & flyovers. None of them states a specific service country yet. 1 provider says they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.

What should I put in a quote request?

Start with number of holes and whether you want hole flyovers, a course map or turf health imagery; course opening hours to work around; location (address or coordinates). The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".

Do I actually need a robot for this?

Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Ask for proof of pilot certification and liability insurance (often $1M+).

Are there rules or permits?

Drone operations need a licensed remote pilot and local aviation rules: FAA Part 107 (US), EASA Open/Specific categories (EU), CAA (UK), Transport Canada RPAS, DGCA Digital Sky (India), CASA (Australia), CAAC (China). More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).

Cite this page

Whirrwork. "Golf course mapping & flyovers: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/golf-course-mapping/. CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX
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  title = {Golf course mapping \& flyovers: cost, how it works \& providers},
  author = {{Whirrwork}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/golf-course-mapping/},
  note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}

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