Propeller Aero
🇦🇺 AU Serves global
Australian drone survey platform for earthworks and mining.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Aerial & Drones
Stockpile volume measurement
Short answer Published prices for stockpile volume measurement run $900–$2,500 per visit (1 price from 1 source, US-VA; newest dated Oct 2026). Some suppliers price it per job and per stockpile instead. Every receipt is below.
Drone-based volumetrics for aggregates, coal, mulch and other stockpiles.
People ask for this as: “stockpile measurement drone”, “aggregate volume survey”, “inventory volumes drone”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- $900–$2,500 per visit
- Price receipts
- 4 prices from 4 sources
- Who does it
- 9 providers, 9 sell it as a service
- Where
- 4 countries with a local provider: 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇵🇱 Poland
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How it works
Robots used
- Mapping Drone
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
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.
3 more receipts in other currencies or units: see the full table below.
All 4 receipts as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone stockpile volumetric survey per visit (Northern Virginia) | $900–$2,500 | / visit | US-VA | sandtair.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Drone stockpile measurement, straightforward single-pile site, from (Isle of Wight & Hampshire) — Media4You | from £199 | / visit | GB | media4you.co.uk as of Oct 25, 2026 |
| Stockpile & volume measurement by drone, starting price (prices stated correct as of 1 April 2026, VAT where applicable) — Airvantage Drones | from £395 | / job | GB | airvantagedrones.com as of Oct 25, 2026 |
| Stockpile survey: CAD $1,150 capture + $650 AI audit & reporting, from — Cropcopters Industrial | from C$1,800 | / stockpile | CA | cropcopters.com as of Oct 25, 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone stockpile survey, per visit by yard size and pile count (recurring contracts lower) via S&T AIR | $900–$2,500 | / visit | — | sandtair.com as of Oct 2026 |
Dataset: Stockpile volume measurement price receipts (Whirrwork). 4 published prices for stockpile volume measurement, 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).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone stockpile volumetric survey per visit (Northern Virginia) | $900–$2,500 / visit | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | sandtair.com |
| Drone stockpile survey, per visit by yard size and pile count (recurring contracts lower) via S&T AIR | $900–$2,500 / visit | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | sandtair.com |
| Drone stockpile measurement, straightforward single-pile site, from (Isle of Wight &… | from £199 / visit | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 | — | media4you.co.uk |
| Stockpile & volume measurement by drone, starting price (prices stated correct as of 1… | from £395 / job | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 | — | airvantagedrones.com |
| Stockpile survey: CAD $1,150 capture + $650 AI audit & reporting, from — Cropcopters… | from C$1,800 / stockpile | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 | — | cropcopters.com |
Sources re-checked: 2 of 2 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=stockpile-volume-measurement
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Number of piles and material types
- How often you need volumes (monthly inventory, year-end audit)
- Location (address or coordinates)
- Date(s) and time window
- Area size (acres/hectares) or number of structures
- Deliverables (photos, video, orthomosaic, 3D model, report)
- File formats and turnaround time
- Airspace class / proximity to airports if known
- 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
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
RocketDNA (formerly Rocketmine)
🇿🇦 ZA Serves ZA, Africa
South African drone services for mining.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Intertek Moody Chile
🇬🇧 GB Serves CL
Intertek's drone inspection and 3D survey service in Chile.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Altura de Mira
🇨🇱 CL Serves CL
Chilean AOC-certified drone company for photogrammetry, inspection and 3D models.
- Service
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
AeroDock
🇵🇱 PL Serves PL
Polish drone-in-a-box provider for stockpile inventory, perimeter monitoring and industrial sites.
- Service
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
S&T AIR
🇺🇸 US Serves US-VA
Northern/Central Virginia drone volumetrics and stockpile measurement for quarries, landfills and yards.
- Service
- 1 sourced price
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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Drone Solutions South Africa
🇿🇦 ZA Serves ZA
South African drone surveying company: topographic mapping, construction monitoring, stockpile volumes and corridor surveys.
- Service
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Glipto
🇨🇱 CL Serves CL
Chilean drone photogrammetry startup for mining and construction: open-pit, stockpile and waste-dump surveys, volumes and progress monitoring.
- Service
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Dronia
🇨🇱 CL Serves CL
Chilean DGAC-certified (AOC N1489) drone operator for mining: open-pit and stockpile topography, volumes and inspections.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does stockpile volume measurement cost?
Published prices for stockpile volume measurement run $900–$2,500 per visit (1 price from 1 source, US-VA; newest dated Oct 2026). Some suppliers price it per job and per stockpile instead. Every receipt is below.
Who offers stockpile volume measurement near me?
We list 9 providers for stockpile volume measurement. 4 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are Chile (4), South Africa (2) and Poland (1). 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 piles and material types; how often you need volumes (monthly inventory, year-end audit); 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. "Stockpile volume measurement: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/stockpile-volume-measurement/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
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title = {Stockpile volume measurement: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/stockpile-volume-measurement/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}Quoting a price? Cite its original source too (linked in the table). We're the index, not the origin. Add the date you read this page.
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