About
One operator you can name. A network you do not have to manage.
Benjamin Taft
Lead operator and point of contact
Lensdrone is run by Benjamin Taft. Ben has been flying commercially for 10 years, holds the Transport Canada Advanced RPAS certificate, and has completed hundreds of jobs across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Clients have included Facebook, NRG, Larco, Arno Matis Architecture and Canadian Tire dealers.
He is also a 360 specialist, which is why interior site walks and aerial panoramas are on this site as proper services rather than add-ons.
The company is incorporated in Canada and insured for commercial RPAS operations. When you call, you reach Ben. When you email, he replies. When something on a job needs a decision, he makes it.
How work outside Ben's reach gets done
Canada is large. For a site Ben cannot reach himself on your timeline, Lensdrone dispatches a subcontracted operator he has vetted for licence, insurance and experience, briefed on your site, flying to the same capture plan and delivering through the same QA. You deal with one company and get one invoice. Lensdrone is the operator of record and stays accountable for the result.
It is not a marketplace and it is not a directory. It is one company that says yes to the whole country and means it.
How it works
No pilots to hire, no hardware to buy, no paperwork to learn.
Scoping call
Fifteen minutes on what the site is, what you need, who reads the output and when. You get a scope and a price.
Licensed operator on site
Airspace authorised, site briefing attended, capture flown to the agreed plan. Recurring visits repeat it exactly.
Data delivered, checked
Files organised, named and checked against the spec, into your folder or your platform.
01
Scoping call
Fifteen minutes on what the site is, what you need, who reads the output and when. You get a scope and a price.
02
Licensed operator on site
Airspace authorised, site briefing attended, capture flown to the agreed plan. Recurring visits repeat it exactly.
03
Data delivered, checked
Files organised, named and checked against the spec, into your folder or your platform.
With Lensdrone, or in-house
What you are actually buying
| With Lensdrone | Doing it in-house | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | None to buy, insure, maintain or replace when the next model ships. | An aircraft, spares, batteries, a thermal payload if you need one, and the replacement cycle. |
| Certification | Advanced RPAS certificate held, kept current, and the airspace authorisations requested for each site. | An employee studies, tests, keeps a flight log and requests authorisations on top of their actual job. |
| Insurance | Commercial RPAS liability, with a certificate naming your company. | A rider on your policy, if your insurer will write one, with exclusions you find out about later. |
| Consistency | Same positions, same spec, same delivery format every visit. A ten year habit. | Whoever was free that day, from wherever they stood, whenever they remembered. |
| Someone accountable | One operator of record. If the capture is wrong, it is recaptured. If a flight is questioned, there is a log. | A drone in a truck and a question about who signed off on the flight. |
Safety and compliance
The process on every job
Airspace checked and authorised before the date is confirmed. Site orientation attended. Pre-flight checks logged. Flight logged. Files checked before delivery. It is not exciting, which is the point.
Transport Canada Advanced RPAS certificate
The advanced certificate is the one that permits flight in controlled airspace and near people. Every operator Lensdrone dispatches holds it.
Commercial liability insurance
Insured for commercial RPAS operations. Certificate of insurance available on request, naming your company where required.
NAV CANADA airspace authorisation
Controlled airspace near airports needs authorisation before each flight. We handle the request and build the lead time into scheduling.
SFOC where needed
Some operations, such as flights over 122 m or beyond visual line of sight, need a Special Flight Operations Certificate. We tell you up front if your job needs one and manage the application.
Site safety briefing
We attend your site orientation, follow your PPE and access rules, and brief your team on where and when we are flying.
Coverage
Six provinces flown. All of them covered.
Dark provinces are ones Ben has flown in personally. The rest are covered by dispatch. Service cities and airspace notes.
Clients have included
- NRG
- Larco
- Arno Matis Architecture
- Canadian Tire dealers
Next step
Talk to Ben.
Anywhere in Canada. Send the basics and Ben will come back as soon as he can with a scope and a price. If you would rather talk, call.
- Call Ben
- +1 778 889 9306
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