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Building a drone survey portfolio - what to include | DroneSurvey

c/careers•Posted byu/aerialprospex•2 days ago

Building a drone survey portfolio - what to include

Trying to put together a professional portfolio to win more contracts. Currently just showing raw ortho images in a PDF which feels amateur.

For those who've built effective portfolios:

What deliverable types do you showcase?
Do you include accuracy reports?
Before/after comparisons?
How do you present the work (website, PDF, presentation)?

Looking at competitors' websites and feeling inadequate. What makes a drone survey portfolio actually win business?

Comments

SierraUAS•2 days ago

Website with case studies, not just pretty pictures. Each project should tell a story:

Client's problem/need
Your solution/approach
Equipment and methodology
Results with numbers (accuracy, area covered, time saved)
Client testimonial if possible

Include 5-6 diverse projects showing range. Construction, mining, agriculture, inspection - show you can handle different scenarios.

Ditch the PDF. A good Squarespace site costs $200/year and looks 10x more professional.

jess_aero•1 day ago

Interactive maps are a game-changer for portfolios. Embed a DroneDeploy or Mapbox interactive viewer on your site. Let prospects zoom in and explore the data quality themselves.

Also include your accuracy reports. Engineers and surveyors who evaluate your work want to see RMSE numbers, not just pretty orthomosaics.