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Delivering a drone inspection
the professional way

The flight is the easy part. What your client actually judges is what shows up on their screen once the inspection is done. Between a pilot who sends a folder of numbered photos and a stray PDF, and one who hands over a clean inspection page where every defect is one click away, the client already knows who they will call back next year.

Example delivery page with thermal images and a map of a solar installation
A delivery as the client sees it: images, map and findings on one page.

❌ The scattered handover

  • A ZIP of 400 photos in no particular order
  • Findings buried in the body of an email
  • The report as a stray PDF attachment
  • The client calling: "which photo was that defect again?"

✓ The inspection page

  • One page per inspection, in your own branding
  • Numbered findings next to the imagery
  • Overview, detail photos and report in one place
  • The client finds everything — even a year later

You are not delivering files, you are delivering a conclusion

To you, the inspection is routine. To your client, it is a decision: does that roof need replacing, is that crack in the facade dangerous, are those solar panels still performing? They have no use for 400 loose photos — they want to know what is wrong, and where. A deliverable that shows that straight away reads as expertise. A folder stuffed with files reads as homework they still have to do themselves.

So a good deliverable is a matter of structure. On an inspection page your overview shot sits at the top, followed by numbered findings that each link to their own detail photos. A roof inspector lines up cracks, loose tiles and blocked drains that way. On a PV array you tie every faulty module to its position on the orthophoto. On a construction site you show progress zone by zone; for a facade the client walks down with you, top to bottom, detail after detail.

Deliver an inspection in three steps

  1. Create a project page for the client. Your logo, your colours, the name of the building or site. The client opens a single link and instantly sees this is a professional deliverable.
  2. Gather your findings and imagery. Overview shots, numbered detail photos, your orthophoto or 3D model and the inspection report — all laid out neatly on the same page.
  3. Share access. The client logs in and sees their full inspection. No ZIP, no hunting around, no download link that expires in three months.

DronePortal does not replace your inspection software — it presents it

You keep flying and processing exactly as you do now. Your orthophoto from your photogrammetry software, your 3D model, your 360° capture of a plant room: DronePortal never re-imports them and changes nothing about them. It simply pulls them together into one professional inspection page for your client. It does not replace, it connects.

Tested and compatible: WebODM Lightning, Pix4Dcloud, Kuula 360°, Sketchfab and Matterport.

Use it before the flight, too

The strongest moment is not after the inspection, but before it. With your quote, send not a dry PDF but a demo inspection page where the client sees how they will receive their results: legible, searchable, with your name on it. Showing the deliverable before the drone even lifts off means you are no longer selling a flight but reassurance. And that wins contracts against pilots who only quote an hourly rate.

Read next: deliver your thermal images with RGB beside the heat map, see why it pays to stop sending WeTransfer links, or check the pricing.

Frequently asked questions

What belongs in a good drone inspection deliverable?

A clear inspection page gathers your findings, your annotations, the overview imagery and the report in one place. The client sees the conclusion at once, zooms into any detail and never has to piece anything together from scattered files.

Can I deliver a roof or facade inspection with annotations?

Yes. You place your overview shots, detail photos and numbered findings on the same project page, so your client finds every defect on a roof, facade or PV array without digging through their inbox.

How do I deliver a thermal inspection?

Thermal imagery gets its own treatment with side-by-side RGB and heat-map display. See the page on sharing thermal images; you simply attach them to the same inspection page.

Does my client have to install anything to view the report?

No. Your client opens their inspection page in the browser with the login you provide. No app, no account to create, no download — the findings stay available for years in the same place.

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