Aerial thermal imaging services
See temperature differently.Document what matters.
Radiometric aerial thermal data helps asset owners and technical teams locate, document, and prioritize potential anomalies across large or difficult-to-access sites.
Discuss a thermal project- Radiometric data
- Solar arrays
- Data centers
- Roofs & facilities
- Repeatable capture
More than a colorful image
Thermal data with site context.
Thermal imagery reveals temperature patterns that conventional photography cannot. SSDS pairs disciplined flight planning with radiometric capture to produce organized visual data that clients can review alongside visible site conditions.
The objective is not to diagnose a system from the air. It is to help identify and document potential anomalies, preserve their location and context, and give the appropriate client, engineer, electrician, roofer, or specialist better information for follow-up evaluation.
Thermal documentation at multiple scales
See the site, then isolate the asset.
Wide thermal views establish facility context, while closer radiometric capture documents individual equipment and temperature patterns in greater detail. Together, they help the reviewer understand both where a potential anomaly appears and which physical asset may require follow-up.
Capture requirements are developed around the asset, operating conditions, environmental factors, and the decisions the finished dataset needs to support.
Applications
Built for assets where temperature matters.
SSDS has field experience capturing thermal data across solar farms and data-center environments, with the platform flexibility to support additional commercial and industrial assets.
Solar energy
Solar arrays
Organized aerial screening can help document potential module, string, connection, or equipment-related temperature anomalies for qualified review.
Critical facilities
Data centers
Thermal and visible documentation can support exterior equipment, rooftop systems, electrical infrastructure, and facility-condition review.
Built environment
Roofs & facilities
Temperature patterns across roofing, electrical, mechanical, and industrial assets can be documented for further specialist evaluation.
Matrice 4T platform
Designed for professional thermal fieldwork.
The DJI Matrice 4T combines radiometric thermal imaging with high-resolution visible cameras in a compact enterprise platform. That allows SSDS to collect thermal findings and detailed visual context during the same deployment.
Its onboard laser rangefinder adds target-distance and location context, helping field and office teams communicate which asset or area is being documented. It supports clearer asset identification but does not replace project survey control.
Mission planning, time of day, weather, asset loading, viewing angle, distance, emissivity, and reflected conditions can all affect thermal results. Those variables are considered when developing the capture approach and interpreting the limitations of the data.
SSDS is FAA Part 107 certified, carries $2 million in liability coverage, and is available throughout the Southeast and beyond for single-site and multi-site thermal programs.
Start with the asset
What needs a closer thermal look?
Share the asset type, location, operating conditions, project objective, and desired deliverable. We'll help determine an appropriate capture approach.