DJI Matrice 350 RTK drone in flight against a dark sky, edged in orange light

Industrial Aerial Solutions · Western Canada

Precision From Above

Centimetre-level geospatial data — LiDAR, photogrammetry and thermal intelligence across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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Advanced RPAS Transport Canada Certificate
Restricted Airspace Qualified Operations
4 Provinces BC · AB · SK · MB
M350 RTK + L2 LiDAR-Equipped Fleet

01 / Capabilities

Nine Ways to See
Your Site Differently

Every mission ends in a deliverable your team can act on — data products for decision support, not just pretty pictures.

Aerial Video & Photography

Cinematic 4K capture that makes your projects, properties and progress impossible to ignore.

LiDAR Scanning

Zenmuse L2 dense point clouds — see through canopy and capture terrain in exact detail.

Thermal Imaging

Radiometric heat data for energy audits and inspections — find faults before they cost you.

Infrastructure Inspection

Powerlines, pipelines and hazardous areas inspected without a single boot in the danger zone.

Stockpile Volumetrics

Fast, repeatable volume measurement that keeps inventory honest and audits painless.

Construction Progress Monitoring

Scheduled aerial documentation that keeps stakeholders aligned from ground-break to handover.

Roof & Facade Inspection

Full building-envelope condition data — no ladders, lifts or shutdowns required.

Environmental Monitoring

Change detection over time — erosion, vegetation and water, quantified rather than guessed.

02 / Industries

Built for the Teams
That Build Western Canada

Construction

Progress Monitoring

Site-wide truth on schedule — documented from the air, week after week.

Government / Municipal

Infrastructure Inspection

Asset condition data for public infrastructure — without closures or crews at height.

Engineering & Land Survey

LiDAR Scanning

Your field data partner — we collect dense, accurate point clouds; your professionals mark up and certify.

Environmental

Monitoring & Change Detection

Quantified change detection for erosion, vegetation and watercourses over time.

03 / Why IAS

Not a Drone Guy.
A Geospatial
Data Company.

Anyone can put a drone in the air. IAS exists for what happens after the flight — turning raw capture into data products for decision support: point clouds, orthomosaics, thermal maps and volumetric reports your engineers, estimators and councils can act on.

Founded 2024 · Pursuing FAA Part 107 for US cross-border work

  • Centimetre-Level Accuracy

    RTK-corrected positioning on every mission, so measurements hold up when decisions depend on them.

  • Data Products, Not Just Footage

    Deliverables built for the people who use them — GIS-ready, CAD-friendly, decision-ready.

  • Rapid Mobilization

    One call, one accountable pilot, wheels up fast — anywhere in Western Canada.

  • Certified for Hard Airspace

    Transport Canada Advanced RPAS certificate and restricted-airspace qualification open sites others can't fly.

04 / Equipment

Industrial-Grade Hardware,
Mission-Matched

  • DJI Matrice 350 RTK

    Flagship industrial platform with RTK positioning — the workhorse behind every mission.

  • Zenmuse L2 LiDAR

    Dense, centimetre-level point clouds — even under vegetation canopy.

  • DJI H20N

    Hybrid thermal + optical night-vision payload for inspections around the clock.

  • DJI Mini 4 Pro

    Agile sub-250 g platform for tight spaces and rapid-response capture.

Dion Archie, founder and pilot of Industrial Aerial Solutions, standing in a green Fraser Valley field with mountains behind him
Dion Archie · Founder & Pilot

05 / About

The Operator
Behind the Data

I’m a Transport Canada Advanced RPAS–certified pilot based in Abbotsford, BC, serving all of Western Canada. Every flight and dataset is handled by me personally, not subcontracted out. I fly a DJI Matrice 350 RTK with Zenmuse L2 LiDAR to capture centimetre-level geospatial data that construction, engineering, government, and environmental teams rely on for confident decisions — including firefighting support and search-and-rescue.

I founded Industrial Aerial Solutions with a clear vision: precise, dependable work that happens on the land and reflects my values. Proudly 100% Indigenous-owned. My greatest accomplishment isn’t a project or a certificate — it’s my wife and four kids, and a life built on faith, family, and honouring where I come from.

  • Transport Canada Advanced RPAS
  • Restricted-Airspace Qualified
  • 100% Indigenous-Owned
  • M350 RTK + Zenmuse L2

06 / Contact

Put Your Project
On the Map

Tell us what you need to see, measure or inspect — from drone services in BC to LiDAR scanning in Alberta and photogrammetry anywhere in Western Canada.

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