Maryland Thermal Drone and UAS Services
Bringing Inspections to New Elevations
Stephen Showalter holds an FAA 107 UAS Pilot certificate and has more than 35 years of building inspection and training experience. Maryland Drone and UAS Services, a Division of Showalter Property Consultants, can help identify problems with your home or commercial building. We work with large commercial, industrial, as well as local, state, and federal government agencies.
We are the premier Maryland-based inspection company, putting our clients’ interests first. We inspect residential homes, commercial properties, government buildings, piers, and bulkheads. We offer building leak detection, building envelope inspections, facade inspections, thermal imaging, and drone inspections. We also offer state-of-the-art indoor air quality, mold investigations, and testing. We have provided inspection services from Annapolis, Greater Baltimore, Washington DC, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware since 1988.
Drone UAV Inspection Services Maryland
UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Drone Inspection Services Maryland
Showalter Property Consultants is credentialed and licensed by the FAA to fly drones commercially and to offer UAV services, including structural and roof Inspections. We utilize state-of-the-art drone and UAV equipment. We can provide high-quality still photos or HD or 4K video.
Using a drone or UAV can save time, money, and other resources and is safer than having workers access areas that may be too steep or high for access.
We can safely access and inspect chimneys, roofs, exterior siding, windows, and other elevated surfaces from the ground.
We utilize state-of-the-art drone and UAV equipment, including DJI thermal imaging drones.
- DJI Matrice 4T Thermal Drone
- DJI Mavic Pro 3
With a trained drone pilot experienced in buildings, we can help locate and identify leaks in roof membranes and coverings, as well as in the building envelope and façade. Thermal imaging cameras, or infrared imaging, use specialized cameras to make still images and videos of the differing amounts of thermal energy being emitted or reflected from a surface. We will mark the areas when permissible and issue a written report with the photos for later reference.
Thermal Drone Service
- Low-Sloped Roofs: To identify leaks and moisture intrusion in large low-sloped roofs
- Solar Panels: Inspect solar panel arrays for functionality, shorts, overheating, and other damage. We typically follow the IEC 62446-1, which is an international standard for testing, documenting, and maintaining grid-connected photovoltaic systems. It sets standards for how system designers and installers of grid-connected PV systems.
- Electrical Transmission lines, transformers, switches, and terminations.
- New Roof Commissioning: Commissioning new roofs for a baseline and routine annual monitoring and evaluation.
- Window Seals: Inspect windows for failing thermal pane seals under the window warranty period.
- Steam: We can help to locate underground areas of leaks from steam lines with the thermal drone.
- Facade and Building Envelope Inspections: We can identify areas of heat loss and potential moisture intrusion in the exterior of the building.
- Mapping: We can deliver a high-quality and detailed map of your land or building.
Our Inspectors
Our inspectors are fully trained and certified
- FAA Certified sUAS Pilot #3987636
- FLIR Level l Certification #170314159
- FLIR Level ll Certification #209765885
- FLIR Level l sUAS Certification #172651650
- CRT Certified Residential Thermographer
- NACHI® Building Science and Infrared Thermal Imaging for Inspectors
To ensure proper training and compliance, it is recommended to always use an FAA-certified 107 Pilot.