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Drone survey

Drone-surveyed course mapping

As part of onboarding, Caddyio can arrange a professional drone survey of your course: a photographic flight that produces a high-resolution aerial map and a detailed 3D model of your holes. It's the difference between a blurry generic satellite image and a pin-sharp map of your actual course.

The connected member expects the map on their phone to match the course under their feet — real greens, real bunkers, real distances — not an approximation stitched from years-old satellite tiles.

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The problem

Generic satellite imagery doesn't do your course justice

Standard mapping leans on public satellite tiles: often low-resolution, months or years out of date, and taken in the wrong season. Bunkers have moved, greens have been rebuilt, and the imagery your wallboard and GPS rely on simply doesn't reflect the course as it is today.

The response

Your course, flown and mapped in high resolution

A qualified drone operator flies your course and processes the imagery into a high-resolution orthomosaic (a crisp, true-to-scale aerial map) and a photogrammetry-based 3D model. As part of onboarding, that surveyed imagery becomes the backdrop for your clubhouse wallboard and underpins precise hole geometry — so the map members see is genuinely your course.

Why it matters

What a truly connected club gains

01

A wallboard that stops people in their tracks

A razor-sharp aerial of your own course, with players moving live across it, turns the clubhouse screen into a talking point — a far cry from a fuzzy generic map.

02

Distances members can trust

Precise, surveyed hole geometry — tees, greens and hazards mapped from real imagery — means the shot-by-shot GPS in the member app reflects the course as it actually plays.

03

Assets your club keeps

The aerial imagery and 3D flyovers of your course are yours to keep and reuse — for your own website, social media and members' handbook, not just inside Caddyio.

04

A differentiator no incumbent offers

No established club system flies your course. A surveyed, high-resolution map is a genuinely premium touch that sets a modern club apart.

High-resolution orthomosaic

A crisp, true-to-scale aerial map of your whole course, captured in a single up-to-date survey.

3D course model

A photogrammetry-based 3D model of your holes — the basis for flyover renders and precise geometry.

Powers wallboard & GPS

Your surveyed course becomes the wallboard backdrop and underpins shot-by-shot distances in the member app.

For your club

  • Give your clubhouse wallboard a pin-sharp aerial of your actual course.
  • Base member GPS and distances on real, surveyed hole geometry.
  • Keep the aerial imagery and 3D flyovers as assets for your own marketing.
  • Offer a premium, modern course experience no incumbent system matches.

For your members

  • See a beautiful, true-to-life map of the course they're playing.
  • Get shot-by-shot distances built on real hole geometry, not guesswork.
  • Follow the live wallboard on a crisp aerial of their own course.
  • Enjoy a course experience that feels genuinely modern and premium.

How it works

  1. 01

    The flight

    A qualified drone operator surveys your course on a scheduled visit, capturing high-resolution imagery of every hole.

  2. 02

    The processing

    The imagery is processed into a true-to-scale orthomosaic map and a photogrammetry-based 3D model of the course.

  3. 03

    It powers Caddyio

    During onboarding, your surveyed course becomes the wallboard backdrop and the basis for precise member GPS and distances.

The Caddyio difference

No incumbent flies your course

The established club systems map from the same public satellite tiles as everyone else. Caddyio can put a real, high-resolution survey of your course at the heart of the member experience — a premium, defensible difference the incumbents simply don't offer.

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Frequently asked

Is the drone survey included?
The survey is arranged as part of onboarding — talk to us about your course and we'll explain what a flight involves and how it fits your setup. Enquire for your club and we'll walk you through it.
Are the drone flights carried out safely and legally?
Yes. Flights are carried out by qualified operators in line with UK CAA rules for the site and conditions on the day.
Who owns the aerial imagery?
The imagery and 3D assets of your course are yours to keep and reuse — for your own website, social media and marketing, as well as inside Caddyio.
What if my course changes later?
Courses evolve — greens get rebuilt, bunkers move. A fresh survey can be arranged to keep your map current, so the imagery members rely on always reflects the course as it plays.

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