Comox Valley — Minutes from Home Base
Surveying & Drone Mapping in Comox
Comox sits directly across the river from our Courtenay home base — for our crews, it's not a service area so much as the other half of home. That proximity means Comox projects get the fastest scheduling on our board: a layout call or an extra topo pickup is a short drive, not a mobilization.
The town's geography is distinct from Courtenay's: a peninsula community wrapped in shoreline, with an airport and airbase at its centre, marina and harbour infrastructure on the water, and established residential neighbourhoods filling the high ground between them.
Comox project environments
Work in Comox concentrates around a few distinctive settings:
Waterfront & foreshore
Marina, harbour and shoreline properties where tide windows and vertical datums matter as much as the survey itself.
Airport & airbase vicinity
Projects near CFB Comox and YQQ operate under federal airspace — drone flights here need coordinated authorization, which we plan into the schedule from day one.
Peninsula residential
Infill, renovations and view-lot builds on established streets — tight sites where careful topo and layout protect setbacks and neighbours' patience.
Rural edges
Acreages and agricultural land toward Point Holmes and the back roads, where hedgerows, treelines and outbuildings complicate mapping.
What we deliver here
Topographic Surveys
Existing-conditions data for view lots, waterfront properties and infill sites across the peninsula.
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Layout and grade control for builds from Comox Avenue infill to rural shops and foundations.
About this service →Drone Mapping
Orthophotos and surfaces for larger properties — flown with proper airspace coordination near the airport.
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Because Comox is minutes from our base, it's often where we can be most responsive — short-notice stakeouts, single-item pickups and quick site checks that wouldn't justify mobilization anywhere else on the Island.
Common questions
Can you fly drones near the Comox airport?+
Yes, with planning. The area around YQQ and CFB Comox is controlled airspace, so flights there need authorization ahead of time. We handle that coordination as part of the job — it just needs to be built into the schedule rather than flown same-day.
Do you survey waterfront properties in Comox?+
Regularly. Foreshore and waterfront work is planned around tides, and we pay particular attention to vertical datums so elevations near the water mean what everyone thinks they mean.
How quickly can you get to a Comox site?+
Comox is the closest community to our Courtenay base, so scheduling is typically faster here than anywhere else we work. Short-notice requests are often achievable — call and we'll tell you honestly what the week looks like.
Nearby service areas
Ready when you are.
Send the site location and scope — we'll reply within one business day with pricing and a realistic schedule.