HiDef Aerial Surveying

Name

HiDef Aerial Surveying

Legal name

HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited

Website

https://hidefsurveying.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consultancy Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Surveys & Movement/Connectivity Studies (e.g., Avian/Bat, Telemetry) (EUAHAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Aerial wildlife surveys
• Environmental consultancy services
• Offshore wind surveys
• Environmental impact assessment
• Collision risk modelling

Headquarters

HQ city

Workington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Aerial Survey Services: Commercial aerial wildlife surveys for offshore wind farms and marine developments, providing high-resolution digital data for environmental impact assessments
2. Environmental Consultancy: Expert consultancy services including Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA), Population Viability Analysis (PVA), Collision Risk Modeling (CRM), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), and statistical analysis
3. Monitoring and Due Diligence Services: Ongoing wildlife monitoring services for operational wind farms and due diligence assessments for development projects

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HiDef Aerial Surveying provides digital aerial wildlife surveying using high-resolution video and imagery captured from aircraft, primarily for offshore wind farm developers and statutory conservation agencies. The company pairs these surveys with a full suite of environmental consultancy services, including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), Population Viability Analysis and Collision Risk Modelling, marine mammal and noise analysis, statistical analysis, mitigation and monitoring, and expert peer review. Survey data is processed through proprietary deep-learning species identification networks to deliver automated, auditable outputs for consenting and post-consent reporting.

Product overview

HiDef Aerial Surveying is a specialist environmental consultancy providing high-resolution digital aerial surveying services for wildlife monitoring. The company operates a platform of aerial survey capabilities (digital aerial video capture) supplemented by comprehensive consultancy services. Core offerings include offshore and onshore wildlife surveys using proprietary digital aerial imaging technology, supported by analytical services such as Population Viability Analysis, Collision Risk Modelling, Habitats Regulations Assessment, and Environmental Impact Assessment. The company serves the offshore wind industry, regulatory bodies, and developers requiring ecological data for environmental permitting and compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Aerial Surveying

Quantifiable outcome

• 354 pre-breeding puffins recorded during Cape Wrath SPA survey covering 22 km of coastline

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BioConsult SHcoreOthers · 1 January 2016BioConsult SH is a German-based environmental consultancy company established in 1998. HiDef became part of the BioConsult SH family in 2016, providing access to a large multi-disciplinary consultancy of Europe's leading environmental scientists, marine mammal biologists and ornithologists.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services firm with a sizeable environment and offshore renewables practice. Comparable as a broad incumbent delivering environmental impact assessment and marine ecology services at scale.
• RPS Group: Large multi-disciplinary environmental and engineering consultancy with significant offshore wind EIA practice. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering EIA, HRA and marine surveys across the same offshore wind customer base.
• Jacobs: Global professional services firm with a critical environmental solutions practice supporting offshore wind and grid. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same tier-1 utility environmental work.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with renewables and marine ecology capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering EIA, HRA and ornithology services across offshore wind.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and environmental consultancy serving energy and infrastructure clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing EIA, permitting and ecological services to offshore wind developers.

Others

• BioConsult SH: German environmental consultancy and HiDef's parent company since 2016. Comparable as a sister organisation offering overlapping marine mammal and ornithology expertise across European offshore wind.
• British Trust for Ornithology (BTO): UK ornithology research charity producing bird population data and survey methods used by regulators and developers. Comparable as a scientific/methodological peer whose datasets and standards shape the same consenting environment HiDef operates in.

Direct peers

• APEM: UK-based ecological and aerial survey consultancy providing ornithological and aquatic surveys for renewables and infrastructure. Directly comparable as a UK-headquartered specialist in aerial/wildlife survey work supporting offshore wind EIAs.
• Natural Power Consultants: Renewable energy consultancy with environmental survey and ecological services for onshore and offshore wind. Comparable as a specialist renewables-focused environmental services firm competing for the same developer customers.

Regional players

• Manomet: US-based ornithology and bird-conservation research organisation running applied seabird programmes for wind energy. Comparable as a bird-survey methodology peer, but primarily serving the North American market rather than UK/Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hidefsurvey
• Facebookfacebook.com/hidefsurveying
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hidef-aerial-surveying

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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