Use Cases
Use Cases for Aerial Drone Footage
Our drone solutions provide exceptional value in arbitrations involving large-scale disputes, defects, and delays across various sectors.
Construction & Infrastructure Disputes
- Identifying structural defects, safety concerns, or poor workmanship
- Monitoring project progress and delays over time
- Documenting damage from collapses, floods, fires, or other site incidents
- Disputes regarding contractual obligations and completion milestones
Industrial, Energy & Mining Sector Disputes
- Documenting power plants, oil refineries, offshore platforms, and wind farms
- Capturing machinery installation defects and operational failures
- Surveying large industrial or mining sites where ground access is restricted
- Gathering evidence from open-pit mines, underground tunnels, and processing plants
Environmental & Land Disputes
Patent arbitrations often involve highly technical inventions and processes. 3D animations help illustrate how patented technologies work and where alleged infringements occur, particularly in:
- Documenting before-and-after conditions for environmental claims
- Visualizing pollution, contamination, or land use violations
- SMapping property boundaries for real estate and land disputes
Delay & Disruption Claims
- Tracking project status against contractual obligations in real time
- Combining drone footage with 4D scheduling data to visualize delays and disruptions
Why Use Drone Footage for your Arbitration?
Why Use Drone Footage for your Arbitration?
Unmatched Clarity & Perspective
Drones offer a bird's-eye view, capturing details that ground-level photos and diagrams simply can’t. Aerial footage gives a comprehensive perspective on sites, structures, and conditions that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Objective, High-Definition Evidence
Our drones capture real-time, high-resolution visuals, providing irrefutable evidence that is free from subjective interpretation.
Timesaving & Cost-Effective
Rather than relying on lengthy site visits or outdated images, drone footage delivers immediate, accurate, and up-to-date documentation of key dispute elements.
Capturing Large, Hazardous & Inaccessible Areas
Drones can safely document large-scale projects, hazardous areas, and remote locations like offshore platforms, massive construction sites, or collapsed structures, where traditional methods may not be feasible.
Enhanced 3D Modelling & Analysis
Drone footage can be integrated with 3D modelling, photogrammetry, and point cloud data to create digital reconstructions, allowing arbitrators to virtually explore a site without leaving the courtroom.
Our Process
Capturing the Best Evidence from the Sky
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Planning & Strategy
Every case is unique, so we begin by thoroughly understanding the dispute to identify key visual evidence that will bolster your case. This includes:
- Reviewing legal arguments and expert reports
- Defining effective angles, areas, and flight paths
- Securing necessary permissions for drone operations
Aerial Data Collection
Our drone operators capture high-resolution aerial imagery and video with:
- Precise, stabilized footage using advanced drone technology
- Comprehensive coverage of key areas, defects, and disputed elements
- Strict adherence to legal and technical standards
Processing & Analysis
After capturing the footage, we enhance it by:
- Creating 3D maps and models for detailed site reconstructions
- Adding comparison overlays (before vs. after) to highlight damages or defects
- Using time-lapse documentation to show project progress, delays, or changes over time
Strategic Narrative & Editing
The final step involves refining the data and preparing it for presentation in arbitration:
- We present the most critical evidence in a clear, structured format
- Our lawyers assist in crafting an effective presentation strategy
- We add annotations, labels, and visual emphasis to highlight key points
Professional Voiceover & Presentation
We provide you with a final, professional presentation of the footage
- If necessary, we provide a professional, native-speaker voiceover to explain the footage
- Final touches ensure that the video is concise, professional, and impactful for arbitration
Our Unique Advantage
Legal & Strategic Insight
Lawyer-Led Expertise – Unlike typical drone service providers, we offer a lawyer-led approach. Our team includes experienced arbitration lawyers, providing us with a crucial edge in ensuring that drone footage serves its true purpose—delivering clarity and insight without unnecessary complexity.
Strategic Expertise – We understand that arbitration isn’t just about gathering evidence; it’s about presenting it in a way that maximizes its impact. Our experienced lawyers help craft the most effective narrative, ensuring that all evidence—visual or written—aligns seamlessly with your legal strategy.
Understanding Key Legal Issues – With arbitration-trained lawyers involved, we can identify the core issues that matter most to the tribunal, ensuring that drone footage highlights the most relevant and persuasive points.
Efficient Communication – We know what arbitrators look for. Working closely with our technical team, we help simplify complex technical issues, presenting them in an easily digestible way so that arbitrators can grasp the core facts quickly.
Focusing on Impact – Time is precious in arbitration, and every second matters. With our lawyer-led team, we ensure that only the most impactful elements are emphasized, delivering visuals that make a lasting impression without overwhelming the tribunal with extraneous details.
Confident that Costs Will Follow the Event
Relative to the substantial time and resources allocated elsewhere in the arbitration process, our services represent a modest cost with the potential to yield significant results. Moreover, this investment may ultimately be cost-neutral. Under the costs-follow-the-event principle, our fees may be recoverable if the case is decided in your favour. At ARB–360, we recognise that arbitration expenses can escalate rapidly. However, when our services contribute meaningfully to a successful outcome, the cost may not only be justified—but returned.
Discuss Your Case with Our Experts
Interested in utilizing aerial drone footage for your arbitration? Contact us today for a consultation and discover how our drone services can provide clear, objective, and impactful visual evidence to strengthen your case.