The leak investigation that sees the whole property at once.

The use of radiometric thermal imaging and high-resolution aerial mapping to find where properties and infrastructure are losing water — buried mains, dams and reservoirs, heating loops, roofs and decks, irrigation networks, pipelines. Escaping water changes how surfaces hold and release heat; a calibrated aerial sensor measures that signature across an entire site in one flight, and ground crews then confirm and pinpoint the ranked suspect zones.

Scale and sequence, not substitution. Ground-based acoustic, thermal, and tracer methods pinpoint a leak to dig-accuracy — but they need to know roughly where to work. Aerial investigation answers that first question across hectares or kilometres at once, so the precision tools deploy exactly where they pay. Leak.ca operates both layers in-house: one company from first flight to paint mark on the ground.

Government and municipal owners (water mains, reservoirs, dams, stormwater, civic building portfolios) and commercial owners (office, retail, industrial roofs, podium decks, multi-site portfolios) dominate the work — anywhere assets are too large, too distributed, or too expensive to investigate by foot. Strata corporations, campuses, healthcare, agriculture, and golf operations round out the regular client base.

Yes — we fly radiometric sensors (640×512-class, ≤50 mK thermal sensitivity) that record per-pixel temperature data, not just colourful pictures. Anomalies are measured, compared, and documented, and raw radiometric files are preserved so consultants can run independent analysis. RTK positioning puts every finding within centimetres of its true coordinates.

Fully. Pilots hold Transport Canada RPAS certification with advanced-operations capability; flights run under the airspace authorizations each location requires, including controlled airspace around YVR, harbour zones, and hospital helipads. Operations are insured and WorkSafe BC compliant — documentation available for procurement and site-access files on request.

Single-site surveys typically start in the high hundreds; corridor, network, and portfolio programs are quoted by scope and almost always cost a fraction of the exploratory digging, scaffolding, or blanket replacement they displace. Pricing is province-wide — no regional premium anywhere in BC. The free phone consult produces a firm number in about five minutes: 604-239-9934.

Both — that is the point of hiring a leak detection company rather than a drone operator. Aerial findings are confirmed by our own ground crews with acoustic correlation, moisture probing, and flood testing as the finding warrants, then delivered as one accountable report with repair-ready locations. We have pinpointed BC leaks since 1999; the drones extend that capability, they don't replace it.

Most single-site surveys fly within days, subject to the weather window the method needs (thermal work prefers specific contrast conditions — often evening flights). Portfolio and post-storm programs mobilise on pre-agreed priority lists. Coverage spans all 47 BC cities we serve, Lower Mainland to the North.