Above Surveying

Above, trading as Above Surveying Ltd, is based in Colchester, UK. It inspects and maps utility-scale solar plants from the air and runs SolarGain, a cloud platform built only for the solar industry. Its services cover the whole asset lifecycle. Topographic mapping supports project design and yield modelling. Digital construction management tracks build progress against milestones. Thermographic inspections find hotspots, string faults, faulty junction boxes and PID degradation. Drone footage is processed with computer vision to locate defects down to the individual module. SolarGain puts testing, inspection and operational data in one shared environment. Data can come from Above's own flights, the customer's teams or third-party providers. During construction, orthomosaics are layered over design drawings to build a component-level digital twin. Users can also upload factory flash tests and serial numbers, and connect SCADA monitoring after commissioning. The SolarGain Mobile app, earlier called EyeSite, uploads inspection records from the field and turns visual inspections into punch lists. Above reports work on more than 10,000 sites for over 900 companies, with more than 500 data collection partners. It acquired the German drone start-up ucair in 2020. Pricing is quote-based. For construction monitoring it depends on site size and how often the site is scanned, and no public plans exist. The main limitation is how narrow it is: it suits solar asset owners, EPC contractors and O&M providers, and offers nothing for other asset types or general maintenance management.