Water is one of the most critical resources in agriculture and urban planning—and managing its flow efficiently starts with accurate terrain mapping. Irrigation projects, both large and small, rely heavily on understanding topography, elevation gradients, and existing water infrastructure. Traditional surveying methods are often slow, labour-intensive, and limited in scale.

IPage UM Services brings the power of drone technology to irrigation management, delivering fast, high-accuracy mapping and analytics that help planners optimize water usage, reduce leakage, and streamline project execution.

Why Irrigation Projects Need Drone Mapping

Irrigation planning requires more than just knowing where canals or pipelines should go—it depends on knowing how water will behave across land. Small changes in slope can lead to major inefficiencies or failures in distribution systems.

Traditional tools like theodolites or GPS rovers require extensive manpower, line-of-sight visibility, and long hours of fieldwork. Drones eliminate those barriers.

What IPage UMS Offers

Using fixed-wing and multirotor UAVs equipped with high-resolution cameras and LiDAR sensors, IPage UMS captures the terrain as it really is—from every angle, in record time.

Our services include:

• Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) for gravity-based canal design
• Contour generation for optimal water routing
• Change detection for leak identification and erosion monitoring
• NDVI analysis for crop stress in command areas

3D surface modelling for aqueduct and check dam planning

Applications in Irrigation Projects

• New Canal Alignment
  Survey land for ideal slope and elevation to ensure smooth, energy-efficient water flow.
• Feeder Channel and Tank Layout
  Determine the best positions for intermediate water holding and channeling points.
• Water Use Efficiency Planning
  Analyse crop types, coverage, and evapotranspiration patterns to plan distribution logic.
• Maintenance and Leak Monitoring

Use change-detection algorithms to track soil moisture anomalies that indicate pipe leakage or canal seepage.