Site Surveys & Tech Scouting

Here is how this works in practice. Irish site surveys cover one of the most different terrain mixes in European production. Our survey crews work the dense Dublin Georgian streetscape (Trinity College, Temple Bar, Grafton Street, Phoenix Park, Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin Castle, the Custom House, the Powerscourt Estate Wicklow), the heritage interiors at Ardmore Studios Bray (Excalibur, Braveheart partial. Partial Lawrence of Arabia. Pierce Brosnan Bond.

Here is the short of it. The Tudors, Penny Dreadful, Vikings precursors, Black 47, The Wonder), Ashford Studios Wicklow (Vikings six seasons, Vikings: Valhalla Netflix), Troy Studios Limerick (Foundation Apple TV+), Linen Mill Studios Banbridge, and Titanic Studios Belfast (Game of Thrones all eight seasons). Survey output covers structural-engineering reports, power-distribution audits, three-phase generator capacity planning, rigging-point load specs, HVAC capacity for stage builds, and acoustic analysis for sound stages. We deliver in CAD (AutoCAD, Vectorworks), Revit BIM, Cinema 4D for production-design overlays, and Unreal Engine virtual scouts for the previs-friendly directors who want to walk a location remotely.

Here is the breakdown. Remote-location surveys are where Irish geography tests every survey crew's discipline. We run IAA (Irish Aviation Authority) drone authorizations for photogrammetric and LiDAR aerial capture of the Cliffs of Moher, Skellig Michael UNESCO (the controlled-access Star Wars sequel trilogy site. Accessible only by Kerry boat in narrow weather windows). The Aran Islands Gaeltacht (Inishmore Banshees of Inisherin). Achill Island, Slieve League Donegal, the Burren limestone karst, Connemara, the Killarney National Park gap of Dunloe, and the Wicklow Mountains. For Northern Ireland we set up with CAA-NI drone protocols across the Antrim Coast (Giant's Causeway UNESCO.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Carrick-a-Rede. Bushmills). The Mourne Mountains, and the Game of Thrones cluster (Tollymore Forest, Castle Ward, Downhill Beach, Cushendun Caves, Dark Hedges). Accessibility review covers ferry capacity for Aran/Skellig boat operators, helicopter LZ siting for emergency response. Atlantic maritime weather window analysis through Met Éireann and the UK Met Office, and HSA/HSENI safety-protocol overlays. Standard delivery: 48-72 hours; rush 24-48; multi-site 3-5 days.