My career has taken a turn skyward. Over 12 years' experience as a Land Surveyor, my passion and skills for mapping has taken off and become dominated by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.Flying drones started as a hobby in 2018 very quickly developed into an understanding of how Photogrammetric and LIDAR models captured from these machines will change the industry of surveying.After studying how UAV's can be used to Monitor Coastal Erosion for my degrees final project, my surveying employer entrusted me with managing their UAV projects as I quickly self-taught the fundamentals of using photogrammetry captured from a drone to produce a survey-grade models with various outputs.This inspired me to begin my own company, Elevate Mapping & Imagery Services, which now provides Bass Coast and surrounding areas with a Licenced and Insured Drone Operator capable of a variety of tasks such as media and film, aerial survey and inspection.