CAA-compliant ground drone outsourcing

February 2026 Surveillance, IoT & Automation

South African mines, estates, utility companies, independent power producers, ports, municipalities and others with a need for the full spectrum of remote aerial operations can now own and operate a CAA-compliant drone dock ground station in just six to eight weeks.

Not only does the newly launched GoUAV Drone Dock Enablement Programme tick all the required boxes for SA Civil Aviation Authority compliance, but GoUAV also partners with clients to set up the mobile drone dock and train staff.

The result is a legal and auditable aviation system from a solutions provider that specialises in equipping local firms, estates and property groups with their own in-house drones, docking stations and software that runs entirely within their IT infrastructure.

“Bringing drone dock operations within the organisation helps organisations take control and better manage the costs of UAV operations. Large firms know their own installations better than anyone else,” says Phil Smerkovitz, MD of TeleEye SA, and founder of GoUAV.

Smerkovitz explains that most organisations outsource drone operations, which leads to high costs, delays, limited visibility, loss of critical data ownership and a narrow, limiting focus on security applications.

An in-house drone dock enablement programme enables local firms to take ownership of aerial operations. Planning and executing drone missions, supervising the fleet, and managing the resulting data can now all be done in-house.

Local industrial, mining, property, agricultural and municipal organisations no longer have to worry about reaching their maximum contracted flying time with an outsourced UAV provider, for example.

“They can operate with an IT-compliant, self-contained, on-premise, secure enterprise drone management system with no internet or public cloud dependency, and no reliance on outsourced drone service providers who are often unaware of the enormous potential of drones beyond security applications,” explains Smerkovitz.

Importantly, this UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) solution delivers an integrated enterprise drone operations platform that enables real-time situational awareness across mining, utilities, estates, ports, agriculture, inspection, and security operations, all within a controlled, secure operating environment,” Smerkovitz adds.

The solution supports remote drone operations, including flight scheduling, automatic task execution, and media uploading and storage. It can also achieve centralised equipment operation and maintenance.

GoUAV, a TeleEye SA company, is a distributor of DJI enterprise drone solutions, media equipment, and other payloads.

For more information contact GoUAV, sales@gouav.co.za, www.gouav.co.za




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