Yorkshire from Above

We are a Doncaster based aerial photography and videography business. We service the Yorkshire and Humber area for all things drone related and can offer many different aerial photography and videography services. We also specialise in land and property mapping, 3D modelling and aerial building inspections.

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A little bit about Doncaster

Doncaster is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. Together with its surrounding suburbs and settlements, the town forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, which had a mid-2019 est. population of 311,890. The town itself has a current population of 109,805. The Doncaster Urban Area had a population of 158,141 in 2011 and includes Doncaster and neighbouring small villages.

Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, Doncaster is about 17 miles (30 km) north-east of Sheffield, with which it is served by an international airport, Doncaster Sheffield Airport in Finningley. Under the Local Government Act 1972, Doncaster was incorporated into a newly created metropolitan borough in 1974, itself incorporated with other nearby boroughs in the 1974 creation of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire.

Possibly inhabited by earlier people, Doncaster grew up at the site of a Roman fort constructed in the 1st century at a crossing of the River Don. The 2nd-century Antonine Itinerary and the early-5th-century Notitia Dignitatum (Register of Dignitaries) called this fort Danum. The first section of the road to the Doncaster fort had probably been constructed since the early 50s, while a route through the north Derbyshire hills was opened in the latter half of the 1st century, possibly by Governor Gn. Julius Agricola during the late 70s.

Doncaster provided an alternative direct land route between Lincoln and York. The main route between Lincoln and York was Ermine Street, which required parties to break into smaller units to cross the Humber in boats. As this was not always practical, the Romans considered Doncaster to be an important staging post. The Roman road through Doncaster appears on two routes recorded in the Antonine Itinerary. The itinerary include the same section of road between Lincoln and York, and list three stations along the route between these two coloniae. Routes 7 and 8 (Iter VII & VIII) are entitled "the route from York to London.

Several areas of known intense archaeological interest have been identified in the town, although many—in particular St Sepulchre Gate—remain hidden under buildings. The Roman fort is believed to have been located on the site that is now covered by St George's Minster, next to the River Don. The Doncaster garrison units are named in the Register produced near the end of Roman rule in Britain: it was the home of the Crispinian Horse, presumably named because it was originally recruited from among the tribes living near Crispiana in Pannonia Superior (near present-day Zirc in western Hungary), but possibly owing to Crispus, son of Constantine the Great, being headquartered there while his father was based in nearby York. The Register names the unit as under the command of the "Duke of the Britons”.

In 1971 the Danum shield, a rectangular Roman shield dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD, was recovered from the site of the Danum fort in 1971.

A little bit about 360° Virtual Tours

Technology is moving at pace and the drone and camera industry is a prime example of how good things can get, fast. Alongside the hardware we now have fantastic web services where we can deploy visually spectacular virtual content, once deployed we can then share with ease across countless platforms all over the internet.

360° virtual tours offer a way for you to showcase your property or favourite place in a way which cannot be beaten. You can go from a conversation with a potential customer to an actual tour of wherever you want within seconds, moreover you and they have the capacity to share your tour instantly.

There are countless benefits for creating 360° virtual tours, we have outlined just a few below, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch!.

Any Perspective

We can create 360° virtual tours internally, externally or even from the sky! We have state of the art drones that create stunning aerial 360° photographs which can be used as a virtual tour on their own merit or even be included within a whole site tour.

Interactive Content

All tours have the capacity for interactive content to be embedded within them, this could be websites, information, photos and videos. The user interface can be styled to suit your own business branding. The interactive content on your virtual tour can also be coded to open either within or outside of the tour.

Digital Attraction

Available on all platforms, a virtual tour by its very nature is digital. These days, digital is king. Having the ability to deliver your virtual tour, comprising of multiple linked 360°photographs and video, saves time, money and fuss with the physical world. If you want to go that extra mile you can even deliver the tour via a virtual reality headset.

Building Surveys

Virtual tours can be priceless when planning a project that requires multiple stakeholders to view existing information about a building or place. The survey only needs doing once and can then be shared with the whole team, instantly. Moreover, the tour can be updated whenever the environment changes or the building is updated.

Links to further survey or building information can be embedded within the tour so everyone has access to the information in context of the building or projects.

Always Open for Business

No matter what your tour is showcasing, it will always be available, 24/7. This means your visitors or customers don’t need to arrange access or pick up keys, all they need is the link. There is no limit on the amount of embedded sites that your virtual tour can be hosted on either, the code is yours to deploy anywhere – we can also help with hosting and code deployment technical advice.

Rich Interface

360° virtual tours hold an abundance of visual information, our cameras are state of the art and, as you can see from the tours above, take fantastic imagery. On top of this we can also add audio to our tours which can be turned on and off by the user.

Competitive Edge

Be one step ahead of your competition by utilising a 360° virtual tour on your website or Google listing. Businesses who have virtual tours available on Street View will no doubt be more attractive to those who don’t.

For more information on virtual tours, or anything else that may have gotten your interest on our site, please give us a call or drop us a line.

A little bit about Yorkshire from Above

We fly drones. Our mission is to bring the beautiful world of Aerial 360° Tours to Yorkshire, one gorgeous place at a time. If you have somewhere in mind that you think could do with a little aerial attention, get in touch!

We are Halo UAV - a Doncaster based aerial photography and videography company. We service the Yorkshire and Humber area for all things drone related and can offer many different aerial photography and videography services. We also specialise in land and property mapping, 3D modelling and aerial building inspections.