Greater Cleveland — Northeast Ohio
Aerial imagery and inspection services for Northeast Ohio — commercial, industrial, and municipal.
FAA Part 107 certified · Fully insured · Serving Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
Selected work
A look at recent flights — commercial, industrial, and municipal sites captured across Greater Cleveland and the surrounding region.
Services
One lane for straightforward local aerial requests. One lane built around recurring construction progress documentation. One lane for commercial real estate owners and teams who need listing-ready aerial media. All local. All fast. All built to be easy to share.
Lane 01 — Local
Simple inbound aerial requests across Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. One-time shoots, clear deliverables, quick turnaround.
Lane 02 — Featured
Featured ServiceRecurring aerial documentation built for active jobsites. Repeatable site coverage, 24-hour turnaround, and a dedicated shareable webpage after every visit.
Lane 03 — Commercial Real Estate
Listing-ready aerial photos and short clips for Cleveland-area office, industrial, and retail properties — with basic exterior documentation of roof, facade, and site context captured in the same flight.
Flagship offer
A productized aerial progress service for general contractors, developers, and project teams. Repeatable visits, consistent viewpoints, and a clean shareable page that keeps owners and executives in the loop without another meeting.
Scheduled progress visits on a cadence that fits the build — weekly, biweekly, monthly, or milestone-based.
Consistent aerial angles across visits so progress reads clearly side-by-side from groundwork through completion.
Steady visual updates between site walks and project meetings so the work is visible to everyone who needs to see it.
One link to share with owners, executives, lenders, and project teams. No logins, no software, no friction.
Edited aerial stills delivered within 24 hours of every site visit so updates stay current with the build.
Each visit produces a clean, well-designed webpage organized by date — anyone with the private link can review it from any device, no logins or software required.
How it works
Set a cadence or a one-time visit that fits the project timeline.
On-site aerial coverage of the build using repeatable viewpoints.
Edited stills and a dedicated project webpage delivered within 24 hours.
Stay on cadence throughout the project for steady stakeholder updates.
What clients receive
Recent progress visit
A sample set of aerial construction progress photos from a single site visit — site overview, grading and earthwork, structures going up, and utility work, all captured from repeatable aerial viewpoints.
Sample aerial progress photos from a recent visit. Each scheduled visit is delivered as edited stills on a dedicated, shareable webpage within 24 hours.
Pricing preview
Standard Progress Visit
$299/ visit
One-time or occasional visits
6–11 Scheduled Visits
$269/ visit
Multi-visit discount for ongoing projects
12+ Scheduled Visits
$249/ visit
Best rate for long-running builds
Multi-visit discounts apply to projects booked on a recurring cadence. Standard rates apply across the Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio area. For projects further afield, additional travel charges may apply.
Local aerial work
Stratum also handles one-off local aerial photo and video requests across Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. If you need a clean set of drone photos for a property, business, project, roof or exterior, or a piece of land, that's a fit.
Local work is welcome and quick to schedule. Reach out with the address and what you're trying to show, and you'll get a quote back the same day.
Ask about a local shootAbout
Stratum Aerial Media is a Cleveland-based aerial photography practice built for straightforward local work and recurring construction progress documentation. Show up, fly carefully, deliver clean images on time, and keep the process easy for the client.
The approach stays personal on purpose. You talk to the pilot, get clear communication, and receive usable files without layers of process or unnecessary complexity. FAA Part 107 certified and fully insured for commercial drone work across Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.
Frequently asked
Quick answers to the questions we hear most from builders, owners, agents, and project teams across Northeast Ohio.
Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, including Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Summit, Lorain, Medina, and Portage counties. We're based in Solon, OH. Projects further afield are welcome — travel charges may apply.
Construction progress visits are delivered within 24 hours of the flight as edited stills on a dedicated, shareable webpage. Standard photo sets for local and commercial real estate work are typically delivered within 2–3 business days. Rush turnaround is available when scheduling allows.
Recurring construction progress documentation for builders, developers, and project teams, plus commercial real estate aerial media for office, industrial, and retail properties. We also handle local one-off requests — roofs, exteriors, land and lots, small business locations, and project sites.
Request a quote through the contact section or give us a call. We'll confirm the location, scope, and a target flight window — usually within the same week for local work, or on an ongoing cadence for active jobsites.
We monitor conditions closely and reschedule whenever wind, rain, or ceiling won't allow safe, high-quality flights. Rescheduling is free. For recurring construction visits, we target the next available window so the project cadence stays on track.
Yes. We capture high-resolution roof imagery from the air so owners, property managers, and contractors can review condition and details without putting anyone on a ladder or mobilizing a lift. Roof and facade context can be captured in the same flight as a property shoot.
Yes — it's our flagship service. We set up weekly, biweekly, monthly, or milestone-based capture schedules for active jobsites. Every visit uses repeatable aerial viewpoints and is delivered as edited stills on a dedicated, shareable webpage within 24 hours. Multi-visit pricing applies to projects booked on a recurring cadence.
Yes. Flights are conducted by an FAA Part 107 certified pilot, and we carry commercial drone liability insurance. Certificates of insurance are available on request — useful for jobsite onboarding and property manager records.
Construction progress visits use simple per-visit pricing with multi-visit discounts for projects booked on a recurring cadence — see the pricing preview above. Local and commercial real estate shoots are quoted by site and scope. Most quotes go out the same day.
Edited aerial stills ready to use, organized by date, plus a dedicated shareable webpage for each progress visit. Short clips are available when relevant. Stakeholders review with one link — no logins, no extra software.
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Contact
Most projects start with a quick call or email. Share the site, the cadence, and what you're trying to show — you'll get a quote back fast. Local aerial inquiries are equally welcome.