24/7 Remote-Access Time-Lapse for Your Build
No mains power, no cables, no reason to visit site. Our solar-powered, IP66-weatherproof cameras run unattended for months or years, uploading automatically so you can check progress, live, 24/7, from wherever you are.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Progress documentation, CAA-registered aerial surveys, and long-term fixed timelapse installations for construction and development sites, at every stage of the build.
Complex & Restricted Airspace Operations
CAA and NATS cleared drone operations for high-security and restricted airspace sites.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We document construction and refurbishment projects of almost any scale: new-build housing developments, school and hospital refurbishments, heritage restorations, retrofit and insulation programmes, and commercial fit-outs. Using Tikee Pro time-lapse cameras alongside licensed drone operations, we've covered projects from Bellway Homes' 52-house Barking Riverside development to retrofit programmes for Mears across multiple UK sites, and heritage roofing work in South Kensington. Whatever the build type, we combine fixed time-lapse with aerial surveys to capture a project from groundworks through to completion.
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Yes. Our time-lapse installations run through the myTikee cloud platform, giving clients a secure login to view camera feeds, browse the image archive, and generate progress clips on demand from any device. We've delivered this kind of remote-access portal on projects including a heritage restoration in South Kensington, where the client could track works without visiting site. Access can be shared with your wider team or stakeholders under the same login.
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Heritage and major renovation sites often come with access restrictions, listed-building sensitivities, and tight scaffolding or airspace constraints, exactly the conditions we've built our service around. We've secured CAA and NATS-approved drone flights in restricted airspace, including a flight cleared by the Police and Diplomatic Protection near a heritage building in South Kensington, and we plan every camera position and flight path around the building's fabric and the client's security requirements. That combination of construction-industry experience, drone licensing, and airspace coordination is what sets us apart from a general time-lapse installer.
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For anything over a year, prioritise a camera built to survive outdoors unattended: solar power rather than mains or battery swaps, IP66 weatherproofing, and 4G or WiFi connectivity so images upload automatically. Confirm the storage and backup policy (unlimited cloud storage is worth asking for over a multi-year archive), and check whether the provider can adjust the billing model around your programme, for example pausing or reducing the fee during quiet phases like scaffold strike. Olaleye Media runs Tikee Pro cameras on the myTikee platform and can structure billing around a project's phases rather than a flat monthly rate for its full duration.
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A small number of specialist providers offer this combination, rather than general photographers making occasional site visits. Olaleye Media uses Tikee Pro time-lapse cameras, solar-powered and IP66 weatherproof, with images uploaded automatically to the myTikee cloud platform for unlimited storage and 24/7 remote access via a secure login. The same setup can be paired with periodic drone surveys for an aerial view alongside the ground-level time-lapse feed.
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rocore, yes, directly. The myTikee platform we use offers API access and a Procore integration on its Enterprise plan, so time-lapse imagery and project data can feed straight into your existing Procore workflow. Autodesk Construction Cloud doesn't have a named native integration with myTikee at present, but the platform's API and JSON export mean imagery and data can still be pulled into Autodesk or another system with some setup on our side. Let us know which platform your team uses and we'll confirm the best way to connect it before the cameras go in
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Get in touch with your project timeline, site address, and expected duration, and we'll come back with a day-rate or monthly quote based on the camera setup, site access, and any drone or airspace coordination the job needs. For multi-year builds we can also structure billing around key phases, such as scaffold erection and strike, rather than a flat monthly fee for the full duration. Email info@olaleyemedia.co.uk or call 07956 552135, a short call or site visit is usually enough to confirm the right package.
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Yes. Alongside the raw time-lapse feed, we edit a finished project film that can combine time-lapse, drone footage, on-screen text or subtitles, and stakeholder interviews into a single narrative piece, suitable for investor updates, marketing, or a project handover. We've already built progress films with on-screen supers and aerial sequences for clients including Mears and Bellway Homes; interviews can be added to that same format for projects wanting a more personal, presentation-ready piece. Let us know the intended use, internal report, website, or social, and we'll shape the edit accordingly.
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Look for an operator with a CAA-registered drone licence, public liability insurance, and demonstrable experience flying near occupied buildings, scaffolding, and restricted airspace, not just a general aerial photographer. Ask to see examples of long-running projects they've documented from groundworks to completion, and check whether they coordinate directly with air traffic control (NATS) and local authorities when a site sits inside a flight restriction zone. Olaleye Media is one such operator, holding CAA operator and flyer IDs and £1 million public liability cover, with experience flying restricted-airspace projects including a Bank of England crane operation and a heritage building in South Kensington.
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A fixed time-lapse camera connected to a cloud platform is the most practical solution. It captures the site continuously and gives you, and anyone you share access with, a login to view live images or generate a progress video whenever you need one, without a site visit. Look for a solar-powered, weatherproof camera so it can run unattended for the length of the build. Olaleye Media installs Tikee Pro cameras with myTikee cloud access for exactly this purpose, on projects ranging from a few months to multi-year builds.
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The most effective approach is combining your time-lapse archive with drone footage and clear on-screen text or subtitles, edited into a short narrative film rather than handed over as raw footage; adding a short stakeholder interview lifts it further for an investor audience. This gives investors and stakeholders a quick, credible sense of progress without needing to visit site or read a written report. Olaleye Media offers this as an add-on to our time-lapse and drone service, building on progress films we've already produced with on-screen supers and aerial footage for clients including Mears and Bellway Homes.