Drone photogrammetry and orthomosaics
An orthomosaic is a map you can measure on. Not a pretty aerial for the cover page, a geometrically corrected image tied to control, at a resolution where the crack, the joint, and the paint line are all visible.
Imagery that carries coordinates.
A raw aerial photo has perspective distortion baked into it. Measure across one and you are measuring the lens as much as the ground. Orthorectification removes that, so distances and areas on the image are distances and areas on the site.
We collect photogrammetry on the same mobilization as the LiDAR, tied to the same control. The imagery and the elevation model agree with each other because they came off the same flight, not because someone forced them together later.
What you get back
- Orthorectified imagery, GeoTIFF with world file
- Colorized photogrammetric point cloud
- Textured 3D mesh, OBJ or FBX
- Digital surface model
- Site panoramas and oblique sets
- Annotated exhibits for permitting or board packets
- Progress imagery on a repeatable flight plan
- Web viewable model link for the whole team
How we fly it
Resolution set by the question
Ground sample distance is chosen for what you need to see. Documenting a parking field is not the same flight as documenting a stucco crack pattern, and pretending otherwise wastes a mobilization.
Overlap and geometry
Forward and side overlap planned for the surface, with oblique passes added where verticals matter. Facades need angles that a straight nadir grid will never give you.
Control and check points
Targets observed on site and held in processing, with independent check points kept out of the solution so the residuals mean something.
Radiometry and timing
Flown in light that will not blow out white roofs or lose detail in shadow. On the coast that usually means planning around sun angle and glare off the water.
Formats we deliver in
| Deliverable | Formats |
|---|---|
| Orthomosaic | GeoTIFF, JPG, PDF |
| Mesh | OBJ, FBX, glTF |
| Point cloud | LAS, LAZ, E57 |
| Surface | DEM, DSM, LandXML |
| Exhibits | PDF, PNG |
Typical applications
- Site and progress documentation
- Permitting and board exhibits
- Roof condition surveys
- Pavement and parking assessment
- Real estate and development marketing
- Pre and post storm records
- Insurance and claim documentation
- Volume and stockpile checks
Data from delivered work.
Every image below came off a real collection. Nothing here is a stock render or a vendor sample.
Where this work goes.
Common questions.
Is photogrammetry good enough, or do I need LiDAR?
What resolution can you deliver?
Can you produce a model our whole team can look at without special software?
How current does documentation stay?
Often collected on the same trip.
Aerial LiDAR mapping
Classified point cloud, bare earth under canopy, contours and Civil 3D surfaces from a single flight.
Read more →Digital twins
A measurable copy of the building on your server, so the next question does not need another trip.
Read more →Thermal and IR imaging
Radiometric thermal for roofs, envelopes, arrays and electrical, flown on the same mobilization.
Read more →Start with one site.
Send the boundary and the deliverable you need. We scope it, fly it, and return the data in your format, typically in under seven days.