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Capability

Photogrammetry

We fly overlapping high-resolution imagery and reconstruct it into an accurate, measurable model of your site — captured the same way every time you fly it again. That consistency is what makes volume calculations and month-over-month comparisons worth trusting.

What Photogrammetry Gives You

Topographic mapping & earthwork volume calculations

Cut & fill analysis against your design surface

Progress tracking over time, flight to flight

Site planning & design validation before you break ground

Construction progress documentation for owners and lenders

As-built verification against design plans

Deliverables

High-resolution orthomosaics — a measurable, current photo of the whole site

Digital surface models (DSM) and elevation data

3D mesh models for review and design software

Volumetric and material takeoff reporting

Contours and GIS-ready exports for your existing workflow

Built for the bid, and for the dispute

Material volumes make or break a bid, and rework off a bad estimate eats the margin you thought you had. Photogrammetry is the most economical way to get accurate volumetric and topographic data on open ground, which is why it's the default choice for dirt work where vegetation isn't hiding the surface.

The second value shows up later. Because every flight produces a dated, measurable record of the site, a re-fly at pay-application time gives you something better than an argument — it gives you two datasets you can difference. Contractors who fly monthly tend to spend a lot less time relitigating what moved. We capture with a DJI Zenmuse P1, a 45MP full-frame mapping camera with a mechanical shutter — the combination that keeps a moving aircraft from smearing the geometry you're about to measure.

Worth knowing

Photogrammetry needs to see the ground. Where canopy or heavy brush blocks the surface, LiDAR is the correct tool — and on mixed sites the two are often flown together.

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