Accuracy
Equal to or better than LiDAR survey methods.
TRANSFORM YOUR SITE DATA INTO POWERFUL INSIGHTS
Moving from using traditional surveying techniques to using drones for aerial data capture can increase productivity as much as 200%. You can deliver the data you have always produced for your customers quicker and take on new projects that were too complex or hazardous before.
With Firmatek’s Data Analysis and Reporting Platform, you can quickly fly a site and process the data in hours, providing a fast, cost-effective way to perform surveys.
Our platform turns your drone captured aerial imagery into high precision 2D maps and 3D models, reducing expensive and time-consuming field work, while expediting the output of reporting and analytics, while providing you with survey-grade accuracy, custom reporting and reliable analytics designed for surveying and mapping.
Faster Data Collection
A two-man team of surveyors can collect between 500 and 600 data points per day, while a drone easily can collect up to a million data points in 15 minutes. Utilizing a drone, mission planning takes from 5-20 minutes and data collection from 10-30 minutes, depending on the size of the area being measured. You can have all of the data that you need within days, not weeks.
Increased Safety
In addition to the time saved, exposure to hazardous environments is minimized. By using a drone, you can remotely collect aerial data from environments that are dangerous or contain hazardous materials, greatly reducing the exposure of risk to your surveying team.
Reporting Efficiency
Aerial data captures millions of data points during a flight, geotagging each image taken. Once uploaded into a reliable software solution, the images can be processed and referenced with ground control points (GCPs) or using the drone’s Post Processed Kinematic (PPK) positioning data. This data can be used to create a high-resolution 3D model or an orthophoto of the site, a dense point cloud generating a Digital Elevation Model, which can then be imported into CAD software for further use.
Benefits of Drone Captured Aerial Surveys
Affordability
Considerably lower cost than traditional survey methods.
Flexibility
Collect measurable data daily, monthly, quarterly or annually, at your need and convenience.
Accessibility
Topographic surveys of large or inaccessible terrain
Reporting
Faster, more detailed cut-and-fill analysis and comparison
Safety
Safer, easier data collection without waking sites or climbing piles
Deliverables
Our data sets include Orthomosaic Imagery, Digital Elevation Models and Contours, LAS Point Clouds, Stockpile Volumetrics, and Cut/Fill Calculations
Ortho Imagery
An orthophoto, orthomosaic or orthoimage is an aerial photograph geometrically corrected so that the scale is uniform. Unlike an uncorrected aerial photograph, an orthophoto can be used to measure true distances because it is an accurate representation of the Earth’s surface, having been adjusted for topographic relief, lens distortion, and camera tilt.
LAS Point Cloud
A point cloud is a set of data points in a coordinate system. In a three-dimensional coordinate system, these points are usually defined by X, Y, and Z coordinates, and often are intended to represent the external surface of an object. LiDAR scanners and Drones gather point measurements from real-world objects or photos for a point cloud that can then be translated to a 3D mesh or CAD model.
Stockpile Volume
Generate 3D models and accurate volumesof indoor and outdoor stockpiles. Our LiDAR laser scanning and Aerial Data reporting help you survey stockpiles safely, accurately and efficiently to meet reporting and contractor deadlines.
Cut/Fill Volume Calculations
We reduce the manual work needed to perform a cut-and-fill. Once LiDAR or Drone Aerial Data is collected, our DARP platforms enables cloud processing and export into native Autodesk file formats like an RCS, a point cloud file that can be used in AutoCAD.
Topographic CAD
Our Data Analysis and Reporting platforms uses LiDAR and Drone Aerial Data to provide all data points necessary to create fast and reliable terrain models, contours and volume calculations.
