SERVICES:
Drone Surveying Services
Land surveying with drones leaves traditional surveying methods in the dust. Employing drone services streamlines the data collection process. Automated drones carrying AI-equipped LiDAR scanners can capture millions of data points in an instant and can quickly cover large swaths of ground with one flyover.
The massive amount of data collected can be used to produce a range of customizable 3D maps, digital twins, models, and other tools, so you get exactly what you need for your project.
Our world-class experience with drone surveys integrates precision surveying with the latest UAV and AI technologies, making your project more accurate, safer, and more affordable from day one. Our 3D aerial surveying data is trusted by engineers, designers, developers, urban planners, emergency responders, insurance companies, forensics experts, construction managers and facilities managers in government and industry.
Our drone services include:
- Aerial LiDAR
- Thermal Imaging
- Engineering-Grade Drone Surveying and Mapping
- Survey Control and Aerial Targets
- Topographic Mapping
- AutoCAD Civil 3D Deliverables
Fast, Affordable 3D Drone Surveying Leaves Traditional Methods in the Dust
Utilizing the latest technology in land vehicle-mounted and UAV-mounted mobile mapping systems, we collect geo-referenced point clouds for a variety of applications. This technology combines high resolution laser scanning with precise positioning to deliver accuracy, repeatability, and measurable results.
By collecting the massive amount of data needed for construction as-builts, digital twins, and 3D topographical maps and models, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveying aids in design, analysis, planning and monitoring:
Learn how drone surveys are used for 3D flood simulations.
Rapid Data Collection
A drone surveying company can help maximize efficiency. By speeding up and simplifying the data collection process, the time that used to be spent on data acquisition can be better spent on analyzing more comprehensive data and on strategic planning.
Cost-Effective Solutions
The Darling Geomatics team helps your project stay on course and on budget by reducing the time spent accurately collecting millions of survey points from months or weeks — to only a few days.
Utilizing drone technology reduces surveying costs without sacrificing quality and reduces risks to staff by limiting time spent on the ground — drones acquire data from safe distances, eliminating danger. Darling Geomatics pilots can fly between 1000 - 2000 acres in a single day, depending on conditions and drone type.
Since pilots stay safely out of harm’s way, the necessity of work stoppage to accommodate surveying is avoided, making drone surveying even more cost efficient.
The massive point cloud created by drone surveying can be used to create a variety of maps and models. Further, the sheer volume of data reduces the likelihood of a repeat visit.
What Our Clients Are Saying...
“When delineating flood risk or floodplain limits for design purposes we are using multi-dimensional analysis in our hydraulic modeling software packages. Our inputs to our models require a true depiction of the terrain to give accurate results and that starts with a good foundation.
True color digital orthomosaic images and photogrammetry data delivered from the UAV flights by Darling Geomatics have proven to be a comparable depiction of the terrain that previously was only available with an airplane flight, only more timely.
We have found that the UAV generated aerial photographs and digital topographic data is more cost effective for our clients as well.”
Mr. Scott Altherr
CMG Drainage Engineering, Inc.
Decades of Aerial Surveying Experience
Advanced GIS Integration
Standing behind our UAV technology is our decades of precision surveying experience. The experts our drone surveying company employ are FAA-licensed pilots who fly our FAA-registered aircraft. Our pilots also have four different FEMA damage assessment certifications, thermography certification and more. Survey grade ground control and fixed wing and quadcopter drones acquire latitude, longitude, and elevation (x, y, and z) data accurate to within +/- 3 – 6 cm (1.2 - 2 in).
Customizable Surveying Solutions
Whether you need to get an as-built survey in order to expand a hospital wing, gather data on the efficiency of your solar panel field, create a floodplain simulation, or obtain measurable orthomosaic photographs of a golf course, drone surveys deliver solutions.
The Darling Geomatics team helps your project stay on course and on budget — and increase safety — by reducing the time spent accurately collecting millions of survey points from months or weeks to only a few days.
Deliverables In Any Format
Our drone surveying experts Arizona and throughout the United States can deliver data in any CAD, non-CAD, 2D and/or 3D format you require:
Affiliations
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Keep Reading...
- Using Drones and LiDAR to Map 3D Models of a Gold Mine (Case study)
- 3D Drone Topography, UAV Photogrammetry, and LiDAR Services (Applications, Drone)
- What is the difference between UAV, UAS, and Uncrewed Drone Technology? (Blog article)
- 3D Mine Mapping with Drones (YouTube video)