Question 1

Can you capture a whole site from the air?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and on the larger parcels it is the sensible way to do it. A drone flight covers acreage in a fraction of the time a ground crew would take and produces an orthophoto and a surface model of the site: good for visualization, for takeoffs, and as a site record while the design is still moving.

Question 2

Is drone data a substitute for a survey?

Accepted Answer

No, and we are careful about that line. Drone and LiDAR capture gives you a measured picture of the site for visualization, takeoffs and documentation. It is not a boundary or topographic survey, and where a project needs surveyed levels or a property line established, that comes from a licensed surveyor. We coordinate with them and build our drawings on their control.

Question 3

We have several buildings on one site. Is that one job?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and it is priced as one. We scan the buildings and the ground between them in a single registered dataset, so the buildings sit in correct relation to each other and to the site rather than as separate drawings that have to be reconciled later.

Question 4

Do you pick up existing paving and site features?

Accepted Answer

Everything visible: paving edges, curbs, walls, poles, lids and vaults at the surface, and the trees. What is below ground a scanner cannot see, so anything buried stays outside what we can document.

Question 5

How long does a larger site take?

Accepted Answer

Field work on a multi-acre site is usually a day, sometimes two if there are several buildings to scan inside as well as out. Drawings follow the site visit; we give you a date when we quote rather than after we have the data.

LiDAR Scanning and Drone Capture in Seaside

01Can you capture a whole site from the air?

02Is drone data a substitute for a survey?

03We have several buildings on one site. Is that one job?

04Do you pick up existing paving and site features?

05How long does a larger site take?