RTK - EQUIPPED · LAS / LAZ / E57 · CENTIMETER ACCURATE
THE TREE CANOPY ISN'T AN EXCUSE. IT'S A USE CASE.
Photogrammetry photographs the top of the woods. LiDAR fires through it and models the ground underneath. We run both, deliver in the format your software already opens, and tell you honestly which sensor your site needs — including when the answer is the more cost-effective one.
RTK
Equipped aircraft standard on every flight
LAS · LAZ · E57
Delivered in the format you actually open
No Branding
White-label delivery for firms who resell
Processing Software
DJI Terra
Metashape Pro
Stitch3D NIRA
We don't stamp the survey. You hold the license and the seal. We're not trying to be your surveyor — we're a data partner, handling the aircraft, the RTK, and the processing stack so your work is faster and more effective. That boundary is the product, not a limitation.
CHOOSING THE SENSOR
TWO INSTRUMENTS. TWO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.
Most firms own one and recommend it for everything. Here's the honest breakdown — including the cases where the more cost-effective option is the right one.
WHEN IT NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE REALITY
PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Thousands of overlapping high-resolution frames stitched into a photorealistic, measurable model of the site as it stood on the day. More cost-effective, faster, and often entirely sufficient.
Best for:
Construction progress and as-builts · photorealistic accident scenes · documenting rust, cracking, and façade condition · anything where the client needs to see it.
Can't do:
See through vegetation.
VS
LIDAR
WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE REALITY
Millions of active laser pulses per second, penetrating vegetation to model true ground elevation the camera physically cannot see. More expensive, and sometimes the only thing that works.
Best for:
Mapping overgrown or wooded land · powerline and thin-wire detection · precise drainage and slope analysis · anything where the answer is an elevation.
Overkill when:
The site is bare and you just need a photorealistic model. We'll tell you.
WHAT LANDS IN YOUR INBOX
DATA IN THE FORMAT YOUR SOFTWARE ALREADY OPENS
No proprietary viewer. No portal login. No "export credits." Files, delivered.
.LAS / .LAZ
POINT CLOUDS
Classified, RTK-referenced, ready to drop into the most common software used by professionals.
What is a point cloud? A point cloud provides spatial details in 3D space.
Need ground control? Projects requiring tighter accuracy can add a GNSS base station and ground control points. We'll tell you when your Goal actually requires it — and when RTK alone gets you there.
.E57
INTERIOR & STRUCTURE
Standard exchange format for scan data across every major platform.
.TIF / .JPG
ORTHOMOSAICS
Georeferenced, measurable imagery for plan sets and exhibits.
DEM · DTM
TERRAIN MODELS
Contours at whatever interval you specify. One foot, two, half — your call
HOW AN INSPECTION RUNS
FOUR STEPS. YOU STAY IN YOUR LANE, WE STAY IN OURS.
01
DEFINE THE Goal
What accuracy does the deliverable actually need? Half the time the honest answer saves you money.
02
PLAN THE FLIGHT
Airspace, access, canopy, season. Leaf-off is a different survey than leaf-on — we'll say which you want.
03
RTK-flown, processed in DJI Terra, Metashape Pro, RealityCapture, and QGIS. Classified and cleaned.
ACQUIRE & PROCESS
04
HAND IT OFF
Raw and processed files in your naming convention. No Branding if you're delivering it as your own.
TRANSPARENT PRICING
PUBLISHED RATES. NO DISCOVERY CALL REQUIRED.
$895
LIDAR & POINT CLOUD
RTK aircraft included. LAS, LAZ, or E57 delivered. Starting rate.
$480
Land Mapping & Orthomosaic
Flight planning, imaging, orthomosaic processing. 3D/DEM/DTM available. Starting rate.
$160
PER HOUR · PROCESSING
Additional processing, point cloud cleanup and manipulation, custom data requests.
Free travel
WITHIN 15 MI OF STILLWATER
Beyond that, $40/hr in 15-minute increments.