Construction progress
Same angles every visit, so owners, lenders and architects can see what changed.
Aerial lidar surveys · Based in the Midsouth · Nationwide
See the ground
through the trees.
Survey-grade aerial lidar for engineers, surveyors and developers. Tied to your control, tested against independent check shots, and delivered ready for CAD.
337.91 acresflown in two lidar flights
0.039 ft RMSEvertical, 18 independent check shots on open ground
172 millionground-classified points delivered
THE IMAGE ABOVEIndustrial park survey, central Mississippi, September 2026. Read its report
Why lidar
A camera maps the top of the canopy. Lidar maps the dirt under it.
Each laser pulse returns several times on its way down: leaves, branches, then ground. We classify the ground returns and build your surface from those alone. On wooded, brushy or overgrown sites, that is the difference between a usable topo and a model of the treetops.
- Aircraft
- DJI Matrice 400
- Sensor
- DJI Zenmuse L3 lidar
- Ground control
- Emlid RS4 Pro + RS4
- Experience
- 7+ years commercial
Deliverables
Files your CAD seat opens on the first try.
Delivered in your coordinate system and units, cropped to your boundary. Anything else your workflow needs, ask.
- LAS 1.4Classified point cloudGround classified to ASPRS class 2, every return kept.
- GeoTIFFBare-earth DEMBuilt from ground points only, 1 ft cells.
- DXF · DWGContours and CAD files1 ft minor, 5 ft and 10 ft major, labeled and layered.
- GeoTIFF · JPEG2000OrthomosaicFull resolution, plus light compressed copies for email.
- KML · JPEGBoundary and site photosOblique photos with your boundary drawn on them.
- PDFSurvey reportMethod, control, datum and the accuracy test, in plain English.
How we prove accuracy
We don't grade our own homework.
The check shots that test your surface are never used to adjust it. So the accuracy in your report is a real test, not a number we fitted.
- 01Tie in to your controlOur Emlid base sits on your monument, so lidar and survey share one origin.
- 02Shoot GCPs and check shotsRTK shots on open ground across the site, kept in two separate sets.
- 03One shift, no warpingThe cloud moves by the mean GCP difference. No tilting, no point-by-point fitting.
- 04Test, then reportEvery check shot is compared to the finished surface and listed in your report.
Instant lidar quote
Drop in your KML. Get a price now.
Upload a boundary or draw one on the map. We measure the acres, work out the drive, and price it from our published rates. Every quote gets a final review before anything is scheduled.
Lidar survey
Travel
Estimated total
Get an exact quote from your KMLA rough guide from our published rates. Your exact quote measures your boundary and the actual drive. All quotes are subject to review.
Every job ships with a report
The paperwork your engineer actually reads.
Site and boundary, how it was flown, control and datum, processing, and the accuracy test shot by shot. Your name on the cover, or a white-label copy you can forward to your own client.
A downloadable sample report is on the way.
Also from the same crew
When lidar is more than you need.
Stockpile volumes
Cubic yards and tons per pile, measured to the toe, numbered the same every visit.
Mapping and 3D models
Photogrammetry orthomosaics, surface models and 3D meshes for open sites.
Who flies your site
Seven years of commercial work out of North Mississippi, just south of Memphis, TN.
We fly the same lidar and GNSS gear we sell at 3D Mapping Tools, so when something on your job needs explaining, you are talking to the people who know the equipment inside out. FAA Part 107 certified and insured.
“Tim has been an integral part in our business from the beginning. His extensive knowledge in all things drone mapping and LiDAR has been invaluable.”
“I have conducted drone surveys in three different continents, and this has been by far the best service I have had.”