Aerial Mapping and Photography

As a fully FAA licensed vendor, Southwest Scanning is able to legally fly commercial UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) mapping operations. Using high resolution cameras mounted on drones we can provide anything from simple aerial photography to complex, photogrammetric, survey tied and geolocated maps with three dimensional outputs.

After creating a 3D model from photographs, software can then be used to create measurable orthophoto site maps and extract contours or Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) from the information. DTM’s, maps that are colored by elevation, are an excellent tool for the visualization of landform shapes and drainage issues.

With their ability to fly at a much lower elevation than traditional aircraft, UAVs have the ability to create orthophotos and models with a resolution of fractions of an inch.

volume calculation on terrain for construction and landscape by southwest scanning, New Mexico

Distance calculation from aerial map by southwests scanning for construction and architecture, New Mexico

Uses

Contour and Digital Terrain mapping
Orthophotos / Site plans
Creation of 3D models for Real Estate sales or visualization
Crop monitoring / precision agriculture
Volumetric calculations / stockpile analysis
Vegetation mapping for pre and post fire suppression thinning operations
Roof inspections
Flood mapping
3D visualization and fly-through videos
Aerial photography and videography

Laser Scanning

Uses LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to capture three dimensional measurements of structures and create digital models

Photogrammetry

Takes a series of overlapping two dimensional photographs and combines them to create accurate 3D digital models

Structured Light Scanning

Projects geometric patterns of light onto objects and use the distortion in the reflected patterns to infer the geometry of the object being scanned

Aerial Mapping and Photography

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