Design Base
LiDAR mapping
Aerial LiDAR for terrain, structures, and vegetated sites where a photo-based model will not give reliable ground or geometry.
- The problem
- Canopy, mixed terrain, and complex structures hide the ground and breaklines that design and earthwork teams need. Imagery alone often cannot recover a usable DTM.
- Who it's for
- Civil and surveying teams, engineering teams, and infrastructure or development stakeholders who need 3D spatial data beyond photogrammetry.
What we deliver
Aerial LiDAR acquisition on Matrice-class aircraft with the Zenmuse L3, plus derived spatial products scoped to the job — point clouds and related surfaces for planning, engineering coordination, and analysis. The data can be coordinated with your licensed surveyor or PLS. DroneTech Designs does not perform or certify land surveying, ALTA surveys, legal boundaries, or stamped survey products.
Typical outputs
- LAS / LAZ point clouds
- Derived DSM / DTM as scoped
- Optional CAD/GIS packaging (DXF / Civil 3D, GeoTIFF)
Full formats menu: Deliverables. Packages are priced per project. There is no published rate card.
Honest notes
- Accuracy, density, and classification depth are project-specific — no published RMSE or “survey-grade” claim.
- Qualifying / test datasets may appear as labeled samples until client-release work exists.
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