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Data Products

Our available processing and deliverables, to provide actionable insights to your project. 

Data Products

Our Available Processing and Deliverables

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Data COllection

We offer a variety of sensor and platform types to collect Thermal, LiDAR, Multispectral, Hyperspectral, Radio Frequency, Electromagnetic, Airborne Compound, and Radiation data. 

Processed Data Services

Our collected data can be processed into a wide variety of deliverables to suit your needs. Check out our selection of data products below and please reach out to our technical advisors if you have a specific question or deliverable request. 

Point Clouds

Mapping

Photo-grammetry

Emissions Detection

Digital Elevation Models

Change Detection

Bathymetry

Point Clouds

3D Data Points Representing Shape, Surface, and Structure

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Point clouds, generated from LiDAR or photogrammetry, are dense collections of 3D points that accurately represent the shape, surface, and structure of terrain, buildings, vegetation, and other features.

After collection, point clouds undergo processing steps such as noise reduction, classification (e.g., ground, vegetation, structures), and alignment to create accurate 3D models and surface representations.

These datasets can be colorized using a variety of sources, including RGB imagery captured during the survey, multispectral or hyperspectral data, thermal imagery, or classification-based attributes such as elevation or intensity.

Colorized point clouds enhance visual interpretation and analytical value, making them ideal for applications like infrastructure inspection, construction monitoring, forestry analysis, flood risk modeling, and urban planning. Point clouds can be sectioned to reveal the cross section of forests, road allowances, drainage systems, and buildings.

The rich detail and flexibility of point cloud data allow for precise measurements, modeling, and simulations across a wide range of industries.

Point clouds, created from LiDAR or photogrammetry, are dense 3D datasets representing terrain, buildings, and vegetation.

Processed through noise reduction, classification, and alignment, they form accurate surface models.

Point clouds can be colourized with visual, multispectral, hyperspectral, or thermal data, to improve visualization and analysis for applications such as infrastructure inspection, construction, forestry, flood modeling, and urban planning, with the ability to extract detailed cross-sections of features (such as shown below).

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Mapping

Orthoimagery and Aerial Data

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Aerial surveying offers a wide range of high precision 2D mapping outputs that can be processed to support various industries.

These include orthomosaic maps, which are georeferenced, high-resolution aerial images stitched into a seamless, accurate map; contour maps for elevation visualization; and classified land cover maps used for environmental and planning applications.

In addition to standard RGB imagery, aerial platforms can also capture multispectral and hyperspectral data. Multispectral imagery, typically collected in key bands such as red, green, blue, near-infrared (NIR), and red edge, is ideal for vegetation health monitoring, crop analysis, and land use classification.

Sensors:

Hyperspectral imagery provides hundreds of narrow spectral bands, allowing for advanced material identification, water quality assessment, and soil composition analysis.

These spectral datasets, when processed into 2D thematic maps, offer powerful insights for precision agriculture, environmental monitoring, and natural resource management.

Aerial surveying delivers precise 2D mapping products supporting many industries, including orthomosaics (seamless, georeferenced aerial images), contour maps for elevation, and classified land cover maps for planning and environmental use.

Beyond standard RGB, aerial platforms capture multispectral data in bands like red, green, blue, NIR, and red edge for vegetation health, crop monitoring, and land use, while hyperspectral imagery provides hundreds of narrow bands for material detection, water quality, and soil analysis.

Processed into thematic maps, these datasets enable powerful insights for agriculture, environmental monitoring, and resource management.

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Photogrammetry

3D Modeling from Aerial and terrestrial Imagery

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Photogrammetry is a core technology in aerial surveying that transforms overlapping images captured by drones, aircraft, or satellites into 2D maps and 3D models of the Earth's surface.

By analyzing the geometry between multiple images, photogrammetry enables the creation of point clouds, detailed topographic maps, digital elevation models, and high-resolution orthomosaics without requiring the expense or complexity of LiDAR or logistics of topo point surveys.

This technique is widely used in construction, mining, agriculture, environmental monitoring, and infrastructure planning. The rapid data collection rate makes it ideal for progress tracking, volume measurements, and change detection.

The advantages of photogrammetry include cost-efficiency, rapid data collection, without the need for LiDAR or ground-based elevation mapping. At the cost of increased processing time and less acuity and accuracy as compared to LiDAR.

Photogrammetry uses overlapping drone, aircraft, or satellite images to create 2D maps and 3D models.

It generates point clouds, elevation models, and orthomosaics more cost-effectively than LiDAR or ground surveys.

Common in construction, mining, agriculture, and planning, it enables progress tracking, volume measurement, and change detection.

Benefits include low cost and rapid collection, with trade-offs of longer processing and less accuracy than LiDAR.

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Emissions Detection

Find the leaks, Fix the Problems.

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EM, RF, Radiation, and Compounds

Aerial and terrestrial sensing platforms provide efficient ways to detect, measure, and map signals, emissions, and radiation across local, regional, and national scales.

Equipped with advanced tools such as RF analyzers, hyperspectral imagers, gas sensors, and radiation detectors, these systems capture detailed data on frequency use, atmospheric pollutants, and radiation levels.

Sensors:

Drones and ground-based systems deliver high-resolution, site-specific inspections of infrastructure, while aircraft cover pipelines, industrial sites, and nuclear facilities, and extend coverage for wide-area spectrum management, environmental assessments, and safety monitoring.

By supplying accurate, near real-time data, this technology supports regulatory compliance, interference detection, leak tracking, contamination monitoring, and network or environmental optimization—helping governments, industries, and service providers ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable operations.

Aerial and ground-based sensing platforms use advanced RF, gas, and radiation detectors to map signals, emissions, and radiation from local sites to national scales.

Drones enable high-resolution inspections of infrastructure, while aircraft and satellites provide wide-area coverage for spectrum management, environmental monitoring, and safety.

Delivering accurate, real-time data, these systems support compliance, detection, and optimization to ensure reliable, safe, and sustainable operations.

Digital Elevation Models

Modeling Surfaces and Terrain

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Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) are 3D representations of the earth’s surface used in surveying, engineering, and environmental analysis.

There are two main types:

  • Digital Surface Models (DSMs), which include buildings and vegetation.
  • Digital Terrain Models (DTMs), which represent the bare ground.

Sensors:

Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) can be created from photogrammetry, LiDAR, or satellite data, and are essential for drainage design, volume calculations, site planning, road and rail design, grading, and calculating earthwork volumes.

Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) are 3D representations of the earth’s surface.

There are two main types:

  • Digital Surface Models (DSMs), which include buildings and vegetation.
  • Digital Terrain Models (DTMs), which represent the bare ground.

Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) are essential for drainage design, volume calculations, site planning, road and rail design, grading, and calculating earthwork volumes.

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Change Detection

Monitoring Environmental and Geophysical Changes

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Change detection, utilizing data from airborne platforms and ground sensors, offers a powerful way to monitor and analyze modifications in landscapes, infrastructure, and environmental conditions.

These platforms, equipped with multispectral, LiDAR, and thermal sensors, capture high-resolution imagery and data, providing detailed insights into changes over time. D

Drones and ground-based systems enable precise, localized monitoring of construction sites, agricultural fields, and critical infrastructure like dams and bridges, while satellites and manned aircraft provide broad-area coverage for regional urban planning, forest management, and coastal erosion tracking.

This technology supports asset management, environmental compliance, and disaster response by delivering accurate, near real-time information on evolving conditions. These insights help industries, governments, and conservation agencies ensure sustainable development, mitigate risks, and respond effectively to environmental and infrastructural changes.

Change detection uses airborne platforms and ground sensors to monitor changes in landscapes and infrastructure.

Multispectral, LiDAR, and thermal sensors capture high-resolution data for detailed analysis over time.

This technology supports asset management, environmental compliance, and disaster response with near real-time data, helping industries and governments manage risks and ensure sustainable development.

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Bathymetry

Spotting errors from the air

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Hydrographic sensing technologies provide powerful tools for mapping and assessing underwater environments.

Bathymetric LiDAR delivers rapid, high-resolution depth data in clear waters, while bathymetric sonar penetrates turbid or dark conditions to generate reliable seafloor profiles. Side scan sonar produces detailed imagery of the seabed, revealing objects, structures, and habitat features, and bottom density sonar adds insight into sediment composition and substrate firmness.

Sensors:

These complementary systems range from drones and vessels for localized, high-resolution surveys to aircraft for wide-area coastal mapping, enabling precise charting, habitat monitoring, and infrastructure inspection.

Together, they support safe navigation, environmental protection, and resource management by providing accurate, near real-time insights into underwater terrain and conditions.

Aerial inspection uses high-resolution cameras, thermal, and LiDAR sensors to monitor sites and linear assets.

This provides proactive maintenance and risk assessment with near real-time data, ensuring operational safety and informed decisions for industries and governments.

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Data Collection

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Hyper-Spectral

Thermal

EM & RF

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