Save on Time and Manpower with SkyVue’s Aerial Lidar
New Jersey’s Premier LiDAR Service
Many surveying/engineering companies are swamped with the need for accurate data but some are lacking the manpower to get projects finished within a specific timeframe. We have all heard about LiDAR and it's capabilities but what many don’t realize is that LiDAR is available for your complex and time-consuming projects. SkyVue’s goal is to work with you in hopes that you can bid on those jobs that might be a bit out of reach and give you the gift of time back to help you focus on other important aspects of your business. -
HOW DOES LiDAR WORK?
LiDAR uses laser pulses to generate a “sheet” of light as the drone moves forward. Through measuring the timing and intensity of the returning pulses, it can provide readings of the terrain and of points on the ground. With LiDAR we can get the points accuracy down to 1/10th of a foot! We are shooting Millions of points per second so we end up with a dense model that picks up everything. LiDAR penetrates through foliage to the ground making it possible to get accurate topo though thick trees!
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WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THE DATA?
Typically, surveyors and engineers are most interested In the data the LiDAR provides. This data comes in the form of what’s called a point cloud. Now that we have this raw data we extract topographic maps, planimetrics, hydrology reports, Vegetation encroachment and so much more. LiDAR is even used in movies to model real-life scenes. They then take the data and use the cloud points to precisely add all of the incredible computer animations.
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WHATS THE TIME FRAME?
As an example on one of our most recent projects, we flew 50 Acres in under 1 hour and delivered 1-foot contours, planimetrics, and a tree elevation analysis all within a week. Theses are these are some of the file formats we deliver. LiDAR Cloud (.las) ,Elevation Grid (.tif), Topographical Map (.dwg, .shp, .dxf, .tif), Orthorectified Mosaic, High Resolution Images, Special Deliverables, Flood Analyses, Line of Sight, Photogrammetry Models.
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WHAT FILE FORMATS DO WE DELIVER?
LAS- public format for 3D XYZ point data including header, VLRs, point records
LAZ- lossless compression of LAS format XYZ- 3D points defined in cartesian space TIF- high quality image format, tagged image file format Shapefile- location, geometry, point, non-topological vector data
PLY- standard triangle polygon format, triangulated mesh
DXF- drawing exchange format, share drawing data and text across CAD programs
PRJ- text file for coordinate system and projection info
CPG- ArcGIS, helps specify code page to select characters for displaying maps in different languages
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WHAT IS THE WORK FLOW?
Define Job Area (.kmz, dwg, shp, ect..)
Define Deliverables (Topo, Point Cloud, Cross-Sections, ect..)
Make sure we have proper airspace authorization
Set Ground Control
Fly the property
Process Data
Send the Deliverables
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HOW MUCH CAN WE FLY IN ONE DAY?
50 Acres Per Flight (12/day) = 600 Acres
1.25 Miles Per Flight (12/day) = 15 Miles
Smaller projects are more than welcome
Reach out for a FREE DEMO
Do you have a project that you would like to have us fly?
