Mapping & 3D · Austin, Texas
Drone mapping and 3D modeling in Austin, Texas
Orthomosaics you can measure on, photogrammetric 3D site models, and 360° tours — built as data, not as pictures.
- Quote turnaround
- Same day
- Output
- 2D & 3D
- Measurable
- To scale
- Coverage
- Austin + nationwide
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What an orthomosaic actually is
A high-definition, low-altitude, top-down view of an entire site — stitched from hundreds of overlapping frames and geometrically corrected so every point sits at true scale.
The closest familiar thing is the satellite view in a mapping app. The difference is resolution and recency: this is flown at a few hundred feet rather than from orbit, on the date you asked for, at a detail level satellites do not reach.
Because it is corrected rather than merely stitched, you can measure real distances and areas directly on the image. That is the whole point — it is a measuring instrument that happens to look like a photograph.
Outputs
What comes back
Which of these you need depends on whether you are documenting a site, measuring it, or showing it to someone who cannot visit.
2D orthomosaic site maps
The measurable top-down composite. Construction teams use them to build accurate site plans covering topography, drainage and existing structures, so design problems surface before they are poured.
3D models
Photogrammetric models of the site as it stands. Used for topographical maps, identifying obstacles and hazards, and planning where buildings and infrastructure actually go.
360° panoramas and tours
Full-sphere captures from set points, assembled into an immersive tour. The fastest way to give somebody who cannot get to the site an honest sense of where things stand.
Repeat captures over time
The same flight plan flown on an interval, so any two dates are directly comparable. This is what turns a map into a record. Construction progress documentation
Where it earns its keep
Three jobs this data does
Design and planning
Accurate site plans with topography, drainage and existing structures, produced from the site as it actually is rather than as the last survey described it.
Catching a conflict at this stage costs a conversation. Catching it after the pour costs a change order.
Measurement and volumes
Distances and areas measured directly off the orthomosaic. Stockpile and earthwork volumes calculated from the 3D model.
No walking the site with a wheel, and no waiting for a crew to be free.
Proving what was there
A dated, scaled record of the site on a specific day. Six months later, when there is a question about sequencing or what was in place when, the answer is already on file.
This is the use nobody plans for and everybody eventually needs.
Before you book
Common questions
How is mapping priced?
On the square footage of the property or project, plus how many periodic uploads you want if it is a repeat capture. Once those are set the price is fixed for the duration. Send the address and the acreage and you get a quote report the same day.
How long does processing take?
Longer than photography. The imagery has to be processed and stitched before anything is measurable, and larger sites take proportionally longer. If you have a hard deadline, say so when you request the quote and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable rather than finding out late.
Does the site need to be empty?
It produces the most accurate data, which is why we typically fly weekends. It is not a requirement — there are workarounds for an active site, and equipment on the ground does not prevent a usable map.
Do you need airspace authorization?
Where a site sits in controlled airspace we obtain FAA authorization through LAANC before the flight. A large part of the Austin metro sits under Austin-Bergstrom’s airspace shelf, so this is routine planning on our side rather than something that delays a capture.
Send us the site
Address and acreage is enough to price it. Quote report comes back the same day.