Survey-grade orthomosaics, 3D models, and LiDAR point clouds for sites across New York. FAA-certified pilots, $10M insurance, and deliverables you can drop straight into CAD.
When you need a site measured without closing it down, a survey crew on the ground can take days. We fly the same footprint in a single mobilization and hand back geo-referenced maps tied to your control points. As a drone mapping company working New York City and the surrounding metro, AeroSpect captures earthworks, rooftops, quarries, and corridors at centimeter accuracy, then turns the raw imagery into deliverables your engineers actually use.
Most aerial mapping services stop at a pretty picture. Ours start where the measurement begins: ground control, PPK/RTK correction, documented accuracy reports, and a coordinate system that matches your drawings. Below is exactly what we capture, how accurate it is, and the gear behind it.
One flight can feed several deliverables at once. The same set of images that becomes an orthomosaic also builds your 3D model, your contours, and your volume reports, so you pay for one mobilization and get the full data package instead of booking a separate visit for each output.
Hundreds of overlapping photos stitched into a single distortion-corrected map. Ground sample distance down to 0.5 cm/px, so you can measure cracks, curbs, and stockpile edges directly in the image.
Textured meshes, digital surface models, and dense point clouds built from the same flight. Useful for facade context, volume calculations, and clash checks against your design model.
For vegetated or complex terrain we fly LiDAR that penetrates canopy to read bare-earth grade. Classified point clouds export to LAS/LAZ with documented vertical accuracy.
Contour lines, breaklines, and CAD-ready surfaces. Our drone topographic mapping ties every survey to your project datum so the deliverable plugs into Civil 3D without re-projection.
Cut-and-fill and stockpile volumes from a repeatable scan. Re-fly monthly and we baseline each capture so quantity disputes get settled with data, not estimates.
Radiometric thermal maps for roof moisture and energy audits, plus multispectral indices for vegetation and site monitoring where the project calls for it.
Every map ships with a control report and residuals so your surveyor or engineer can stamp it with confidence.
Accuracy depends on flight altitude, ground control density, and surface type, so we scope each project against your tolerance before we fly. Vegetated or high-relief sites get LiDAR or tighter control to hold those numbers.
We match the aircraft and sensor to the deliverable instead of forcing every job onto one drone.
We confirm your accuracy tolerance, coordinate system, and deliverable format, then plan ground control around the site.
Certified pilots fly an automated grid with the right sensor. Most NYC-area footprints are captured in a single visit.
Imagery is corrected, tied to control, and checked against residuals before anything leaves our shop.
Maps, models, and the accuracy report land in your project portal within 24-72 hours of the flight.
Earthwork progress, cut-and-fill, and as-builts that keep schedules honest. See our construction drone services for ongoing site monitoring.
Topographic base maps and contours that pair with our drone surveying services for full-site documentation.
Site context, parcel mapping, and marketing-grade aerials handled by the same aerial drone services team.
Corridor mapping, tower asset capture, and right-of-way documentation for linear infrastructure.
Stockpile volumes and pit progress on a recurring schedule that holds up in reconciliation.
Orthomosaics and 3D models for municipal review, drainage studies, and urban planning.
A 14-acre active site needed monthly volumes the GC could trust. We flew RTK photogrammetry with a 9-point control network and delivered cut-and-fill within 48 hours of each capture. Quantity disagreements with the earthwork sub dropped to zero across the next four pay periods.
Dense tree cover made conventional topo slow and patchy. LiDAR penetrated the canopy to deliver a classified bare-earth surface with 4 cm vertical accuracy, giving the civil team contours they could design against without a second ground mobilization.
Ground survey still has its place on small or heavily obstructed parcels. On open, active, or large sites, flying wins on three counts: it covers more ground per day, it keeps crews off slopes and haul roads, and it captures millions of measured points instead of a few hundred shots. The result is a denser surface, fewer return trips, and a record you can re-fly to track change over the life of the project.
The trade-off is that drone accuracy depends on control and processing discipline, which is why we tie every map to surveyed ground points and ship the residuals with it. You get the speed of aerial capture without giving up the confidence of a checked, stampable deliverable.
With RTK and ground control we hold 1-3 cm horizontal and 2-5 cm vertical on hard surfaces. Every deliverable includes a control report so your surveyor can verify the residuals.
An orthomosaic is a flat, distortion-corrected map you measure in 2D. A 3D model adds elevation and texture, letting you calculate volumes, check elevations, and view the site from any angle. Most projects get both from one flight.
Photogrammetry is ideal for open, hard-surface sites. LiDAR is the better choice when vegetation hides the ground or terrain is complex, because the laser penetrates canopy to read bare-earth grade.
Most New York-area sites are processed and delivered within 24-72 hours of the flight. Small footprints often land next day; larger or LiDAR-heavy jobs take longer to process.
GeoTIFF orthomosaics, LAS/LAZ point clouds, DXF/DWG contours and surfaces, OBJ meshes, and PDF reports. Tell us your software and we match the export.
Yes. We are based in NYC but mobilize across the metro and the wider Northeast, and we support out-of-market projects on request.
Tell us the site, the accuracy you need, and the format your team works in. We will scope the flight and send a quote.