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Aerial LiDAR Survey

High-density 3D capture for vegetated corridors, complex terrain and any site where photogrammetry leaves gaps.

Where photogrammetry stops, LiDAR keeps going

Photogrammetry needs texture and light to triangulate from. LiDAR doesn't. The pulse goes down, finds something, comes back. That's how we get clean ground returns under bush and canopy, on dark surfaces, or where the sun decided not to cooperate that morning.

We fly LiDAR for engineering corridors, forestry blocks and quarry sites. The output lands as classified point clouds, bare-earth DTMs, contours and the cross-sections engineers are reaching for — not just a pretty visual.

Aerial LiDAR survey point cloud and terrain capture

LiDAR outputs

What you take away depends on whether the question is engineering, environmental or asset-driven.

Classified point clouds

Dense LAS/LAZ files with ground, vegetation and structures separated. Open in CloudCompare, ReCap or whatever your team already uses.

Bare-earth DTMs

The ground stripped of canopy and shrub. Drainage, design and volumes all work cleanly off it.

Contours and profiles

Contours at the interval that matches your drawing. Cross-sections and longitudinals for corridor work.

GIS-ready exports

Raster, vector and point-cloud formats sized for QGIS, ArcGIS or your CAD station — not a generic dump.

A controlled LiDAR campaign

LiDAR is unforgiving when the basics are skipped. The basics here aren't skipped.

  1. 01

    Requirements and site assessment

    We walk the brief — terrain, vegetation, accuracy target, end-use — before settling on platform and point density.

  2. 02

    Control and flight planning

    GCPs, checkpoints, altitude, overlap and scan settings come from one number: how dense the cloud needs to be.

  3. 03

    Point-cloud processing

    Raw scan data is registered, cleaned, classified and held against control. We don't move on while the numbers are off.

  4. 04

    Analysis-ready handover

    Clouds and derived products land in the formats your GIS, CAD and engineering software actually want.

Where it earns its place

Pick LiDAR when you can't trust the visual.

Vegetated corridors

Roads, powerlines, pipelines — the bush is hiding the ground and we still need a profile.

Engineering terrain models

Earthworks, drainage, slope analysis. Numbers that hold up in design review.

Forestry and conservation

Canopy structure, understory and bare-earth in one capture. Useful for management plans.

Past the point cloud

We don't hand over a 70 GB folder and disappear. Classified clouds, terrain models, contours and profiles arrive as a usable package, with a short note on what was held back as check.

Related services

Other things our team gets brought in for, often on the same projects.

Topographical Survey

  • Drone mapping
  • RTK control
  • Contours and DTM

3D Mapping & Modeling

  • Textured mesh
  • Point clouds
  • Digital twins

Utility Inspection

  • Asset imagery
  • Condition notes
  • Safer access

Work Progress Monitoring

  • Repeat flights
  • Site reports
  • Progress archive

Backed by certifications, partnerships and standards that matter

We hold the regulatory approvals and supplier partnerships required to deliver compliant, audit-ready geospatial outcomes across East Africa.

KCAA Approved Remote Air Operator (ROC)
NEMA Registered EIA / EA Lead Experts
ISK Member, Institution of Surveyors of Kenya
The Technical University of Kenya