Topographic mapping is essential for plant design and construction projects. Above’s aerial topographic mapping service captures high-resolution site mapping data in a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods. Using a combination of both aerial and ground-based methods, Above delivers a high-resolution map of the site, including accurate elevation data.
Aerial Topographic Mapping
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Above’s Topographic Mapping vs Google Earth Mapping Data
Design teams often use Google Earth mapping data as their terrain layer. Developers may pay a financial penalty as, without sufficient topographical accuracy, the As-Built layout may fail to achieve its projected PR, leading to reduced energy yield and revenues..
In the table across, we show the financial impact of building your plant using a Google Earth desktop design.
Benefit of Above’s Topography: £1,054,000.
Key Deliverables
Digital Surface Model (DSM)
A 3cm/px digital elevation model of the whole area, where every pixel is accurately located in 3D space: 2D map coordinates plus elevation above sea level.
Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
A Digital Terrain Model is created by interpolating any data points below vegetation (crops), trees or buildings.
Orthomosaic
A map-quality image is created by stitching together the hundreds of images taken by the drone on site.
2D CAD Drawing
We provide linework for your site, including contours and labelled layers of your most important features. We can also perform ground-based surveying of specific features to include
in the CAD, if required.
Integration with SolarGain and SolarGain Mobile
Development teams can store, and share geolocated site visit data, ensuring it is preserved and used for strategic decisions. Office teams can annotate site locations of concern for further
on-site investigation by your team or sub-contractors using SolarGain Mobile Task Lists.