Aerial Topographic Mapping

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Aerial Topographic Mapping

Topographic mapping is a routine task for solar plant design and construction projects. Visualise your solar plant project using high-resolution aerial data at the 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.

 Advantages of Above’s solution

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Industry leading quality

Our services are designed specifically for your project’s needs.

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Time and cost effective

Aerial topographic mapping saves you time compared to traditional surveys and at a fraction of the cost

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Real-world accuracy

Aerial flight routes are planned by our experienced team, ensuring sufficient row/column overlap. Using GPS-RTK to take ‘ground control’ points across the site to ensure real-world accuracy.

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Make informed decisions

Design your solar plant with confidence using aerial topographic data to inform your design decisions

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Team Collaboration

Effortlessly geolocate, store and share site visit data and Tasks in our SolarGain & SolarGain mobile

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Plan for the future

Store a visual and spatial record of the land state before plant construction

Orthomosaic

A highly accurate and detailed top-down 2D orthometric image of your entire site.

A satellite view of a large rural area with fields, a highway, roads, and some trees. The image is cropped and tilted across the landscape.

Digital Surface Model (DSM)

A full digital elevation model of your site showing the elevation of every pixel. A useful tool for confirming terrain profiles.

A heat map showing the distribution of data points on a body of water and surrounding land, with red and orange indicating higher concentrations.
Aerial view of farmland with green crops on one side and brown harvested fields on the other, a straight dirt road running between the fields, and a small structure at the edge of the harvested area.
An aerial view of farmland showing areas marked with red and blue lines, and labels indicating dry tanks, dense brambles, and hidden mounds underneath. The terrain is green with some darker patches of vegetation.
Aerial view of a terrain with marked features including a dry tank, dense brambles with a hidden mound underneath, and contour lines indicating elevation. The terrain is mostly green with some open ground near a dirt road on the right.
Aerial map of a large grassy park with blue flags and yellow dots marking specific points along the pathways and perimeter.

Above Linework

Above provides linework of your site, including contours and labelled layers of important features. We can also perform ground-based surveying of specific features if required.

Examples of important features:
Vegetation
Water (lakes, rivers and ponds)
Roads and tracks
Power lines
Buildings and structures
Other obstacles that may be a potential source of shading or obstruction

Above Linework and orthomosaic details site features such as powerlines, vegetation and other potential obstructions. This example illustrates a combination of drone data and ground-based data.

A detailed topographical map of a specified land area, including contour lines, boundary lines, water features, and various symbols indicating infrastructure and natural features, accompanied by a legend, scale, and notes.

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