Utah Drone provides drone surveying and mapping services for construction companies, civil engineers, developers, landowners and surveying firms across Utah. Our FAA Part 107 certified pilots fly planned, overlapping flight patterns over your site and process the imagery into orthomosaic maps, elevation models, 3D models and volume reports that open in the software you already use. You get a current, measurable picture of the whole property without sending a crew to walk every acre.
We are based in Utah and serve the entire state. Whether you are tracking a job site along the Wasatch Front, measuring stockpiles at a gravel pit in Tooele County, or planning a new subdivision in St. George, we can put accurate aerial data in your hands.
What We Deliver
- Orthomosaic maps, georeferenced and delivered in standard formats such as GeoTIFF
- Digital surface and terrain models with contour lines at the interval you specify
- Volumetric measurements of stockpiles, cuts and fills
- Textured 3D models and point clouds
- Multispectral imaging for vegetation and crop health
- Construction progress maps flown on a repeating schedule
- A processing and quality report with every dataset
Orthomosaic Maps
An orthomosaic is a single, seamless top-down image stitched together from hundreds of overlapping photos and corrected so that scale is consistent from one edge of the map to the other. Unlike a single aerial photo, you can measure distances and areas directly on it and overlay it on your plans in CAD or GIS software. We fly at the altitude and image overlap your accuracy requirements call for, and we can incorporate ground control points so the map ties into your project coordinate system.
Topographic Mapping
From the same flight we produce a digital surface model and, where the ground is visible, a digital terrain model with contours. Engineers and planners use this data for grading design, drainage studies, earthwork estimates and preliminary site layout. It is a fast way to get elevation data over an entire parcel and to fill in the ground between the points a field crew collects.
One note on scope: Utah Drone is a mapping and data collection service, not a licensed surveying firm. Boundary surveys, legal descriptions and certified plats must come from a Utah-licensed professional land surveyor. We deliver our data to surveyors and engineers who check it against their own control and use it under their own seal.
Volumetric Measurements
If you run a gravel pit, aggregate yard, mine or earthwork operation, you need to know how much material is on the ground. We fly your stockpiles, build a surface model from the imagery and calculate volumes against a base plane or against a previous flight. The numbers support inventory counts, month-end reporting, billing and cut-and-fill tracking. The measurement covers the entire surface rather than a few sample points, and nobody has to climb a pile. Repeat flights on the same site make it easy to compare one period to the next.
Construction Progress Mapping
Recurring flights give you a dated aerial record of your project from clearing through final grade. Each map can be laid over the site plan to check that grading, utilities and pads are going in where they should. Owners, lenders and subcontractors can see the site without a visit, and you have documentation on hand when a pay application or a dispute calls for it. Flying before backfill also captures the location of underground utilities while they are still visible.
Typical Utah Projects
- Construction sites: earthwork tracking, as-built documentation and progress reporting for commercial, residential and civil projects
- Gravel pits and aggregate yards: stockpile inventory and pit mapping
- Ranch and farmland: field boundaries, acreage, irrigation and ditch layout, drainage and vegetation health
- Subdivisions and land development: existing-conditions mapping, lot layout visuals and marketing imagery
- Mining: pit and haul road mapping, stockpile volumes and reclamation documentation
How a Mapping Project Works
We start with a short call to understand the site, the deliverables you need and the accuracy they require. We check airspace before every flight; much of the Wasatch Front sits in controlled airspace near the Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden airports, and we obtain the required authorization. After the flight we process the imagery, run quality checks and deliver files in the formats you request, along with a processing report.
Why Utah Drone
- FAA Part 107 certified pilots who fly legally and safely on every project
- Based in Utah, so we know the terrain, the weather and the airspace
- Deliverables in standard formats that work with your CAD and GIS software
- Clear scope agreed before we fly, with no surprises after
Ready to map your site? Call us at (385) 417-4017 or email contact@utahdronevideo.com to talk through your project and get a free quote.