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FLA Solutions

As-Built Blueprint Solutions

Acquiring as-built blueprints is a time-consuming process. FeatherLong Aerial’s feature extraction greatly reduces this process. FLA extracts any feature visible in the aerial data. From paint lines to powerlines, your project area is quickly converted into a 3D blueprint model that can be imported directly into your design software.

Colorized point cloud

Colorized LiDAR point cloud of a commercial building and storage yard

Blueprint linework 

3D blueprint linework extracted from LiDAR point cloud

DWG as seen in AutoCAD

DWG linework file as seen in AutoCAD software

Blueprint Output Formats:

    SHP file containing geometry data     DBF attribute format file     SHX shape index file     PRJ project file     DWG drawing file 

And More 

Streamline as-built blueprints with FLA's aerial collection 

Photogrammetry & High-Resolution Imagery

FLA offers high-resolution imagery of your area of interest for logistic planning with construction projects, provides insights into vegetation health, supplies sufficient resolution for species identification, and so much more.

High-resolution photo of a land slide
Close-up image of plants inside the landslide area
Straight-down view of high-resolution aerial imagery of an industrial storage lot containing trucks and other heavy equipment
Close-up image of industrial equiment showing fine details like cracks in the pavment and cords plugged into equipment

Manage your project are with confidence using updated high-resolution imagery 

Urban Topographic Solutions

Acquiring accurate contour maps and digital elevation models is costly and time-consuming, with results of limited resolution. FLA delivers high-resolution centimeter-accurate contours down to 0.1-meter intervals (0.5ft) in a matter of days at a fraction of the cost. FLA provides a Digital Elevation Model your engineers can confidently use for your design.

Imagery from Google Earth

Satalite imagery of a roadway and drainage ditch

FLA's Digital Elevation Model with Contour Line Overlay

High-resolution digital elevation model of a wtater drainage junktion point under a 6 lane highway

Side Profile of Roadway Showing Elevation Accuracy 

Side elevation profile of cross section of roadway

FLA delivers urban topographic maps and Digital Elevation Models in a fraction of the time of standard methods with much higher resolution. 

Mountainous Topographic Solutions

Accurate topographic maps in mountainous terrain are very difficult to acquire. FLA's aerial collection makes this a simple process with outstanding results. FLA delivers high-resolution topographic maps of any terrain in a matter of weeks. 

Colorized LiDAR point cloud of mountainous terrain
Digital elevation model with contour overlay
LiDAR point cloud of a steep avalanche corridor shown in elevation color gradient

No matter how steep and difficult the terrain, FLA is prepared to tackle the most extreme environments. 

Encroachment Solutions

Clearing utility corridors of vegetation requires large crews and expensive equipment. FLA narrows down and prioritizes the areas that need the concentration of resources to properly mitigate the encroachments. Your team will be provided with prioritized maps showing the exact location and elevation of the vegetation requiring removal, maximizing productivity.

Classified Point cloud views with classified encroachments: Pink=severe Red=moderate 

Top down view of a classified point cloud showing a conjested powerline sytem in a semi-urban setting
Side view of classified LiDAR point cloud showing encroachment areas in tree canopy

View of encroachment zones imported into Google Earth 

View of classified encrochement zones shown in Google Earth

Streamline mitigation efforts by knowing where to go and what to cut.

Tree Management Solutions

Getting an accurate inventory of your forest takes tremendous time and effort, and the results are less than accurate and highly averaged. With FLA’s digital twin, we easily count, measure, and georeference every tree in a single stand, giving you the most precise results possible for better resource management and conservation efforts.

Colorized Point Cloud (Left) Tree Locations and Statistics (Right)

Colorized LiDAR piont cloud of large forest and wetland area
Tree statistic data points ovelaid in Google Earth
Table showing some of the inventory items that can be collected from you forest areas of interest

Trees Classified in Point Clouds

Classified LiDAR point cloud showing only the trees in a particular area
Classified trees located in a cut line for the expantion of a corridor

Streamline forest management, tree inventory, and planning with FLA's Digital Forest Twin 

Multispectral Solutions

Evaluating plant health over large areas has long used a sample and average approach. With FLA’s multispectral aerial imaging, you can now gain insight into large-scale vegetation health. Track plant health and stress throughout a growing season and receive data about location-specific issues (gaps in watering, fertilizer, and sunlight patterns, ect.). Bring your plant management into the 21st century with the latest in multispectral imaging.

True color reflectance imagery over ponderosa pine rows

high-resolution image of a experimental forest plot

NDVI displaying health of young ponderosa pines

Multispectral differential imagery of experimental forest test plot

What is working and what needs to be improved? Find out with FLA's Multispectral Solutions. 

SLAM Solutions

FLA’s SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) Solution is utilized indoors or in GPS-denied areas (underground). SLAM further enhances your ability to build a digital twin of your world. FLA stiches the ground-based point cloud data into your aerial point cloud to create an internal and external digital twin or a standalone internal digital model.

The underside of a tree showing the detail of SLAM LiDAR
Single color view of a SLAM LiDAR point cloud showing an eleborate building entrance

Import point cloud data into design software and streamline the production of your as-built 3D models!

Hydro flatted Digital elevation model

Hydrology Solutions

FLA Hydrology Solutions deliver a hydro-flattened topographic DEM and contours where waterbodies have a single elevation and streams and rivers are flat bank-to-bank, with monotonic flow. Hydro-flattened data is delivered in accordance with the following parameters as defined in the USGS LIDAR Base Specification Guidelines

FLA can provide high resolution topographic data for flood modeling to predict and evaluate the integrity of the flood planning for the area of interest. Simulation of water volume and velocity through infrastructure and natural water body formations provides accurate flood boundary predictions. 

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