OUR CAPABILITIES / FIELD TO FINISH

Capture the detail.
Deliver the difference.

Airborne, mobile and terrestrial data. Survey control. Design-ready mapping. An integrated workflow built around your project.

ACQUISITION / PROCESSING / QUALITY CONTROL / DELIVERY EXPLORE
01 / CORE DISCIPLINE

LiDAR solutions

Classified point clouds, terrain models and high-density corridor mapping, calibrated to survey control.

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Corridors & transportation

High-density roadway collections with breaklines, top of bank, structures, utilities and clearance checks.

Hydrology & drainage

Hydro-flattening, DEM/DTM, floodplain support and surface modeling for water resources.

Vegetation & asset analytics

Classification, canopy metrics, encroachment and encumbrance mapping for utilities and rights-of-way.

QA/QC & control

Absolute and relative accuracy checks, network adjustment and deliverables aligned to project specifications.

Aerial + mobile data fusion

Combine aerial coverage with mobile observations to resolve obscured roadway features and mapping beneath bridge decks. SCS has applied pre-collected autonomous vehicle mapping data to transportation corridors.

Calibrated point clouds

Classified and calibrated LAS files support 3D engineering, surface modeling and review alongside imagery and survey observations.

02 / CORE DISCIPLINE

True-ortho & base mapping

High-resolution orthophotography and base mapping aligned to control for planning, design and asset management.

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True / classic orthos

High-resolution mosaics with consistent scale and crisp planimetric fidelity.

Surface models

DSM/DTM generation and quality checks for design, grading and volumetrics.

Base map layers

Planimetric features and cartography ready for GIS and client portals.

GIS integration

Schema, tiling and hosting patterns for performant delivery at scale.

Urban true-ortho acquisition

On the 2020 Downtown Atlanta Connector, SCS acquired imagery in north–south and east–west flight directions with 80/80 overlap to address building relief displacement and occlusion.

Documented corridor output

For the 2018 I-285 East Express Lanes assignment, SCS delivered color orthophotography with 0.2-foot ground pixel resolution alongside MicroStation and InRoads data.

03 / CORE DISCIPLINE

Photogrammetry

3D reconstruction from calibrated imagery, with precise surfaces, breaklines and models to CAD-ready standards.

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Breaklines & planimetrics

Feature extraction for edges, tops, toes, gutters, curbs and structures.

3D models

Textured meshes, BIM-ready context and scene-level reconstructions.

Accuracy & adjustment

Camera calibration, bundle adjustment and robust QA workflows.

CAD, GIS & 3D deliverables

CAD, GIS and 3D formats packaged to client standards and specifications.

Engineering mapping

Project experience includes 1-inch-equals-50-feet planimetrics and 1-foot contours, with specifications set for each assignment. Stereo compilation connects imagery to usable engineering features.

Bridge and streetscape detail

Capture curbs, sidewalks, visible utilities and structural features. Dense urban projects have required merged 3D vectors above and below bridge decks.

04 / CORE DISCIPLINE

Professional land survey

Boundary, topographic and construction services led by licensed surveyors, coupling field control with advanced sensor workflows.

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Control & GNSS

Static, RTK, network adjustment and site calibration aligned to specifications.

Topographic survey

Field collection with conventional and scanning methods for design.

Construction staking

Layout, as-built and verification for heavy civil and vertical projects.

Records & plats

Boundary resolution, easements and legal descriptions.

Drainage & hydrographic survey

Collect pipe sizes, materials, outfalls and flow lines, with hydrographic surveys of ponds, lakes and bridge waterways where required.

DOT delivery packages

Experience includes OpenRoads survey and mapping databases, control packages, property resolution, Property Statistics Reports and Hydraulic Engineering Field Reports.

THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE DETAIL

From imagery.
To intelligence.

Explore the same site through orthophotography and precision mapping. Drag the divider to reveal the detail.

+ SPOTLIGHT COMPARISON
Detailed mapping of The Stitch in Atlanta
Orthophoto of the same Atlanta project area
ORTHOPHOTO MAPPING
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ACQUISITION PLATFORMS

The right platform.
For the right perspective.

Integrated LiDAR and imagery workflows tailored to each corridor or site.

01 / PLATFORM

Fixed-wing

02 / PLATFORM

Rotary-wing

03 / PLATFORM

Mobile

04 / PLATFORM

UAS

05 / PLATFORM

Terrestrial

06 / PLATFORM

UUV

QUALITY / FROM CONTROL TO DELIVERY

Built for the next
engineering decision.

Every project connects acquisition, production and review to the intended engineering use.

Control and collection planning

Align field control, sensor platforms and collection timing with project accuracy needs, coverage and crew safety.

Integrated production

Bring imagery, LiDAR, conventional survey and property information into coordinated CAD and terrain datasets.

Redundant QA/QC

SCS describes a five-step QA/QC process with repeated checks on internal and subconsultant content, supported by progress reporting and final checklists.

Usable delivery

Provide preliminary information when useful, followed by the specified OpenRoads, MicroStation, InRoads, LAS and orthophoto deliverables.

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