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Drone LiDAR Scanning
Millimeter-accurate aerial point clouds captured by sensor-equipped UAVs.
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Engineering-grade aerial LiDAR anywhere in Indiana — captured by FAA-certified pilots near your site, processed to one national QA standard, delivered in the formats your team works in.
01// Field Notes
Northern and central Indiana lie flat under corn-and-soybean till plain that captures quickly and cleanly outside the growing season, while the unglaciated south rumples into forested hills and hollows around the Hoosier National Forest where leaf-off timing governs bare-earth quality. Karst sinkhole terrain in the south-central counties is a favorite LiDAR application — subtle depressions show clearly in a good winter surface model.
Class C airspace covers Indianapolis International, Fort Wayne, and South Bend, with Grissom Air Reserve Base adding military traffic north of Kokomo. Most Indiana project sites fall outside controlled airspace entirely, and LAANC handles the metro exceptions quickly.
Indiana has landed a remarkable run of hyperscale data-center projects — from New Carlisle in the north to the Indianapolis suburbs — alongside the LEAP innovation district taking shape in Lebanon on I-65. Northwest Indiana steel operations, warehouse growth around the Indianapolis beltway, and highway modernization keep pre-construction and progress mapping in steady demand.
02// Capabilities
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Millimeter-accurate aerial point clouds captured by sensor-equipped UAVs.
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Bare-earth terrain models and contours, with licensed surveyor partners for certified deliverables.
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Ground-classified LAS/LAZ, DEM GeoTIFFs, SHP files, and CAD contours ready for your workflow.
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Long-linear capture for pipelines, transmission lines, roads, and rail.
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Repeat flights that document earthwork, verify grades, and keep projects on schedule.
03// FAQ
Most Indiana projects fall between $2,500 and $15,000 depending on acreage, vegetation, deliverables, and whether certified survey control is required. Small single-site scans start lower; large or corridor projects are quoted per linear mile. Send a KML of your site and we return an exact quote within 24 hours.
Yes — Pro LiDAR contracts vetted, FAA-certified pilots across Indiana, including the Indianapolis area. Because capture happens locally, you don't pay travel mobilization for most sites, and weather windows can be hit quickly.
Our point clouds, DEMs, and contours are engineering-grade and drop directly into CAD, GIS, and BIM workflows. When a deliverable must carry a professional land surveyor's certification, we partner with licensed surveyors in Indiana to provide it. Remote Optix Inc. and Pro LiDAR are not professional land surveyors and do not represent themselves as such.
04// Start a Project
Upload a KML/KMZ of your Indiana site for the fastest turnaround.