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Drone LiDAR Scanning
Millimeter-accurate aerial point clouds captured by sensor-equipped UAVs.
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Drone LiDAR Services in Vermont
Engineering-grade aerial LiDAR anywhere in Vermont — captured by FAA-certified pilots near your site, processed to one national QA standard, delivered in the formats your team works in.
- FAA-Certified Pilots
- Licensed Surveyor Partners
- Serving All 50 States
- 24-Hour Quote Turnaround
01// Field Notes
Flying LiDAR in Vermont
Terrain & capture conditions
Vermont is nearly wall-to-wall northern hardwood and spruce over the Green Mountain spine, which makes leaf-off flying between late October and April close to mandatory for bare-earth deliverables. Mud season complicates spring site access, and mountain weather turns quickly enough that we keep flexible windows on high-elevation work.
Airspace
Burlington International's Class C — a field shared with the Vermont Air National Guard — is the state's one substantial controlled ring. Nearly everything else in Vermont is uncontrolled airspace where Part 107 operations fly without authorization.
What's driving demand
Vermont's project mix is smaller-scale but steady: community and municipal solar arrays, ski-resort master planning, and a surveying community that uses aerial LiDAR to cover steep, wooded parcels efficiently. River-corridor and flood-recovery mapping has grown sharply since the 2023 flood events hit the state's valley towns.
02// Capabilities
Every Service, Everywhere in Vermont
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Topographic Mapping
Bare-earth terrain models and contours, with licensed surveyor partners for certified deliverables.
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Point Cloud Processing & Deliverables
Ground-classified LAS/LAZ, DEM GeoTIFFs, SHP files, and CAD contours ready for your workflow.
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Corridor & Utility Mapping
Long-linear capture for pipelines, transmission lines, roads, and rail.
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Construction Progress Tracking
Repeat flights that document earthwork, verify grades, and keep projects on schedule.
03// FAQ
Vermont Questions, Answered
How much does drone LiDAR mapping cost in Vermont?
Most Vermont 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.
Do you have pilots based in Vermont?
Yes — Pro LiDAR contracts vetted, FAA-certified pilots across Vermont, including the Burlington area. Because capture happens locally, you don't pay travel mobilization for most sites, and weather windows can be hit quickly.
Can the data be used for design and permitting in Vermont?
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 Vermont 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
Get Your Vermont LiDAR Quote
Upload a KML/KMZ of your Vermont site for the fastest turnaround.
- Direct line
- (877) 729-5311
- team@prolidar.com