Services

Recurring site documentation, start to closeout.

Every service is scoped per site and combined however the job needs.

Flagship service

Construction Progress Reporting

Know what's changed, what's on track, and what needs attention.

GDI pairs recurring aerial site documentation with hands-on construction and real estate development experience. Each report goes beyond imagery: we track how the site changes from visit to visit, flag discrepancies and incomplete work, and point out what deserves a closer look.

Catching issues early can help reduce rework, unnecessary site visits, and repeat inspections, and it can limit delays before they compound.

Every report adds to an objective, time-stamped record of site conditions. That record is a reliable reference for verifying progress, updating owners, lenders, and stakeholders, and resolving conflicting accounts before they become costly disputes.

Recurring and project-specific reporting programs, with scope and deliverables tailored to the project.

Supporting capability

Aerial Mapping & Photogrammetry

Measurable, GPS-accurate maps, 3D models, and point clouds that line up with your design drawings and GIS.

Each flight produces a georeferenced orthomosaic of the whole site, stitched from hundreds of overlapping photos. Every map and model is tied to real-world coordinates, so distances, areas, elevations, and volumes can be measured directly, and each flight lines up with the last.

The same imagery produces a dense point cloud of millions of measured points, along with a surface model, textured 3D model, and contours. They're ready for grade checks, drainage review, and existing-conditions work in Civil 3D, AutoCAD, or other CAD software.

Design versus built. Send your site plan, grading plan, or CAD files. GDI lays them over the current orthomosaic, surface model, or point cloud, so you can see where the work in the field matches the design and catch where it doesn't before it gets built over.

GIS-ready. Deliverables come in standard GIS and CAD formats with the project's coordinate system defined, so they load straight into ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth, or your CAD platform.

Georeferenced and GPS-accurate. Every map, model, and point cloud is georeferenced and positioned to GPS accuracy, so it sits in real-world coordinates and lines up flight after flight. When a project calls for survey-level precision, ground control points (GCPs) tie the data directly to the site's survey control.

Outputs  Orthomosaic · Point cloud · Surface and terrain models · 3D models · Contours · Design-versus-built overlay

Historic preservation. Measurable 3D models, orthomosaics, and detailed photo sets document existing conditions on historic buildings, giving owners, architects, and contractors an accurate base for preservation, repair, and renovation.

LiDAR on request. For dense vegetation or survey-sensitive work, LiDAR capture is available through equipment partners and scoped per project.

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Supporting capability

Volumetric Analysis

Track stockpiles and changes in site elevations to help assess earthwork progress, monitor material quantities, and inform project decisions.

Surface models compared flight to flight give earthwork quantities in cubic yards, so pay apps and change orders start from the same numbers.

Volume change is measured between two surfaces or against the design grade and reported with a heat map of where material moved.

Outputs  Cut/fill volumes · Stockpile quantities · Change heat map

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Supporting capability

Aerial Photography & Video

Show the full picture of your project with aerial photography and video for progress documentation, stakeholder communication, and marketing.

Stills and video can be captured on the same visits as mapping flights, so the visual record and the measured record come from one schedule.

Typical uses  Progress documentation · OAC meetings and owner updates · Lender and investor reporting · Marketing and leasing

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Supporting capability

Specialized Inspections

Visual and thermal inspections for structures, infrastructure, and assets.

Close-range documentation of roofs, facades, structures, and site infrastructure, capturing conditions that are slow, costly, or unsafe to reach on foot. Sensors, scope, and deliverables are set per project.

Typical uses  Roofs and facades · Structures and infrastructure · Condition records over time

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Deliverables

Files your team already knows how to open.

DeliverableFormatTypical use
OrthomosaicGeoTIFF · KMZMeasuring, overlaying CAD and site plans, GIS and Google Earth review
Digital surface / terrain modelGeoTIFF (DSM / DTM)Grades, drainage review, volume calculations
Point cloudLAS / LAZExisting conditions and design checks in Civil 3D, AutoCAD, or other CAD
3D modelOBJ · GLBExisting conditions, design review, stakeholder presentations
ContoursDXF · SHPDesign comparison, existing conditions
Design-versus-built overlayPDF · KMZChecking layout, grades, and progress against the design
Site Intelligence ReportPDFOAC meetings, lender draws, owner updates
How a flight becomes a report

The same pipeline on every site, so results compare flight over flight.

  1. 01

    Scope

     

    Site boundary, cadence, deliverables, and any control or accuracy requirements.

  2. 02

    Flight plan

    Map Pilot Pro

    Boundary and flight parameters are set against the project's own GIS or CAD data, saved once, and re-flown on every visit.

  3. 03

    Capture

     

    An on-site flight, typically under an hour for a few acres, scheduled around site activity, with enough image overlap to reconstruct clean geometry.

  4. 04

    Process

    WebODM · QGIS

    Imagery is reconstructed into an orthomosaic, surface model, and mesh, then checked and measured in GIS.

  5. 05

    Deliver

    Site Intelligence Report

    Files and a single dated report delivered by link, ready to attach to a pay application or meeting packet. Turnaround is agreed at scoping.

Start with a consultation.

Tell us about your project. We'll recommend a scope, flight schedule, and deliverables before you commit to anything.

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