For Civil & Site Engineers

Preliminary design data without the six-week survey wait.

Anchorpoint Geospatial delivers RTK-referenced photogrammetry that drops straight into Civil 3D as a TIN surface, with a dense point cloud for cross sections, profiles, and volumes. Tied to NAD83(HARN) Washington South (EPSG:2927) and NAVD88/GEOID18. For stamped deliverables we can partner with a Washington Licensed Professional Surveyor.

What We Do for Engineers

Site data on the schedule design actually runs on.

Civil and site engineering runs on surfaces. Topographic surfaces for grading and drainage, existing-ground surfaces for earthwork takeoffs, as-built surfaces for closeout. When those surfaces take weeks to arrive through traditional survey channels, preliminary design stalls, value engineering gets pushed, and the team makes decisions on incomplete data that get corrected later at a premium.

Anchorpoint fills the gap with RTK-referenced aerial photogrammetry. A single flight produces a calibrated dense point cloud, digital surface model, and orthomosaic, all tied to Washington State Plane and NAVD88. The outputs import directly into Civil 3D as a TIN surface, into OpenRoads, or into any CAD environment your team already uses.

Where the project requires a stamped survey, Anchorpoint can partner with a Washington Licensed Professional Surveyor. We fly and process the aerial data. The LPS handles the control, certification, and signoff. You get a clean deliverable without managing two vendors.

Capabilities

Built for the civil engineering workflow.

01 / TOPOGRAPHIC SURFACES

Civil 3D-Ready Topographic Surfaces

Dense point cloud and DSM derived from RTK-positioned photogrammetry. Imports to Civil 3D as a TIN surface without coordinate transformation. Ground sample distance tuned to project accuracy requirements, typically one to two centimeters per pixel.

02 / CONSTRUCTABILITY DATA

Constructability & Staging Datasets

High-overlap aerial capture for grade studies, access routing, laydown areas, and staging conflicts. Orthomosaic plus oblique imagery gives the design team a real picture of site constraints before CDs lock.

03 / AS-BUILT VERIFICATION

As-Built Surface Verification

Repeat flights at identical mission parameters produce surfaces that can be differenced against the design TIN. Identify deviations, document closeout conditions, and support record drawings with measurable evidence.

04 / LPS PARTNERSHIP

Licensed Surveyor Partnership

For stamped engineering-grade deliverables, Anchorpoint can partner with a Washington Licensed Professional Surveyor on the control and signoff. One scope, clear separation between UAS operator and licensed survey responsibilities.

Problems We Solve

Common pain points for engineering firms.

Pain Point · 01
Preliminary design is waiting on a full ground survey that is weeks out.
Our Response
RTK-referenced photogrammetry delivers a working topographic surface and orthomosaic in a fraction of the time. For stamped deliverables, Anchorpoint can partner with a Washington LPS on the signoff.
Pain Point · 02
Field teams are burning hours driving back to site to verify offsets, drainage, and access conditions.
Our Response
A dated, georeferenced orthomosaic and dense point cloud mean fewer site visits. Pull cross sections, measure offsets, and check conditions from the office.
Pain Point · 03
Design-versus-built comparison is a manual process that nobody has time for.
Our Response
Repeat flights at identical mission parameters produce surfaces you can subtract against your design TIN. Change detection and as-built verification from one data source.
Pain Point · 04
Subcontracting UAS work to a national aggregator means long lead times, generic deliverables, and no direct line to the pilot.
Our Response
Anchorpoint is owner-operated. You talk to the pilot who flew the mission. Deliverables are tailored to your project CRS and export format. No ticket queue.
Get in Touch

Put measurable site data on your team’s desk.

Send the project location, the phase you’re in, and any CRS or deliverable-format requirements. Anchorpoint will reply with a scope, a price, and a flight date.

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