Animated hero showing a survey workflow in five steps: rig the drone, lock the ground RTK base station fix, mount the LiDAR, fly the mission, and build a point cloud.
DGCA-certified · RTK/PPK survey-grade · India and worldwide
Geospatial services for the projects that build India.
Drone survey, LiDAR and photogrammetry for highways, airports, ports, hydro and solar projects. Point clouds, terrain models and contours, accurate to the centimetre against ground control.
Flying survey-grade missions in India
Mapped across corridors, sites and catchments
Enterprise and government projects delivered
Survey-grade aircraft in the fleet
Figures are supplied by Flying Pixel and cover fifteen years of operation across India.
Trusted by
Trusted on the projects that move India.
From metro airports to Himalayan hydro, enterprise and government teams hand Flying Pixel the survey the rest of the build depends on.
- L&T
- Adani Ports
- Tata Power
- Reliance Group
- Sterlite Power
- NHAI
- NHSRCL
- Central Railway
- EDF Energy
- Torrent Power
- NHPC
- Aditya Birla Renewables
- Embassy Group
- Takalkar Power
- BL Kashyap
Client names shown with permission. Official logos are added as each client approves them.
What we do
One field team, the full geospatial deliverable.
From the flight plan to the file your engineers open, every step runs in-house. No subcontracted pilots, and your project data is not passed to a third party.
Sectors we serve
Built for the projects with the tightest tolerances.
Pick your project type. Each sector runs to its own capture plan, accuracy spec and deliverable set.
How we work
From permissions to deliverables, handled end to end.
Five steps, the same on a 60 km corridor and a single site. Nothing is subcontracted.
- 01
Scope and permissions
We confirm the area, the accuracy spec and the deliverable list, then handle airspace clearance and site permissions.
- 02
Control and flight plan
Ground control is laid across the site and the mission is planned to the ground sample distance your tolerance requires.
- 03
Field capture
A two-person crew flies the mission with RTK or PPK positioning, with checkpoints surveyed independently.
- 04
Processing and QA
Processing, classification and checkpoint review run in-house, against your stated tolerance.
- 05
Delivery in your formats
Point clouds, terrain models and contours arrive in your EPSG code and file types, with the control report attached.
Deliverables
Data your engineers model with on day one.
You get processed outputs, not a folder of raw images. Orthomosaics, classified point clouds, terrain models, contours and volumes, each tied to your coordinate system and checked against control.
| Deliverable | Format | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Orthomosaic | GeoTIFF | Base map and direct measurement |
| Point cloud | LAS / LAZ | Modelling, sections, clash checks |
| Terrain model | DEM / DTM | Earthwork and drainage design |
| Contours | DXF | Design and CAD handover |
| Volumes | CSV / PDF | Stockpiles, cut and fill certification |
| 3D mesh | OBJ | Visualisation and coordination |
GSD 1.8 cm/px
36,100 pts rendered
How we hold accuracy
Centimetre numbers you can defend in a review.
Accuracy is a method, not a marketing line. This is the workflow behind every figure we put on a deliverable.
Carrier-phase positioning on every flight
Corrections resolve each photo centre to centimetre level before processing starts, rather than trusting onboard GPS.
Ground control and independent checkpoints
Surveyed points tie the model to your coordinate system. Checkpoints held out of processing report the accuracy actually achieved.
Ground sample distance, planned per deliverable
Flight height and sensor are chosen from the tolerance your design needs, not from a default mission template.
Your projection, your datum, your units
Delivered in the EPSG code your CAD and GIS already run, so nothing needs reprojecting on arrival.
Selected work
Runways, rail corridors, reservoirs and parks.
Why Flying Pixel
Certified, in-house, accountable.
Six reasons infrastructure and government teams hand us the survey rather than the lowest bidder.
Fifteen years in the field
Fifteen years flying survey-grade missions in India, across roughly 1 lakh square kilometres of corridors, sites and catchments.
Processing stays in-house
Our own team owns the data from capture to delivery. Nothing is subcontracted and project data is not passed to a third party.
DGCA-certified crew
Licensed pilots flying inside Indian airspace rules, with the documentation a public tender asks for.
Accuracy you can defend
Every deliverable ships with the ground control and checkpoint report behind its accuracy figure.
Public and private experience
We work to PSU and government documentation standards as readily as to a developer's programme.
Your formats, not ours
Delivered in your EPSG code, datum and layer convention, so the data opens correctly on the first try.
FAQ
Questions buyers actually ask
If your question is not here, ask it in the enquiry form and a surveyor will answer it.
What does a drone survey cost?
Cost follows scope rather than a rate card. The drivers are the area, the accuracy tolerance you need, the sensor the site demands (photogrammetry or LiDAR), how much ground control is required, the number of repeat visits, and the deliverable list. Send us the site boundary and your accuracy spec and we will come back with an approach and a quote within one business day.
How accurate is a drone survey?
Accuracy is a method, not a number we can promise before seeing the site. With RTK or PPK positioning and surveyed ground control, our deliverables are reported against independent checkpoints held out of processing, so you receive the accuracy actually achieved rather than an advertised figure. The control and checkpoint report is attached to every handover.
When do I need LiDAR instead of photogrammetry?
Use photogrammetry on open ground where you want a true-colour base map you can measure. Use LiDAR where vegetation blocks the view of the ground, such as forested ghat sections, reservoir slopes and overgrown corridors. LiDAR records multiple returns per pulse, so ground can be classified out from canopy. On mixed sites we fly both and merge them.
What formats do you deliver in?
GeoTIFF for orthomosaics, LAS or LAZ for point clouds, DXF for contours and linework, DEM and DTM for terrain, OBJ for meshes, and CSV or PDF for volume reports. Everything is written to the EPSG code, datum and units you specify, so it opens directly in your CAD and GIS without reprojection.
Do you handle drone permissions and airspace clearance?
Yes. Scope and permissions are step one of the process. We handle airspace clearance and site permissions before mobilisation, and our pilots are DGCA-certified, which is what public tenders ask to see.
How long until we receive deliverables?
Turnaround depends on area, sensor and the classification effort a site needs. We commit to a date in writing when we quote, and progress-monitoring clients receive their monthly deliverable on a fixed cycle so the programme can plan around it.
Can you work outside India?
Yes. Crews mobilise to site internationally, and we also process data captured by a local team to the same accuracy standard and deliver it in your formats.
Who owns the data?
You do. Project data stays with our team under clear handling terms for the duration of the work and is not passed to a third party. Processing runs in-house rather than through a subcontractor.
Request a survey
Tell us about the site.
Share the location, the area and your accuracy spec. We respond within one business day with an approach, a deliverable list and a quote.
- Deliverables in your formats and EPSG code
- Accuracy backed by ground control and checkpoints
- One team from flight to file