Industry / Government and DOT

Reality capture for government and DOT

Public agency work often carries a platform requirement that rules out most of the market. We keep a US built, NDAA compliant aircraft and sensor in service specifically for that lane, flown by the same crew to the same standards.

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01/The problem

The platform requirement is not negotiable, so we planned for it.

Federal and state procurement increasingly restricts which aircraft can be used on public work. Most capture vendors fly a single commercial platform and simply cannot bid those contracts.

We run two lanes on purpose. A commercial platform for private AEC work, and a US built Harris Aerial H6 carrying a GeoCue TrueView 515 sensor for government, DOT and NDAA restricted utility work. Same crew, same processing, same deliverables.

What agencies get

US built NDAA compliant aircraft and sensor
Classified LiDAR in your coordinate system and datum
Roadway and corridor cross sections
Topographic surfaces and contours
Orthorectified imagery
Drainage and stormwater documentation
Post event damage documentation
Control and accuracy reporting with every delivery

02/Fit

Working with public agencies

Platform documentation up front

Aircraft and sensor origin documented so procurement can verify compliance rather than take our word for it.

Veteran owned

Cardinal Reality Capture is service disabled veteran owned. We are self certifying at present and have not yet completed SBA VetCert, and we say so rather than implying a certification we do not hold.

Insurance and certification

FAA Part 107 certificated, one million dollars in liability coverage, certificates provided with the bid package.

Airspace coordination

Controlled and special use airspace is routine on the Gulf Coast. Authorizations are handled in house as part of planning.

03/Proof

Data from delivered work.

US built Harris Aerial H6 heavy lift survey aircraft — Harris Aerial H6. US built, NDAA compliant, carrying a GeoCue TrueView 515 sensor.

Corridor LiDAR cross section with conductors and structures resolved — Corridor deliverables produced identically on either platform.

Ground control target observed along a roadway corridor — Control observed and reported on every collection.

04/Services

What we typically fly for this work.

05/Questions

Common questions.

Which aircraft is NDAA compliant?

The Harris Aerial H6, which is US built, paired with a GeoCue TrueView 515 LiDAR sensor. That is the platform we fly for government, DOT and NDAA restricted work.

Are you a certified veteran owned small business?

Cardinal Reality Capture is service disabled veteran owned and currently self certifying. We have not completed SBA VetCert. If a contract requires the formal certification, we will tell you that up front.

Can you provide insurance certificates with a bid?

Yes. One million dollars in liability coverage, and certificates go into the bid package on request.

Do you carry the required registrations?

FAA Part 107 certification for the pilot and aircraft registration as required. Tell us what the solicitation asks for and we will confirm what we hold before you spend time on it.

05/Next step

Start with one site.

Send the boundary and the deliverable you need. We scope it, fly it, and return the data in your format, typically in under seven days.

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