Geomatics
Explore Volatus Aerospace’s advanced Geomatics solutions, specializing in aerial data collection, mapping, and surveying. Our cutting-edge drone technology provides precise geospatial insights for various industries, enhancing decision-making through quality data deliverables.
The quality of our work is expressed by the passion, dynamism and energy we invest in it. More than services, we offer experiences, tailor-made solutions and innovations based on rigour and precision. Our team puts all its knowledge and know-how to support you, because each project is unique and deserves the best we have to offer.
GEOSPATIAL DATA COLLECTION
Our strength is our ability to adapt to the client’s reality and the specific project objectives. We adjust our acquisition platform and sensors to meet the unique needs of each mandate, taking into consideration the project budget, the type of data required, the area to be covered, and specifications of deliverbales, including accuracy, precision, and resolution.
Airborne Acquisition Platforms
Drone
The versatility of the drone allows to quickly gather geospatial data in hard-to-reach areas, making it an ideal platform for periodic surveys of small and medium-sized areas. Lower flight altitudes and slower speeds facilitates unparalleled accuracy, coverage, and resolution.
- Ideal for small and medium-sized areas (less than 20 km²)
- Ideal for remote and hard-to-reach areas
- High level of accuracy, precision, and density
- Multi-sensor acquisition platform (Lidar, RGB colour, multispectral, hyperspectral and thermal cameras).
- Image resolution: Between 3 mm and 10 cm
- Lidar point cloud density: Between 50 pt/m2 and 800 pt/m²
- Absolute precision: 3 cm and more (XYZ)
Helicopter
Used for medium to large projects, helicopters can cover vast areas quickly and efficiently. Its controllable speed allows us to acquire more precise data at a better resolution and density than a fixed-wing aircraft.
- Ideal for large areas (over 20 km²)
- Multi-sensor acquisition platform (Lidar and RGB colour camera)
- Image resolution: Between 2.5 cm and 15 cm
- Mean Lidar point cloud density: Between 5 and 100 pts/m²
- Absolute accuracy: 5 cm and more (XYZ)
Terrestrial Acquisition Platforms
Terrestrial Laser Scan or HDS
Terrestrial laser scanning or High Definition Scanning (HDS) involves using a stationary laser scanner to quickly capture high density, survey grade point data of existing conditions. The stationary laser scanner can be relocated around the study area to create a network of scans, improving coverage. This is the most accurate lidar technology; with a range of up to a few hundred meters, some equipment can capture millions of points in a single scan. This technology is often used to obtain survey-grade data for a variety of use cases including civil design, infrastructure monitoring, and BIM applications.
- Ideal for design work in civil engineering and architecture as well as indoor surveys
- Relative accuracy: millimeter
- Absolute accuracy: can vary from mm to cm depending on the distance from scanner
- Range is up to a few hundred meters
- Point cloud density: several thousand points/m²
Mobile
Lidar sensors can be mounted on to a mobile platform, like a car, to quickly capture surrounding roads and buildings. Very useful in the transportation, civil engineering, and urban planning sectors, this technology provides high precision data.
- Ideal for regular monitoring or road and rail networks, urban data acquisition, or long corridor-type projects
- High level of accuracy and precision
- Density of the Lidar point cloud: Between 500 pt/m² and 1500 pt/m²
- Absolute accuracy: 2 cm and more
Geomatic Services
The services offered by our expert geomatics team include the processing and analysis of the data acquired in the field. The results obtained provide essential information for many sectors of activity.
DATA PROCESSING
From data collection to processing, we can support you at every stage.
DATA ANALYSIS
Need an in-depth analysis? We offer the following analysis services.
DETECTION
A gas leak requires quick and precise intervention. We can help you to detect.
Our Expertise
In a world where technology is constantly evolving, expert support is essential to the smooth realization of your projects. That’s why we put our expertise at your service : because we believe that good decisions are based on good knowledge. That’s just what we have to offer.
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM: We owe our dynamism and dazzling success to our experts coming from diverse backgrounds. Composed of engineers, scientists and other professionals, Volatus Aérospatial is a hotbed of ideas and innovations. Our fields of expertise are vast and our passion, limitless!
Certifications
Our certifications allow us to safely operate drones and train qualified pilots in both Canada and the United States. These certifications are the reflection of the importance we attach to compliance with the standards and regulations in force.
- Advanced RPAS operators, certified by Transport Canada
- Transport Canada-certified flight evaluators
- Remote Pilot for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (FAA) certification
- Member of the FFAM (Fédération Française d’Aéromodélisme) and MAAC (Model Aeronautics Association of Canada)
- Restricted Operator Certificate – Aeronautical Radio
- We are also involved in the development of the procedure for BVLOS (Beyond VisualLine of Sight) operation in Canada, in collaboration with the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence’s (CED).
Scope of our services
Our geomatics expertise brings together the technologies and knowledge necessary for the acquisition and processing of various types of data used to study Earth, its phenomena and its resources. Based on a broad range of expertise,our services can be integrated into many industries. Here is a glimpse:
CIVIL ENGINEERING
- Site mapping
- Strain analysis
- Line work
- Site monitoring
TRANSPORT
- Vectorization of railway rails
- Road network design
- Identification of logging roads
HYDROGRAPHY
- Flood monitoring
- High-water mark vectorization
- Calculation of bank erosion rates
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Tree trunk volume calculation
- Quarries, sand pits and gravel pits monitoring
- Natural gas leak detection
- Thermovision (heat loss)
PUBLIC SAFETY
- Help in the management of flood zones
- Help in the management of landslides
- Help in the management of ice jams and flooding
- Help with impact studies
FORESTRY
- Photointerpretation
- Forest fire detection
- Vegetation monitoring and control
