Colorized survey point cloud
DRONE SURVEYS · RTK CORRECTIONS · FIELD SOFTWARE · DATA SERVICES

Precision measurement,
on your terms.

WestLat is a boutique survey firm, decades in the field. We replace or augment the tools you already run, with no long-term vendor commitment. You keep the flexibility. You keep the value.

survey-gradeDrone + GNSS accuracy
0Long-term contracts
decadesIn the field
The problem

Precision shouldn't tie you down.

RTK accuracy is a given now. The catch is how you get it: sign into one vendor's stack, take their upgrade cycle, and pay for it on every job for years.

01

Locked-in stacks

Buy the whole platform from one vendor, or the pieces stop talking to each other.

02

Upgrade treadmill

A product line goes end-of-life and the only path forward is a full, expensive replacement.

03

Overbought capability

You pay for a heavy platform when the job needed one deliverable, delivered clean.

04

Slow turnaround

Data goes off to a black box and comes back days later, after the crew has moved on.

What we do

Four ways to get survey-grade data.

Pick the piece you need. Drone mapping, network corrections, the software that ties field gear together, or a full data service where we capture and process for you.

Photogrammetry

Drone to survey-grade 3D

Drone plus GNSS control into measurable point clouds, surfaces, and orthos.

  • Highway, corridor, and site mapping
  • Ground control tied to survey-grade GNSS
  • CAD-ready linework, surfaces, and volumes
Corrections

HPRTK, base-free RTK

Centimeter corrections over cellular. No base station to set up, power, or babysit.

  • Coverage-wide range, no UHF limits
  • Every rover, no marginal hardware
  • Bundles with WestLat Connect
WestLat Connect

The software layer

Our own field app that pairs with receivers across brands and simplifies corrections.

  • Pairs over Bluetooth or WiFi
  • HPRTK, CORS/NTRIP, or UHF corrections
  • Live status and antenna setup
Data Services

We capture and process

No kit to buy. We fly it, scan it, and hand back the deliverable your project needs.

  • Pipeline, petrochemical, and industrial point clouds
  • Historic and existing-condition scans
  • As-built deliverables from field capture
How the work runs

Capture, process, deliver. In the field.

The same three moves on every job, whether you hand us the whole thing or just the last mile.

1
Capture

Fly it and scan it

Drone flights and ground scans tied to survey-grade GNSS control, so the data is measurable from the first pass.

2
Process

Turn data into linework

Raw point clouds become surfaces, volumes, orthos, and CAD-ready linework, checked against control.

3
Deliver

Hand back a deliverable

The file your project actually needs, in the format your crew works in, without the multi-day wait.

→ One firm from flight line to final file: capture, process, deliver.
Drone survey of a power line corridor Power Line Corridor Survey
Drone pilot flying a survey mission on site Drone Crew In The Field
Proof

Real jobs.
Real deliverables.

We are a decades-old small business with a track record of delivering value across the projects surveyors actually run.

  • Highway and corridor drone mapping
  • Pipeline route survey
  • Petrochemical point clouds
  • Historic structure scans
  • Existing-condition as-builts
  • Industrial site capture
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Where to go next.

Let's talk

Tell us the job. We'll tell you the cleanest way to get the data.

WestLat Design
dave@westlat.com
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