3D models of terrain and cities
Textured 3D models of terrain, neighbourhoods and urban areas from drone photogrammetry and LiDAR, for urban planning, design and presentation.
A 3D terrain model is a digital space that combines relief, buildings, roads, greenery and other features in real coordinates. It shows clearly how a new project will fit into its surroundings, including sight lines, shadows and transport links, and it speeds up decision-making.
The model is based on drone photogrammetry: hundreds or thousands of overlapping aerial images are processed into a textured 3D mesh, a dense point cloud, an orthophoto and a digital surface model. In densely vegetated areas, or where accurate terrain is required, aerial LiDAR data is added. The model is tied to the national grid or UTM zone 39N using ground control points.
Depending on the task, we produce a textured photorealistic model of the site, a city model with simplified building volumes (LOD1–LOD2) or a terrain model. Deliverables are prepared for use in GIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, SketchUp, Cesium and other platforms. We offer this service for urban planning, master plans, tourism and investment projects in Baku and other cities of Azerbaijan.
When you need it
- Urban planning and master plan projects
- Presenting a new residential complex in its context
- Sight line, shadow and insolation analysis
- Tourism and investment project presentations
- Visual assessment of road and infrastructure projects
- Digital mapping base for municipalities and public bodies
What's included
- Flight plan and ground control survey
- Drone aerial photography and LiDAR if needed
- Photogrammetric processing and textured 3D mesh
- Orthophoto and digital surface/terrain model
- Building modelling at LOD1–LOD2
- Export of results in GIS and CAD formats
How we work
- Defining site boundaries and model purpose
- Flight permission and planning
- Field work: control points and flights
- Processing and modelling
- Quality check and delivery
Deliverables
- Textured 3D model (OBJ, FBX, 3D Tiles, etc.)
- Orthophoto and DSM/DTM (GeoTIFF)
- LOD building models and GIS layers
