Stockpile volumes
Volumetric measurement within 4% accuracy with defined base planes, for inventory and monthly reconciliation you can report on.
SURVEY VIA FAST
LB8247Drone land survey in Florida, flown as often as you need it.
Stockpile volumes, topos, and earthwork cut and fill delivered under FAST, our licensed survey sister company, with PDS media and progress on the same site.
- 4%Stockpile volume tolerance
- RTK + GCPTopo control workflow
- LB8247Licensed survey delivery
The problem
Sending a ground crew out every time you need a volume or a grade is slow and expensive, so it does not happen often enough to catch problems early. Flown data changes the math: stockpile volumes within 4% accuracy and centimeter-level topos, turned around fast enough to track a site monthly instead of quarterly.
What you get
Everything the job needs, from one flight.
Topographic surveys
RTK and GCP-controlled topos at roughly 1 to 3 cm horizontal and 2 to 5 cm vertical, delivered in your engineers' format.
Earthwork cut & fill
Grade-to-plan comparisons that track mass grading progress and flag overcut before it costs you.
Orthos & linework
Measurable orthomosaics and CAD-ready linework for roads, utilities, and ALTA, ready to drop into your workflow.
The proof
See what one flight captures.
One pass captures everything you need to prove, plan, or sell. Hover the points to see what we pull from a single flight.
Delivered under FAST, licensed LB8247
Survey-grade work belongs with a licensed survey company, so the data on this page is produced and delivered by Florida Aerial Survey Technologies, our sister company, with published accuracy and tolerances. The advantage of the pairing is one flight: you get the survey deliverables from FAST and the progress media from PDS on the same site. Explore and measure the model yourself in an interactive Viewer instead of squinting at a static PDF. We also produce cinematic aerial media for marketing on the same flight.
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The services behind this work.
The deliverable
One flight becomes a living model.
Every job ships with an interactive Viewer — the part you cannot get anywhere else — plus the raw files.
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Questions
Frequently asked
How accurate are drone stockpile volumes?
With ground control and proper base-plane definition, volumetric error typically stays within 4% of the true figure. FAST publishes its tolerances on floridaaerialsurvey.com.
Is drone survey data accurate enough for reporting?
For most development and earthwork reporting, yes. RTK and GCP workflows deliver roughly 1 to 3 cm horizontal and 2 to 5 cm vertical, and every deliverable notes its control and accuracy.
Can I get the data in my CAD or GIS format?
Yes. FAST delivers orthos, contours, point clouds, and linework in the formats your civil and survey teams already use.
Who actually performs the survey work?
Florida Aerial Survey Technologies (FAST), our licensed sister company (LB8247). PDS handles the media and progress side, so a single site visit covers both.