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Construction Aerial Photography Service
Construction Aerial Photography Service
30+ Years of Innovating
"As a past president of the National Society of Professional Land Surveyors, I was impressed by SAM’s reputation as a world-class Geospatial organization. It is an incredible opportunity to work alongside so many leaders who are also licensed professionals."
Amanda Allred, PLS
Vice President, Account Management
For Help With Your Aerial Mapping Program
"We are LiDAR, image, and geodatabase experts. Having a suite of Managed Geospatial Services™ empowers our team to focus on client solutions, new innovative technology, and collaboration to provide the best services to our clients."
Matt Thomas, LS, RPLS
Senior Data Scientist
"At SAM, we’re constantly asking ourselves: ‘How can we provide higher quality Geospatial data for our clients? How can we make the earliest phases of their programs more efficient?’ Our Applied Technology team allows us to explore the answers to those questions."
Adam Long PE, PS
Vice President, Applied Technology
Leading Aerial Mapping Solutions
SAM’s engineers and data scientists bring exceptional experience and expertise to every Geospatial and Inspection engagement. We’re committed to delivering exceptional service safely and providing robust Geospatial data to enable informed business decisions. When you work with us, you gain a partner who is as invested in your success as you are.
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Industries We Serve
Electric
Renewables
Water
Natural Gas
Government
Transportation
Natural Resources
USA'S INDUSTRY LEADER IN AERIAL LIDAR SERVICES
Why SAM?
SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner.
Why Use SAM On Your Next Program
Managing Infrastructure Differently
+ 100+ Professionally Licensed Surveyors Nationwide for Ground Control Surveys
+ Regionally Distributed Aircraft
+ ASPRS Accuracy Standards and Map Testing
+ LiDAR and Natural Color Photography Collected Simultaneously
+ Near Infrared and Thermal Imagery with LiDAR
+ Terrestrial Scanning and Mobile Mapping to Supplement Aerial LiDAR
+ 3D Modeling and Digital Twins
Aerial Mapping Services
Aerial Mappping Services
Over 1,600 data scientists, professionally licensed surveyors, certified photogrammetrists, certified LiDAR specialists, certified thermographers, GIS professionals, and remote sensing analysts comprise the Aerial Mapping and Remote Sensing services team.
SAM transforms petabytes of complex spatial data into intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services™ (MGS™) framework. MGS™ is the digital ecosystem that simplifies the complicated so our clients can achieve the impactful outcomes that drive their business forward.
As North America’s premiere MGS™ company, SAM provides practical, precise, and high-fidelity solutions designed to enhance decision-making, mitigate risks, achieve strategic objectives, and drive costs out of our client’s business. Our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis capabilities, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are developed and managed throughout their lifecycles.
Information-rich Geospatial data is foundational to support a range of planning and engineering applications. SAM’s innovative collection methods deliver actionable intelligence through a holistic Managed Geospatial Service™ framework over the infrastructure lifecycle. We deliver insights to drive successful client outcomes in complex urban environments and the most challenging terrains.
SAM acquires premium LiDAR and other imagery assets that achieve survey-grade accuracy. Intelligent attributes provide the insights to analyze the visible and invisible spectrums to support informed business decisions. Digital 3D reality maps are optimized for client workflows. SAM has developed AI and ML models to classify, extract features, and inspect infrastructure that our data scientists further refine.
Enterprise Grade
360° Virtual Tour
High-Fidelity Geospatial Datasets from Multiple Platforms and Perspectives
Expanding the Value Proposition
Exploiting AI/ML strategies, our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are built and managed. SAM has established a reputation for turning complex Geospatial data into intelligent, high-fidelity deliverables that enhance decision-making to achieve strategic objectives for our clients.
