Seven questions about your project produce an indicative price band, recommended capture method and deliverable bundle. The numbers come first; the contact form at the end is optional and just pre-fills a brief for our scoping inbox.
The estimator builds your brief as you answer. Indicative pricing is a band, not a fixed quote — the only way to firm it up is a short scoping conversation, which the form at the end starts. No email gate to get to the numbers.
The estimator's tier model reflects the four factors that actually move scoping decisions. Sliding any one of them can move a project across two tiers — worth keeping in mind as you set the brief.
See how mapping worksA 5 ha lot is a half-day capture; a 500 ha corridor is a full week. Travel to remote sites is itemised separately so the metro and regional bands stay comparable.
Bare ground classifies automatically. Dense canopy needs higher point density on capture and manual review on classification — both add to the processing budget.
Engineering-grade ±20 mm requires permanent or hot-tied ground control, RTK + PPK, and a more rigorous QA pass than planning-grade ±150 mm visualisations.
A classified point cloud is what we always ship. CAD linework, BIM, hydro-enforced surfaces and signed reports each add specific processing stages.
Hidden costs are the worst part of any quote. Here's what doesn't sit inside the standard tier price — and why.
Itemised at cost, transparently — no margin loaded on top of plane tickets and motel rooms.
If the site doesn't have usable control, establishing it is a separate licensed-surveyor scope.
Some sites need spotters, traffic plans or shutdowns. These are run by your project team or quoted separately.
Full BIM models and digital-twin integration are scoped as a follow-on project off the captured cloud.
Monthly reconciliation captures are priced separately as a programme; the first capture is the baseline.
Importing the deliverables into your specific GIS / CAD / AM system can be supported but is a separate engagement.
Multi-vertical projects, large-scale captures, repeat-cycle programmes and anything specialist — happy to talk through the scope rather than estimate cold.