SkyMap

🚁 Project Spotlight | Suswa, Kenya

Our team recently completed a high-precision topographic survey for KeNHA in Suswa, using our new LiDAR L2.

With dense vegetation and steep terrain presenting challenges for conventional surveying, UAV LiDAR allowed us to efficiently capture detailed ground information across difficult-to-access areas.

The LiDAR L2 allowed us to efficiently capture detailed terrain data, penetrating through dense vegetation to help reveal the underlying ground surface while safely covering steep and difficult-to-access areas.

From the captured data, we can generate:

🔹 High-density point clouds
🔹 Accurate terrain models
🔹 Detailed contours
🔹 Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
🔹 Detailed topographic maps

📸 Another project completed. Another terrain mapped. Another step forward in modern surveying.

Scenes from the Mara River project. 🦛😂
At SkyMap Africa, the terrain may be dangerous, the forests treacherous, the mountains unforgiving and the rivers full of surprises… but the job still has to get done. 🦺📡🌍

Our team is undertaking a comprehensive topographic and bathymetric survey, collecting precise data on river length, channel width, depths, cross-sections and surrounding terrain along the Mara River in Narok County, Kenya.

A day in the field at SkyMap Africa. 🌍📍

Before the drone takes to the skies, there’s important work to be done on the ground.

Today, our survey team is out establishing GNSS/RTK ground control points — carefully positioned reference points that help tie our aerial data to real-world coordinates and improve the accuracy of the final survey.

From marking points on the ground to collecting precise coordinates, every step matters.

Because great aerial mapping starts on the ground. 🚁📐

Behind every accurate survey is a team of skilled surveyors, drone pilots and geospatial professionals who bring expertise, precision and dedication to every project.

Meet the DJI Matrice 350 RTK + Zenmuse L2 LiDAR. 🚁

Built for professional surveying and mapping, the M350 RTK is a rugged, high-performance drone designed to take on demanding field conditions. Paired with the Zenmuse L2 LiDAR sensor, it takes aerial surveying to another level.

LiDAR uses laser pulses to measure the distance between the sensor and the ground, allowing us to capture highly detailed 3D information about terrain, structures and the environment—even where vegetation and difficult terrain can make conventional surveying challenging.

At SkyMap Africa, we use this technology to collect accurate spatial data for topographic surveys, terrain modelling, infrastructure projects, volumetric surveys and more.

The result? Faster data collection, safer fieldwork and highly accurate information that helps our clients make better decisions.