The projects section contains short one page summaries of a few of our successful projects for your reference. Click each link to download a summary of the project.

• Full DTM / Topography for a 63 acre federal building complex using a TopoLIFT / VZ400 system.

• Detailed assessment of facade deviation from plan over entire building

• Full DTM/Topographic survey of 405 Acres of Virginia Interstate for Tuck Mapping Solutions, Inc using a Riegl Q560 Airborne LiDAR scanner.

• Full Topographic survey of 15 miles of California Interstate for REY using a Riegl VMX-250 LiDAR scanner.

• Full DTM / Topography of a mile stretch of multi-lane road on Interstate 60 for Tuck Mapping Solutions using a Riegl Q560 Airborne and VMX 250 Mobile systems combined.

• Full DTM / Topography of 9 miles of highway for South Carolina DOT using a TopoLIFT / VZ400 system.

• Full DTM / Topographic survey of 2.5 miles of Kansas Interstate for HNTB collected using a Mobile Platform which includes a Riegl VQ260 LiDAR scanner.

• As built CAD model of an Obelisk for VHB, Inc using a Topcon GLS1000 scanner.

• Full DTM/Topographic Survey of 1.25 miles of multi-lane roadway, Route 7, located in Virginia for Dulles Transit Partners, LLC using a Riegl LMS-Z390i LiDAR scanner.

• Full DTM / Topography of a trolley route in Oregon for David Evans and Associates, Inc using a Titan Mobile System.

• Full DTM / Topography of half a mile of multi-lane road on State Road 312 for LD Bradley Land Surveyors using a Riegl LMS 390i.

• Full DTM / Topography of a transmission substation located in Ohio for Woolpert, Inc using a VZ400 Scanner.

• Determining the amount of deflection occurring in the dam structure during the fill and drain process using a VZ400.

• Basic modeling, detailed building features and roof drainage assessment of the Waldorf-Austoria Building in New York for Bowman Consulting using a VZ400.

• Full DTM / Topography of a shopping plaza located in Wellington, Florida for Leading Edge Land Services, Inc using a Riegl LMS-Z390i.

• Full DTM / Topography of a one mile runway on the Winter Haven Municipal Airport for Leading Edge Land Surveying using their TopoLIFT / VZ400 system.

The 3D Model section contains three dimensional models of demonstration projects that we have completed. Click each link to view the demo model. Adobe Reader 10 is required to view these models.

• 3D Model of the Goodfellow Facility in Missouri.

• 3D Model of Interstate 60 in Texas extracted from both Aerial and Mobile LiDAR Data.

• 3D Model of a Twistee Treat in Florida.

• 3D Model of the Valero Oil Refinery.

• 3D Model of the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

Technotes provide more detailed discussions focused on specific technical topics as well as operational and business insights. Click each link to download a pdf for each subject.

• This document identifies and explains the calibrated image and associated metadata requirements for terrestrial scanning

• This document summarizes information necessary to make informed decisions as to the development of project requirements.

• This document discusses the fundamental motivation for increased model complexity as a consequence of existing predominantly linear workflow models.

• Discuss how TopoDOT can be used to maximize feature extraction productivity.

• Instructions on how to activate the 3 gig switch in Windows to allow MicroStation to allocate more memory.

• This document identifies and explains the calibrated image and associated metadata requirements for terrestrial mobile systems necessary for effective application of this unique TopoDOT® feature.

• TopoDOT within the Point Cloud Process Workflow

• This document explains and helps implement TopoDOT integration with ProjectWise.

• This document outlines the minimum and recommended system specs for TopoDOT operation.

• This document offers a suggested method for system selection emphasizing system productivity, return on investment, and output production quality.

• This document offers overviews of four individual TopoDOT license programs.

• TopoDOT® offers a web based licensing system which gives users flexibility to install the software on machines quickly and easily.

• In certain cases, TopoDOT will not be able to properly connect to the licensing system. In these cases, certain variables may need to be modified in the software as well as the local network.

• This document identifies and explains the file format necessary for effective application of this unique TopoDOT® feature.

The video section makes the data come alive with demonstrations of the synergy resulting from point clouds, calibrated images and related data imported into a CAD environment. Click on a link to begin streaming a video.

• A visual demonstration of the Applanix Building project.

• Flythrough of a mobile data set in Detroit.

• Comparing the building's plan view to as-built data and analyzing deviation.

• Demonstration of the piping capabilities that TopoDOT can provide.

• Flythrough of a power line corridor project extracted with TopoDOT

• Flythrough of a power line project extracted with TopoDOT

• Flythrough of Interstate 5 -- A 14 mile highway topo project

• Comparing tunnel design to real world data on Route-7.

• Calculating power line clearance in order to reduce project risk.

• Demonstrating feature extraction on a dataset that combines both aerial and mobile LiDAR data.

• A series of clips showing TopoLIFT being used in the field.

• Detailed overview of the functionality of TopoLIFT in the field.

• Demonstration of the capabilities that TopoMISSION can provide when planning Mobile trajectories.

• Demonstration of the capabilities that TopoPLANNER can provide when planning terrestrial scan positions.

• Demonstration of a completed tunnel model with clearance measurements and calibrated imagery.

• A visual demonstration of the Waldorf Astoria project.

• Determining the amount of deflection occurring in the dam structure during the fill and drain process.

Certainty 3D's TopoDOT tool suite has become so extensive that keeping the TopoDOT user community informed of latest developments has become a real challenge. Thus Certainty 3D will offer a monthly 30 minute focused overview of a single tool and related workflow.

• Exploring the use of Control Point to Data Analysis in verifying data integrity.

• Join us as we explore roadway surface extraction methods within TopoDOT!