Construction & Engineering
Build with Certainty.Survey with Speed.
High‑frequency site scanning to keep your construction and engineering projects on schedule and on budget—with precise, CAD‑ready outputs.
From Groundbreaking to Handover, Digitize Your Entire Workflow
In construction and engineering, every decision is critical, and every delay costs money. Traditional surveying methods are slow, often unsafe, and can fail to capture the complete picture — leading to costly rework and project overruns.
ROCK Robotic provides an end‑to‑end LiDAR and photogrammetry ecosystem that empowers you to capture a complete, centimeter‑accurate 3D digital twin of your site in hours, not weeks. Make confident decisions, streamline communication with stakeholders, and ensure your project is built exactly to plan.
How ROCK Robotic Transforms Construction & Engineering
Accurate Earthwork & Volumetrics
Eliminate guesswork in your cut/fill analysis. Capture high‑density DTMs, calculate stockpiles, track earthmoving, and verify quantities so you only pay for the work performed.
High‑Frequency Progress Tracking
Conduct weekly or daily drone surveys to build a 4D record of your site. Overlay point clouds against BIM/CAD in ROCK Cloud to spot deviations and communicate clearly.
Rapid As‑Built Surveys & Verification
Use the handheld ROCK SLAM Dock V2 for interior capture and the aerial ROCK R3 Pro for full‑site coverage. Verify milestones before concrete is poured or walls close.
CAD‑Ready Site Plans & Linework
Order professional planimetric linework from ROCK Cloud. Our GIS experts, powered by AI, deliver utilities, breaklines, and building footprints in CAD‑ready formats.
Enhanced Site Safety & Logistics
Reduce time on active job sites. Drone‑based mapping minimizes exposure to hazards and provides detailed models to plan logistics and virtual site walk‑throughs.
Detailed Structural & Façade Inspection
Combine imagery with LiDAR to inspect buildings, bridges, and infrastructure. Measure and document conditions without scaffolding inside ROCK Cloud.
Recommended workflow (field‑tested)
Scan on a cadence aligned to milestones
Weekly or bi‑weekly capture aligned to project milestones.
Field‑check in minutes with ROCK Desktop
Confirm coverage before leaving the site.
Upload to ROCK Cloud
Generate DTM, contours, and linework with ROCK Surveyor / Planimetrics.
Compare to design & share
Run cut/fill and compliance checks; share a web viewer link with the GC/owner.
Knowledge for Construction & Engineering
ROCK Pro Services: Get Professional & Accurate Surveying Deliverables
ROCK Processing Services empowers your team to deliver complex project deliverables with expert precision and at competive prices.
ROCK R3 Pro – 117-Acre Sports Complex & Highway Survey
See how the ROCK R3 Pro LiDAR captured a 117-acre site, including a sports complex and a major highway, delivering 0.078 ft RMS vertical accuracy and comprehensive planimetrics.
Surveying Tricky Terrain? Drone LiDAR for the Win!
As advances in drone LiDAR technology continue to accelerate, we expect to see an increase in its use for land surveys in hazardous terrain.
ROCK Planimetrics from High-Resolution Orthophoto
This project showcases the power of ROCK Planimetrics using only a high-resolution orthophoto captured by a DJI M3E drone—no LiDAR required.
Case Study: Using ROCK LiDAR to Inspect Power Lines Across California
How did Surefire approach this extensive power line inspection project? One drone LiDAR flight at a time.
How to Use Drone LiDAR for Construction Site Development
Construction site development is a complex process that requires precise planning and execution. Every detail must be accounted for...
Case Study: Drone Services Provider Navigates a 2,500-Acre Gold Mine Site in Fiji with ROCK LiDAR
Kahuto Pacific was hired by a Canadian mining company to provide topographic, aerial LiDAR for a 2,500-acre (1,000-hectare) property.
Case Study: Construction Company Saves $300k by Updating Contours with ROCK Cloud
Here's the top-level takeaway: Companies and contractors can save a significant amount of money in Construction and Earthworks projects.
Case Study: 25 Acres of LiDAR Data Captured (and Delivered) in Under 48 Hours
Do you ever find yourself in a time crunch? When it comes to last-second client projects, it's easy for panic to begin to settle in. But,...
3 Types of Contours — Which Option is Best for your Surveying Project?
Nearly every land surveying project needs updated, accurate contours. Whether you’re moving dirt, pouring concrete or measuring terrain.
Case Study: Creating Planimetrics from an Orthomosaic Map Using ROCK Cloud
ROCK Cloud enables users of both LiDAR and Photogrammetry drones to reduce the burden of collecting data in the field efficiently.
Breaking Down 20 Common LiDAR and Surveying Terms
Here's a glossary of 20 of the most helpful LiDAR and surveying terms you need to know if you're starting to create 3D models and maps.
10 Reasons Why ROCK Cloud is the Best LiDAR Data Processing Software
We're living in very exciting times! LiDAR data is growing in popularity with the advent of handheld SLAM systems. Notably, the Leica...
Improving Accuracy of DJI Zenmuse L1 with ROCK Cloud 3D LiDAR Data Processing Software
Aerial Drone LiDAR has never been more accessible. The new wave of LiDAR hardware spans a large price and quality range. In order to address
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