Airborne and Mobile LiDAR Mapping

Multi-Platform LiDAR and Photogrammetric Acquisition Services

Sixense Helimap has delivered advanced LiDAR mapping and photogrammetric acquisition services since 2005. With decades of technical expertise, cutting‑edge sensors, and a history of global deployments, our teams deliver some of the most accurate LiDAR mapping solutions available. Our multi‑platform approach allows us to support projects on all five continents, offering both airborne and mobile LiDAR capabilities to meet the highest standards of precision and efficiency.

Our Solutions:

Digital Twins and Corridor Mapping

We provide optimized LiDAR mapping services for planning, maintaining, and analyzing infrastructure networks. These solutions support digital twin development and BIM‑ready modeling, offering exceptional accuracy for large‑scale linear projects.

Our airborne LiDAR mapping services include:

Performance of roughly 200 km per day
Coverage of up to 1000 meters in a single pass
Combined surveys including LiDAR, imagery, inspection data, NIR, and thermal capture
Up to 5 mm resolution and LiDAR densities reaching 800 points/m²

These capabilities make our corridor LiDAR mapping solutions ideal for infrastructure owners, engineers, and operators who require high‑resolution geospatial data for design, maintenance, and long‑term monitoring.

Reality Mapping

We offer versatile LiDAR mapping and digital photogrammetry services in all environments, including dense urban areas, renewable energy sites, and complex mountainous terrain. Our teams transform high‑precision LiDAR data into tailored geospatial products designed to fit your operational needs. Using advanced processing techniques, we deliver detailed, reliable outputs that help support engineering decisions, asset management, and site planning.

LiDAR Mapping for Tunnels and Bridges

For tunnels, bridges, and constrained environments, we provide mobile LiDAR mapping using kinematic LiDAR systems mounted on vehicles and rail platforms. This approach delivers:

High‑density, high‑precision dynamic scans
Photorealistic 3D models
Detailed infrastructure analysis for tunnels, metro systems, and confined spaces

Our mobile LiDAR mapping is the perfect complement to aerial surveys, offering seamless coverage indoors, underground, and in areas inaccessible to aircraft. Surveys can be performed both day and night to meet operational constraints.

Mapping and Monitoring of Natural Environments

Our teams deploy LiDAR mapping solutions for natural environments and hard‑to‑access areas, including mountains, valleys, forests, coastlines, and glaciers. Oblique helicopter surveys minimize data shadows and distortions, ensuring comprehensive coverage.

With over 15 years of experience in these environments, our experts can mobilize rapidly to monitor sensitive areas affected by natural hazards, erosion, climate conditions, or environmental change.

Visual Inspection of Infrastructure

We provide customized nadir and oblique LiDAR and imaging surveys for high‑resolution infrastructure inspections. Using advanced techniques—including thermal, NIR, 360° imaging, and high‑resolution photography—we deliver detailed datasets that support visual assessments, structural evaluations, and inspection workflows.

These specialized LiDAR mapping solutions help teams detect defects, analyze conditions, and plan maintenance with greater accuracy.

Planning and Building New Infrastructure

Construction and engineering teams rely on our LiDAR mapping to plan and build new infrastructure with precision. Our data supports:

Accurate 3D modeling compatible with PLS‑CADD
BIM integration to optimize project planning and management

By providing millimeter‑grade accuracy, our LiDAR mapping outputs help reduce design conflicts, improve construction workflows, and enhance long‑term infrastructure performance.

Our Advantages

Sixense Helimap delivers unmatched LiDAR mapping capabilities thanks to:

Efficient, high‑quality data capture
More than 20 years of multidisciplinary experience in the LiDAR sector
Flexible combinations of cameras and custom sensors
Advanced technology and expert engineering teams
International deployment capabilities
Over 30,000 km of corridor LiDAR mapping completed worldwide

Key Figures

Our Areas of Expertise

Our LiDAR mapping solutions support a wide range of industries and applications:

Powerlines

Risk and resilience, geology, mining, and renewable energy projects.

Railways

Mountain development, glaciology, hydrology, coastline monitoring, and urban infrastructure.

Roads

Forestry, pipelines, virtual reality applications, and other linear infrastructure networks