Colorado Front Range

Fast deployment. Quality dataset.

Survey-grade aerial data capture and processing for energy, construction and land management across the Rocky Mountains.

48 HR
Expedited delivery
available
RTK + PPK + GCP
Survey-grade
accuracy
DAWN → DARK
Day, dusk and night
operations
PART 107
FAA certified
remote pilot

Data Sets

Inspection

One asset · Close in
01
RGB Inspection
A methodical visual survey of one structure, close ups with 34× optical zoom and up to 400× (hybrid).
JPG · PDF
02
Thermal Inspection
1280 × 1024 radiometric thermal with up to 32× digital zoom, UHR (Ultra-High Resolution) and 1280×1024 @ 30 fps video — electrical gear, mechanical plant, roof penetrations, read per asset.
Radiometric · PDF
03
3D Scan
Full photogrammetric 3D capture of a structure that offers reliable measurements.
OBJ · FBX
04
IR Roof & Envelope Survey
Aerial infrared capture of a roof or façade under ASTM C1153 survey conditions — insulation defects, thermal bridges and trapped moisture, located on a 3D model of the building rather than on a flat thermogram that can’t tell you where. Delivered as capture and imagery for a certified thermographer; C1153 requires invasive verification before a defect is formally called, so the report is theirs to sign.
Radiometric · OBJ · PDF

Mapping

Ground · By the acre
05
RGB Orthomosaic
A measurable, georeferenced map of the site created from hundreds of still images, rendered into one image with 1–3 cm horizontal precision when taken with RTK/PPK + GCPs.
GeoTIFF · DXF
06
Topographic Survey & Volumetrics
Photogrammetric terrain across a full site — contours and surfaces, stockpile volumes, cut and fill, and as-built comparison against a design. Flown on a repeat cadence it becomes a month-to-month record of what moved.
OBJ · LAS · DXF
07
Solar Thermal Inspection
Every module flown and read for the defects that cost generation — hot cells, bypass-diode and substring failures, whole-panel outages — returned as a located, classified defect list rather than a picture of the array. Quoted by system size, the way the industry quotes it.
Findings report · Radiometric · CSV
08
LiDAR Coming soon
LiDAR lasers pass through gaps in the tree canopy and return data from the ground below — giving us a bare-earth model in areas where photogrammetry simply can't see.
LAS · LAZ · DXF

Flown once, or flown every month

Either mapping data set can be bought as a monitoring program instead of a single mission — the same site on a fixed cadence, against a permanent control network and a base surface we establish at the start and reuse every visit after. That setup work is what makes a repeat visit cost less than a one-off, so it is billed once and the visits are invoiced monthly against a named visit count. No open-ended retainer.

Stockpile inventory usually runs monthly, against month-end close; construction progress runs monthly or every two weeks, against the draw schedule. Winter on the Front Range is written into the agreement rather than left to argue about later.

Request a mission

How it works

01

Outline the site

Click on Request a mission, select a point of inspection or for mapping you can draw the boundary on a map and you will receive the acreage.

02

Schedule

Pick a date range and see the flyable hours along with weather forecast, select the date range for data capture.

03

Mission Deployment

We will coordinate the most favorable date and time for data capture and deploy the mission on time.

04

Data set delivery

Processed in house, data delivered quickly.

Who we fly for

Energy & Utilities

Performing inspections of transmission lines, substations, and distribution assets faster, safer, and more often than traditional methods — while generating the high-quality data needed to prevent outages before they happen.

  • Solar array thermal audits
  • Substation & transmission inspection
  • Tower and vertical asset capture
  • Pipeline & corridor mapping

Construction & Infrastructure

A dated, measurable record of the site every time you need one.

  • Progress orthomosaics on a schedule
  • Cut-and-fill volumetrics
  • As-built verification
  • Stockpile measurement

Agriculture

See stress patterns across the block weeks before they're visible at eye level.

  • Thermal-based crop stress & irrigation mapping
  • Drainage & terrain modeling
  • Boundary & acreage documentation
  • Canopy-penetrating bare-earth models

Land Survey

Survey-grade spatial data over large areas in a single day — at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional ground surveys — while producing the same deliverables: control points, topography, as-builts, and volumetrics.

  • RTK/PPK-corrected control points
  • Topographic surveys & elevation mapping
  • As-built verification
  • Cut-and-fill volumetrics

Coverage

Based in the Colorado Front Range with service extended nationwide.

No travel charge within 50 miles of Castle Rock — plus Boulder, Longmont, Loveland and Fort Collins.

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Common Questions

What areas does Aster Aerial Systems serve?

The Colorado Front Range core — Castle Rock, Denver, Boulder, Longmont, Loveland, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and Greeley — with travel available nationwide for larger energy and infrastructure projects.

What data can you capture?

RGB aerial photography and orthomosaic mapping, radiometric thermal imaging, and 3D scanning for buildings, large sites, and vertical structures. Every dataset is flown to survey-grade accuracy and processed in-house.

Are you FAA certified?

Yes — Part 107 certified remote pilot, with LAANC airspace authorization secured automatically for every mission that requires it.

How do I get a quote?

Request a mission through the site — draw your site boundary, choose the data set you need, and you'll hear back with a scoped quote. Pricing depends on acreage, sensor, and site specifics, so it isn't published generically.

Faster inspection cycles. Built for wildfire-mitigation compliance.