Use cases
Common jobs and how to do them in SkyGIS: the data you start with, the steps, what you end up with and which tools you use along the way.
Start with Viewer for inspection and sharing. Pro adds engineering analysis and specialist processing.
Surveying & delivery
Hand over, check and present survey data so clients can actually use it.
Deliver point cloud surveys clients can open
ViewerSend the survey as a browser link with named layers and the drawings alongside. The client explores and measures without an account.
Review a site remotely before you visit
ViewerWalk a site in panoramas, point cloud and orthophoto before you travel, measure what you can and list what still needs a visit.
Check survey deliverables before handover
ViewerLoad the whole survey package into one project and check coordinates, coverage and the client's first view before it goes out.
Run laser scanner demos in the browser
ViewerDemo a real scan as a browser project prospects can explore, measure and keep, whichever manufacturer's scanner captured it.
Blur faces and number plates in street imagery
ProBlur faces and licence plates while processing mobile mapping panoramas, check the results in place, then share the survey.
Buildings & construction
Plan renovations from scans and check what was built against the model.
Plan renovations from a point cloud and IFC
ViewerOverlay the existing-condition scan and the IFC model, clip into the rooms you are changing and measure before design starts.
Check as-built walls and slabs against BIM
ProCompare a building scan with its IFC model or a reference plane, map the deviation and report it as a PDF.
Civil & infrastructure
Earthworks, road levels, rail clearance and change between surveys.
Check earthwork cut and fill against design
ProCompare a survey with the LandXML design for cut, fill and net volume, then break it down by station with sections, CSV and PDF.
Compare two point cloud surveys
ProCompare two aligned surveys of a site: deviation shows where the ground changed, surface difference gives the volume moved.
Rail clearance checks from a point cloud
ProSweep a clearance profile along the track alignment and find scanned points inside it, station by station, with sections.
Assets & operations
Stockpile and quarry volumes, and utility records tied to site evidence.
Calculate stockpile volume from a point cloud
ViewerDraw around a pile in a point cloud for its volume above a fitted base, plus an estimated mass from a density you choose.
Check utility records against a site survey
ViewerCheck CAD, GIS and WMS utility records against a scan of the street, attach photos, mark issues and export. Editing is Pro.
Bring your next workflow into SkyGIS
Choose a starting point above or discuss the data and result your team needs. Each workflow links to the tools that support the review.
Start with Viewer
Bring the site into view, inspect project data and give clients a browser-based handoff.
Open SkyGIS ViewerGo further with Pro
Add engineering comparisons, corridor checks, extraction and specialist deliverables.
Discuss your workflow