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Geospatial and reality capture

We turn site reality into usable digital data.

RTK field collection, GIS asset inventories, 360 site records, photogrammetry and LiDAR. Captured accurately, named consistently, and delivered as the spatial foundation for digital twins and asset systems.

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Working across Canada and the United States

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Services

What we capture, and what you receive.

Eleven service areas built on one idea: accurate, located data you can open, measure and check. The small codes show the file types delivered.

GDPH

GIS asset inventory

Accurate locations, attributes and photos

  • Tree inventoryTree locations, species, DBH, condition, IDs
  • Natural-asset inventoryVegetation, wetlands, streams, landscape assets
  • Fire-hydrant inventoryLocation, photos, ID, condition
  • Streetlight inventoryCoordinates, pole ID/type, condition
  • Sign inventorySigns, posts, condition, photographs
  • Bench and furniture inventoryMunicipal and campus assets
  • Manhole inventoryLocations, photos and attributes
  • Valve inventoryGIS positions and field information
  • Utility-feature mappingVisible utility infrastructure
  • Parking asset inventoryStalls, signs, chargers, accessible spaces
  • Accessibility mappingRamps, entrances, pathways, obstacles
  • Campus and facility mappingComprehensive outdoor asset database
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RTK GNSS data collection

Centimeter-level field coordinates where conditions and corrections support it

  • Ground-control-point collectionGCP coordinates for photogrammetry
  • Check-point collectionIndependent accuracy verification
  • GIS ground truthingVerify remotely mapped features in the field
  • Existing-feature verificationConfirm coordinates and attributes
  • Control and check surveys for mappingRTK control for non-regulated mapping projects
PHMDPC

Terrestrial photogrammetry

Georeferenced photographs and 3D reconstruction

  • Small-site 3D mappingPoint cloud, mesh and textured model
  • Building façade captureDetailed exterior 3D documentation
  • Structure documentationSmall structures, walls, stairs, entrances
  • Sidewalk and curb capture3D condition record
  • Landscape 3D captureGardens, trees and landscape structures
PCMD

LiDAR scanning

iPhone LiDAR point clouds and 3D models

  • As-built visual documentationExisting-condition 3D records
  • Interior scanningRooms and smaller indoor spaces
  • Exterior scanningBuilding and site features
  • Measurement from modelsDimensions, areas and certain volumes
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360° documentation

Navigable visual site records

  • Construction progress captureRepeat 360 walks by date
  • Pre-construction documentationExisting-condition photographic record
  • Post-construction documentationCompleted-condition record
  • Property-condition documentationTimestamped visual inventory
  • Facility virtual walkthroughInteractive visual inspection record
  • Remote site inspection supportClient reviews site imagery remotely
GDRPPH

Construction GIS

Location-linked construction information

  • Progress mappingCompare field conditions over time
  • Deficiency mappingGeolocated issues and photos
  • Punch-list mappingLocation-based deficiencies and tasks
  • Installed-asset inventoryRecord installed equipment and features
  • Excavation documentation3D and photographic records before backfill
  • Quantity and volume supportSmall stockpile and excavation measurements
  • Site logistics mappingAccess, storage, barriers, equipment areas
GDPH

Environmental GIS

Field observations and a spatial database

  • Vegetation monitoringRepeat locations and photographs
  • Erosion monitoringRepeat 3D capture and comparison
  • Stream-bank documentation3D and photographic change records
  • Habitat-feature mappingLocation and attribute inventory
  • Restoration monitoringBefore and after spatial documentation
  • Invasive-species mappingLocations, extent and photographs
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Municipal GIS

Field collection and update of municipal assets

  • Parks inventoryTrees, furniture, paths, signs
  • Trail mappingAccurate routes and assets
  • Cemetery asset mappingFeatures and GIS inventory
  • Public-space inventoryStreet furniture and infrastructure
GDRP

Facility management

GIS-linked facility asset records

  • Campus digital inventoryBuildings and outdoor assets
  • Emergency-feature mappingHydrants, exits, assembly points and more
  • Maintenance mappingCondition, photos and location
  • Facility condition capture3D and 360° documentation
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Reality capture

Combined RTK, LiDAR, photogrammetry and 360

  • Digital-twin data captureSpatial foundation for digital twins
  • Point-cloud productionGeoreferenced 3D point cloud
  • Textured 3D modelsPhotorealistic models
  • Change detectionCompare repeated captures
  • Before and after documentationSpatial comparison
GDRP

GIS deliverables

Professional digital outputs

  • ArcGIS feature layersPoint, line and polygon databases
  • Web mapsInteractive client maps
  • DashboardsAsset and condition monitoring
  • StoryMapsPublic and project communication
  • GeodatabasesStructured spatial databases
  • CAD and GIS exportsSHP, GeoJSON, DXF and other formats as appropriate
  • Field-data formsCustomized collection workflows
  • Asset QR and ID systemsConnect physical assets to GIS records

Scope and accuracy. Accuracy is stated for every job and depends on the method, site conditions and correction source. Our work supports mapping, inventory, documentation and monitoring. It is not a boundary, title or other legal survey, and where one is required we work alongside a licensed land surveyor.

Who we work with. Municipalities, utilities, campuses and facility owners, contractors, engineers and environmental consultants.

Digital twin foundations

The spatial data a digital twin is built on.

A digital twin is only as useful as the data behind it. We capture and structure the spatial layers so they can be kept current and compared over time. The twin platform itself is chosen with you.

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Assets: 1 fire hydrant, 2 streetlight, 3 sign, 4 tree, 5 manhole. 360 stations: white rings. Changes: the new annex on the east side. Drag to rotate.

  • Reality layer

    RTK-controlled point clouds and textured models from LiDAR and photogrammetry, georeferenced so they line up with your GIS and design data.

  • Visual layer

    360 imagery captured at fixed stations, so each visit can be revisited and compared by date.

  • Asset layer

    GIS features with IDs, photos and condition, such as hydrants, streetlights, signs and trees, linked to the model.

  • Change layer

    Repeat captures compared against the last one, so new, moved or removed elements stand out.

How we work

Captured once, structured from the start.

The same three stages on every job, whatever the method.

In the field

Capture

We log the job before we start: project, method, equipment, coordinate system. Control is checked against known points, and files are copied to more than one place before a memory card is cleared.

In the office

Process

Raw data is stored untouched and every file is verified against a checksum. Processing happens on working copies, so the original capture can always be traced.

To you

Deliver

Checked outputs arrive through a secure link with a named, versioned structure, ready to drop into your document system, GIS or design workflow.

Our delivery standard

Built on ISO 19650 information management principles, so your data is easy to find, trace and reuse.

  • NAMINGConsistent file and folder names carrying project, location, type, status and revision.
  • METADATACapture date, method, equipment, coordinate system and datum recorded with every dataset.
  • STATUSWork in progress, shared, published and archived states, so everyone knows what is current.
  • PACKAGINGDelivered so a project data environment can ingest it without rework. Your own information standard overrides ours.

From capture to handover. Because every dataset is structured the same way, it moves cleanly into whatever your project needs next: an asset register, a change record, or a handover package.

Data security

Your project data, handled with care.

Site data is only useful if it is accurate, traceable and still there when you need it.

  • Three copies, two kinds of storage, one off-site

    Data lives on mirrored storage in our office, is copied nightly to encrypted off-site storage, and is backed up offline on a regular cycle. One copy is protected from alteration or deletion.

  • Encrypted and access-controlled

    Laptops, portable drives and backups are encrypted. Access is limited to the people on your project and protected with multi-factor authentication.

  • Verified, not assumed

    Files are checked when copied, and each quarter we restore real files from backup to prove recovery works.

  • Clear retention and return

    We agree retention with you. On request we return your data, securely delete it, and confirm in writing.

  • Secure delivery

    Files go out through expiring, password-protected links, not email attachments.

Standards. Our procedures are aligned with ISO 19650 information management principles and informed by the control themes of ISO/IEC 27001. Optimum Vista is not currently certified to ISO/IEC 27001. Our data storage and backup manual is available on request under confidentiality.

Work

First case studies in preparation.

We are building our first case studies with clients. Each will set out the problem, the method, the deliverable and the measured result.

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Progress capture

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GIS asset inventory

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Reality capture

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About

Engineering judgement, applied to site data.

Optimum Vista is led by a civil engineer with postgraduate training in spatial data science, who builds field data the way a project team will need to use it.

  • BackgroundCivil engineering, with a postgraduate qualification in spatial data science
  • Information managementISO 19650 information management certificate
  • ApproachField data collected, named and delivered so it can be traced back to where, when and how it was captured

Contact

Tell us about the site.

Send a short description of the site and what you need to know. Add drawings or your information requirements if you have them. We reply with a scope and a quote.

hello@optimumvista.com

Canada and United States