Transaction timelines leave little room for delays. Deferred maintenance surfaces late. On land deals, the earthwork question — how much dirt the site really needs — usually goes unanswered until after close. Our aerial inspection and mapping services give acquisition teams, land developers, asset managers, and lenders the property data they need, on the schedule the deal demands.
Earthwork numbers before you commit. For raw land under contract, we fly the parcel and deliver topo with 1-ft contours, cut/fill estimates against your concept pad design, and drainage patterns — inside a standard feasibility period. Sealed topo survey quotes on comparable acreage commonly run $15–40k with 3–6 week waits; we deliver planning-grade numbers in 5 business days, so you know the grading budget before earnest money goes hard.
For ranches and large tracts: tank and pond volumes in acre-feet, fence line mapping against recorded boundaries, road and pad earthwork quantities, and listing-grade topo that shows a buyer exactly what the land does. One flight covers hundreds of acres, and the deliverables work for sellers, brokers, and buyers alike.
High-resolution aerial documentation captured during the due diligence period to support purchase decisions. We document roof conditions, site layout, parking and hardscape, exterior building envelope, and adjacent land use -- providing the visual evidence acquisition teams need to verify seller representations and identify undisclosed conditions before closing.
Detailed roof surface imagery that complements your Property Condition Assessment (PCA) or Property Condition Report (PCR). We capture membrane condition, flashing details, penetration seals, ponding evidence, and drainage patterns. Our imagery helps assessors estimate remaining useful life and size roof replacement reserves without the cost and liability of full roof access across every building in a portfolio.
Comprehensive exterior documentation organized by building system -- roofing, exterior walls, windows and glazing, parking and hardscape, stormwater management, signage, and site amenities. Useful for annual property condition updates, insurance renewal support, and establishing baseline conditions at acquisition or lease commencement.
Consistent methodology applied across every property in a portfolio. We use the same capture protocols, reporting templates, and condition rating scales whether we are documenting a single suburban office building or a 40-property industrial portfolio. This standardization allows asset managers to compare conditions across holdings and prioritize capital expenditure planning at the portfolio level.
The ASTM E2018 standard governs Property Condition Assessments for commercial real estate transactions. A PCA evaluates building systems, identifies deferred maintenance, and estimates capital expenditure reserves over a holding period -- typically 10 to 12 years. Roof systems are almost always the largest single line item in the capital reserve table. Our aerial imagery gives the PCA consultant detailed visual evidence of roof conditions without requiring boom lifts, ladder access, or multiple site visits across a multi-building property.
Lenders, particularly those originating CMBS loans, require property condition documentation as part of the underwriting package. This typically includes a PCA, environmental site assessment (ESA), and property survey. Aerial documentation supports the visual evidence component of these requirements, providing clear imagery of site conditions, roof systems, and building exteriors that underwriters can reference alongside the written PCA report. For refinancing, our documentation helps demonstrate that required capital improvements have been completed.
Asset managers use property condition data to build CapEx budgets and schedule capital improvements across a portfolio. Aerial inspection provides the baseline imagery needed to assess where each property stands in its maintenance lifecycle -- identifying roof areas approaching end-of-life, parking lots with alligator cracking that will need mill-and-overlay, or building envelope sealant that is deteriorating. This data feeds directly into capital expenditure reserve calculations and helps prioritize spending across multiple assets.
Due diligence periods do not wait. We mobilize within days of engagement and deliver final reports on timelines that match your closing schedule -- typically 3 to 5 business days from capture to deliverable.
Every property is captured using the same protocols, the same condition rating criteria, and the same report structure. Whether it is your first property or your fiftieth, the data is directly comparable across your portfolio.
For portfolio acquisitions or annual condition surveys spanning multiple properties, we coordinate scheduling across sites to minimize total engagement time. We handle property access logistics, tenant notification coordination, and FAA airspace authorizations for each location.
Commercial real estate transactions operate on compressed timelines. A 30-day due diligence window leaves little margin for scheduling traditional roof access, coordinating property condition assessments, and compiling the documentation lenders require. Deferred maintenance -- especially on roofing, parking surfaces, and building envelopes -- often goes undetected until it surfaces as a negotiation issue or an unexpected capital expenditure reserve line item.
Land deals have the same problem in a different shape. The single biggest unknown on a raw parcel is dirt: how much cut and fill the pad design requires, where the water goes, and what the grading budget does to the pro forma. That answer traditionally waits on a sealed topo survey -- and the feasibility clock rarely waits with it. A planning-grade aerial topo puts earthwork numbers on the table while you can still negotiate or walk.
Aerial inspection compresses the data-gathering phase. We capture roof conditions, site features, exterior envelope details, and parking lot deterioration in a single mobilization -- delivering organized, lender-ready documentation days faster than traditional methods. For portfolio owners managing dozens of assets, we provide the standardized methodology that keeps property condition data consistent across every holding.
Insurance carriers increasingly request current roof imagery and property condition documentation during renewal. Aerial photography provides the evidence carriers need to assess risk without scheduling their own inspectors. For properties with recent capital improvements -- new roof membranes, parking lot resurfacing, or facade repairs -- aerial documentation demonstrates completed work and can support negotiations for more favorable premiums.
A traditional PCA walk-through covers interior systems, mechanical equipment, plumbing, electrical, and life safety -- areas where ground-level access is essential. Aerial inspection handles what the walk-through cannot efficiently reach: large roof areas across multiple buildings, upper-story facade details, site drainage patterns visible only from above, and overall property context including adjacent land use and access points. The two approaches together produce a more complete property condition picture than either one alone. See how we process your data →
| Pre-Close Land Intelligence Package | Topo with 1-ft contours, cut/fill estimates in cubic yards, drainage patterns, and annotated PDF report |
| Ranch & Acreage Documentation | Tank/pond volumes, fence line mapping, road and pad earthwork quantities, listing topo |
| Aerial Property Condition Report | Structured exterior condition report organized by building system, formatted as a PCA appendix or standalone documentation |
| Roof Condition Matrix | Roof-by-roof summary with condition ratings and remaining useful life estimates for reserve calculations |
| Site and Parking Documentation | Overhead and oblique imagery of parking, striping, ADA features, stormwater, landscaping, and signage |
| Environmental Screening Support Imagery | Aerial evidence supporting the visual screening component of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments |
| Standardized Portfolio Reports | Identical report format and rating methodology across every asset for direct portfolio-level comparison |
| High-Resolution Image Library | Full-resolution geo-tagged, timestamped imagery organized by building, roof section, or site area |
All deliverables are planning- and estimating-grade reconnaissance, not a boundary/ALTA/sealed survey. Retain a licensed RPLS/PE for sealed deliverables.
Whether you need earthwork numbers on a parcel under contract, due diligence documentation for an acquisition, or standardized condition data across a portfolio, we deliver on the timelines the deal demands.
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All deliverables are planning- and estimating-grade reconnaissance, not a boundary/ALTA/sealed survey. Retain a licensed RPLS/PE for sealed deliverables.