This white paper explains how Departments of Transportation (DOTs) can achieve fast, survey-grade UAV mapping with InTerra’s integrated SmarTarget®, Datum, and Locator workflow. It is ideal as a resource for transportation agencies, survey teams, and engineering firms looking to scale drone surveying without sacrificing accuracy, repeatability,or defensibility.
Discover how DOTs are using UAV surveying to deliver safer, more efficient infrastructure while maintaining survey-grade accuracy and compliance-ready data. This white paper details a complete InTerra workflow—SmarTarget® intelligent ground control, Datum local GNSS base station, and Locator accuracy processing and reporting—that turns photogrammetry into fast, repeatable, and defensible geospatial deliverables for roadway design, construction monitoring, and emergency response.
Learn how automated ground control, integrated GNSS corrections, and NGS monument database support help DOT UAV teams reduce field time, minimize crew risk, and generate sub-centimeter accuracy for engineering-grade decisions. The paper also highlights NDAA-compliant, American-made hardware and software that enable transportation agencies to standardize UAV data collection, improve contractor oversight, and build a scalable drone program grounded in reliability and trust.
