Fototerra Aerial Survey

Fototerra Aerial Survey is an aerial mapping company that flies its own aircraft. It has hangars in Brazil and in Houston, Texas. The Brazilian hangar is about 90 km from Sao Paulo and covers 2,000 square metres. Phone numbers on the site are +1 (832) 318-3314 and +55 11 3883-6900.

The company says it holds flight licences for mapping. Its fleet is made up of Piper Seneca II aircraft, a Cessna 206 and an Embraer EMB-110 P1 Bandeirante. These are said to be approved and fully ready for LiDAR, camera and HD air film missions. The aircraft are registered with ANAC, the Brazilian flight agency, and the Ministry of Defense. The company says it earned category A, the highest for survey operations in Brazil.

The Brazilian base is Braganca Paulista State Airport. The US base is at Gulf Coast Regional Airport, which has a 7,000 foot paved runway and runs day and night under visual and instrument rules.

Equipment named on the site includes a digital aerial camera from Germany, a full wave LiDAR unit from Trimble, and a hyperspectral sensor from Specim. One Embraer, called Poseidon, carries a maritime surveillance system for oil pollution control.

The service menu is long. It includes aerophotogrammetry, cartography, aerotriangulation, multipurpose technical cadastre, topography, geology and GIS application development. Products include digital cartography, orthophotos, true orthophotos, surface and terrain models, and thematic maps. A web GIS section and a gallery are also on the site, along with a contact form.