AERIAL IMAGING · GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE · VFX

REALITY
CAPTURED.
POSSIBILITIES
CREATED.

From the sky to the screen. Precision aerial cinematography, 3D geospatial mapping, LiDAR and visual effects for the world's most ambitious projects.

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01 / PRECISION REALITY CAPTURE

01 — WHO WE ARE

We transform the physical world into digital possibility.

Terra Imaging and Terra Studio VFX bring decades of experience in aerial photogrammetry, LiDAR, terrestrial 3D geospatial mapping and visual effects. Our work bridges precision reality capture with cinematic storytelling and sophisticated geospatial applications.

20093D mapping patent milestone

2015FAA commercial UAV approval

3DCapture to visualization

02 — WHAT WE DO

Technology meets perspective.

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Aerial Cinematography

Airborne imaging, commercial UAV operations and closed-set cinematography.

02 /

Photogrammetry

Film and digital stereo imagery, high-resolution mapping and 3D reconstruction.

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LiDAR & 3D Data

Point-cloud processing, terrain models, volumetrics and structural capture.

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Geospatial Intelligence

GIS, georeferenced RGB/CIR imagery, thermal detection and vegetation analysis.

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VFX & Immersive Media

Reality capture for film, television, games and AR/VR/MR experiences.

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Cloud Processing

Large-scale stereo imaging, point-data workflows and bundle adjustment.

03 — SELECTED APPLICATIONS

See the world differently.

Real examples of our mapping, imaging and spatial data capabilities, adapted from the Terra Studio VFX presentation.

FROM DATA TO EXPERIENCE

Every point tells
a bigger story.

High-fidelity reality capture gives creators, engineers and decision-makers a more complete view of the world.

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04 — OUR HISTORY

Built on firsts.

2009

US patent — 3D mapping

August 2009

2010

Google aerial mapping partnership

September 2010

2011

Microsoft aerial mapping partnership

September 2011

2015

FAA commercial UAV approval

June 2015

2016

Local 600 — International Cinematographers Guild

March 2016

Historical milestones as presented in the company's 2017 deck.

05 — GET IN TOUCH

Let's make something extraordinary.

Have a project involving aerial imagery, 3D mapping or immersive visual experiences? We'd love to hear about it.

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The Spirit of Travel by Louis Vuitton featuring Emma Stone. Aerial Cinematography by Terra Imaging

The Spirit of Travel by Louis Vuitton – Featuring Emma Stone

Microsoft Hololens Golf – Hololens Golf Simulation and Hololens Sports Broadcast

Terra Imaging mapping data (airborne stereo photogrammetry) and our 3D Golf Course software running live in Microsoft Hololens.

US Open 2016 – Oakmont Country Club – USGA

We are Local 600 and Terra Imaging is proud to be apart of the Local 600. We are honored to be given the opportunity to contribute to this historical Guild. https://www.icg600.com/

CES Press Release – San Francisco, CA and Las Vegas, NV – January, 6th 2016

Terra Imaging is pleased to announce an exciting 2016, focusing on their new technology for Autonomous UAS, UAV and Drone Flight Navigation Systems. One Drone Cloud, Terra’s new technology offering, will specifically target the challenges of 3D structural, 3D facilities and 3D object modeling. Ed Gambler, Senior 3D Engineer for Terra Imaging states: “The biggest issue in 3D modeling of physical objects is incomplete Photogrammetry, LiDAR or sensor data captures, resulting in missing data gaps within the final 3D models. These missing data gaps are easily visible as rounded or distorted features such as wavy edges or black holes in overhanging architectural structures. We believe our drone navigation software and “real time”, geospatial processing technologies are now able to recognize and fix the data capture gaps and flight management issues in “real time” during the drone mapping mission.”

Karl Engstrom, CEO of Terra Imaging explains the integration of SLAM (Simultaneous Location and Mapping) methodologies in their flight navigation and geospatial data processing software, “We found out long ago working with Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth that precision flight plans, with precision data captures are some of the paramount variables required to accurately map the world in 3D. Moreover, now with the drone revolution providing low altitude data collection, producing higher resolution datasets , using higher resolution photogrammetry and LiDAR sensors… its a win – win for us, higher resolution, super dense data allows us to produce better geodetic mapping and 3D gaming – entertainment products. Clearly, this revolution is once again becoming a “Big Data” play focusing on autonomous ground and airborne mapping operations.”

Engstrom further comments: “Looking at 2016, Terra Imaging’s focus is on our UAV commercial and cinematography mapping services and our new One Drone Cloud platform. The One Drone Cloud technology team is focused on deploying drone flight navigation software, implementing SLAM methodologies for geospatial data collection, analysis and “real time” 3D structural, 3D environment and 3D object modeling.

We believe the time is right for integrated AI (artificial intelligence) , UAV autonomous navigation and airborne SLAM methodologies to fully empower the drone industry. This technology revolution is taking advantage of fast, drone deployment, fast data collection and fast data processing all collectively producing an extraordinary time to be in the airborne mapping and cinematography industry.

In summary, it’s an exciting time for the geospatial industry, especially for the insiders who have seen this before with fixed wing planes, helicopters and million dollar mapping cameras and LiDAR sensors… Our industry, friends and colleagues have come a long way in the last 16 years.”