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Bathymetric LiDAR with Drones (Green Laser)

High-resolution mapping of shallow water and the seabed

Bathymetric LiDAR uses green laser technology mounted on drones to map terrain both above and below water. This enables fast and accurate surveying of shallow coastal zones, rivers, lakes, and inland waters — environments that are often difficult or costly to survey using traditional methods.

FROST delivers seamless land-to-water datasets supporting engineering, infrastructure planning, environmental analysis, and long-term monitoring.

Why Bathymetric LiDAR?

Green wavelength lasers penetrate water, enabling simultaneous mapping of:

Terrain above water
Water surface
Seabed or riverbed

This creates a continuous elevation model across shoreline environments, providing reliable datasets where land and water interact.

Bathymetric LiDAR is particularly suited for:

Shallow and nearshore environments
Clear water conditions
Areas where boat-based surveys are inefficient or limited

Applications

Typical applications include:

Coastal and shoreline mapping
Rivers, floodplains, lakes, and reservoirs
Infrastructure near water such as roads, bridges, and cables
Environmental monitoring and habitat mapping
Sediment transport and erosion analysis
Baseline datasets for GIS and digital twin workflows

Data quality and survey conditions

Bathymetric survey performance depends on several environmental factors, including:

Water clarity and depth
Bottom type and reflectivity
Weather conditions and sun angle

FROST carefully plans each mission and combines bathymetric LiDAR with precise GNSS/IMU positioning to ensure accurate georeferencing and consistent results.

Where required, datasets can be complemented with:

ROV (underwater drone) inspections
Environmental sensor measurements
High-resolution RGB imagery

Deliverables

We provide analysis-ready bathymetric datasets, including:

Bathymetric point clouds (LAS / LAZ)
Seamless land–water terrain models
Digital Terrain Models (DTM) including seabed
Contours and elevation datasets
GIS- and CAD-ready files

Need data in and around water?

Get in touch to discuss your project — we’ll help define the right bathymetric mapping approach based on your environment, accuracy requirements, and project goals.

Geospatial solutions powered by software, sensors, and AI technologies

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Bathymetric LiDAR with Drones (Green Laser)

Bathymetric LiDAR

High-resolution mapping of shallow water and the seabed

Bathymetric LiDAR uses green laser technology mounted on drones to map terrain both above and below water. This enables fast and accurate surveying of shallow coastal zones, rivers, lakes, and inland waters — environments that are often difficult or costly to survey using traditional methods.

Bathymetric LiDAR

High-resolution mapping of shallow water and the seabed

Bathymetric LiDAR uses green laser technology mounted on drones to map terrain both above and below water. This enables fast and accurate surveying of shallow coastal zones, rivers, lakes, and inland waters — environments that are often difficult or costly to survey using traditional methods.

FROST delivers seamless land-to-water datasets supporting engineering, infrastructure planning, environmental analysis, and long-term monitoring.

Green wavelength lasers penetrate water, enabling simultaneous mapping of:

Bathymetric LiDAR is particularly suited for:

Typical applications include:

Bathymetric survey performance depends on several environmental factors, including:

Where required, datasets can be complemented with:

We provide analysis-ready bathymetric datasets, including:

Geospatial solutions powered by software, sensors, and AI technologies

Bathymetric LiDAR

High-resolution mapping of shallow water and the seabed

Bathymetric LiDAR uses green laser technology mounted on drones to map terrain both above and below water. This enables fast and accurate surveying of shallow coastal zones, rivers, lakes, and inland waters — environments that are often difficult or costly to survey using traditional methods.

FROST delivers seamless land-to-water datasets supporting engineering, infrastructure planning, environmental analysis, and long-term monitoring.

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